REPRINTS – Page 14 – Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

“She has waxed bigger and uglier than ever.” An Englishman’s View of 1893 Chicago
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“She has waxed bigger and uglier than ever.” An Englishman’s View of 1893 Chicago

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“She has waxed bigger and uglier than ever.” An Englishman’s View of 1893 Chicago

Mr. Harry Hems of Exeter, England, submitted the following report on his return visit to Chicago for the opening of the 1893 World’s Fair. At the Exposition, he worked in the British section of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. His unflattering missive from May 15, 1893, about “the most dangerous town in the world” was reprinted in the June 1 issue of the Irish Builder. Let’s hope the rest of Mr. Hems’ time at the Chicago fair left [...]

By Scott|2019-05-10T18:33:42-05:00May 15th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building|0 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy some Sunshine and Flowers.
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Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy some Sunshine and Flowers.

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Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy some Sunshine and Flowers.

Sunshine and Flowers by Irving R. Wiles was exhibited at the 1893 World’s Fair. [Image from Art of the World Illustrated in the paintings, statuary, and architecture of the World's Columbian Exposition Volume II, edited by Ripley Hitchcock (Appleton, 1893).] Mother and child are featured Sunshine and Flowers, a painting by American artist Irving Ramsey Wiles exhibited at the 1893 World’s Fair. The oil painting hung on the north wall of Gallery 6 (United States section) in the [...]

By Scott|2019-05-12T14:56:01-05:00May 12th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Irving Wiles, Palace of Fine Arts|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Illinois Building (p. 78)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Illinois Building (p. 78)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Illinois Building (p. 78)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 77 – THE ILLINOIS BUILDING THE ILLINOIS BUILDING.—It is but just to say that the Illinois Building was not considered one of the beauties of the World's Fair. The great sum of $800,000 was appropriated by Illinois for World's Fair purposes, and of this sum a quarter of a million dollars was expended on the ambitious structure shown in the illustration, but it was not artistically speaking, worth the [...]

By Randy|2019-04-23T05:23:07-05:00April 23rd, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Illinois State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Building|0 Comments

“Behold the spirit of Chicago’s heart.” Diana of the Tower departs Gotham for the 1893 World’s Fair
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“Behold the spirit of Chicago’s heart.” Diana of the Tower departs Gotham for the 1893 World’s Fair

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“Behold the spirit of Chicago’s heart.” Diana of the Tower departs Gotham for the 1893 World’s Fair

Adorning the top of the dome of the Agricultural Building at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago was Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ marvelous statue of Diana. The golden huntress previously had stood high above New York City, atop Madison Square Garden. That was the problem: she stood when she should have rotated. Installed on the building's tower in the fall of 1891 as a graceful weather vane, Diana resisted smooth rotation in the wind. Both Saint-Gaudens and Madison Square Garden architect [...]

By Scott|2023-10-11T20:39:40-05:00April 20th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Diana, Stanford White|2 Comments

Gotham’s Golden Goddess: A Tale of Diana of the Tower
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Gotham’s Golden Goddess: A Tale of Diana of the Tower

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Gotham’s Golden Goddess: A Tale of Diana of the Tower

“The beautiful statue of Diana which swings as a weather vane above the central dome is one of the great attractions of the Exposition.” --John J. Flinn in Guide to the World’s Fair Grounds, Buildings and Attractions (Standard Guide Co., 1893) The short story reprinted here comes from the November 1892 issue of Comfort, a monthly periodical from Augusta, Maine. Just weeks before, Gotham’s golden goddess--who is the subject of this tale--had been removed from her lofty perch above [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T08:34:09-06:00April 19th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Diana|0 Comments

Certain Mastering Impressions
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Certain Mastering Impressions

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Certain Mastering Impressions

With great sadness the world witnessed the destruction by fire of significant parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. Recollections of our visit several years ago--standing beneath the marvelous rose windows and walking among the rooftop gargoyles and chimeras--reminds us why we treasure the architectural and artistic achievements of the past. Those moments stamp the memory forever. This quote comes from “The Art of the White City” by Will H. Low in Some Artists at the Fair [...]

By Scott|2019-04-15T21:30:09-05:00April 16th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Childe Hassam|1 Comment

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Eulogy for Louis H. Sullivan
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Eulogy for Louis H. Sullivan

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Eulogy for Louis H. Sullivan

The gravestone for Louis H. Sullivan, in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. Louis H. Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) “The work the master did may die with him—no great matter. What he represented has lived in spite of all drift—all friction, all waste, all slip—since time began for man. In this sense was Louis Sullivan true to tradition—in this sense will the divine spark, given to him from the deep centre of the universe and [...]

By Scott|2020-04-18T21:12:19-05:00April 14th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Graceland Cemetery, Louis Sullivan|0 Comments

“The American Spirit of Liberality and Freedom” Reaches Turkey
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“The American Spirit of Liberality and Freedom” Reaches Turkey

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“The American Spirit of Liberality and Freedom” Reaches Turkey

This note in the April 9, 1894, issue of the Duluth (MN) Evening Herald shared an opinion about how the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition promoted the spread of an “American spirit of liberality and freedom” internationally … and an example of falling short of that ideal within the Ottoman Empire. The Office of the Turkish Commissioners building, designed by Chicago architect J. A. Thain. stood behind the main Turkish Building on the southeast side of the North Pond. [...]

By Scott|2019-03-24T11:21:16-05:00April 9th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ibrahim Hakky Bey, J. A. Thain, turkey, Turkish Building (Turkey)|0 Comments

Windmills Causing Illness at the 1893 World’s Fair?
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Windmills Causing Illness at the 1893 World’s Fair?

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Windmills Causing Illness at the 1893 World’s Fair?

The story below comes from the June 6, 1893, issue of the Chicago Times, but feels oddly relevant in light of recent, strange claims making news headlines. In the southeast corner of the fairgrounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, two men overwhelmed by the great windmill exhibit encounter a sober Columbian guard who offers sage advice. When the World’s Congress on Temperance opened on June 5, many newspapers responded by offering commentary on drinking, though usually lacking in [...]

By Scott|2022-12-10T10:10:04-06:00April 8th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bernheim Brothers Whiskey, Big Tree Restaurant, Columbian Guard, Intramural Railway, Old Times Distillery, windmills|0 Comments

Libraries at the Columbian Exposition
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Libraries at the Columbian Exposition

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Libraries at the Columbian Exposition

“Extremes meet at Chicago.” —librarian Caroline Harwood Garland. The 1893 World’s Fair was full of contrasts: exotic dancing on the Midway and educational exhibits; fountains illuminated by electricity and bibles illuminated by paintings, dynamos and the Dewey decimal system; balloon rides and books. Amidst the Cracker Jack and orange cider was also “food for reflection in the existence of so many libraries.” To celebrate National Library Week, let’s take a look at libraries at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [...]

By Scott|2024-04-10T16:45:52-05:00April 7th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Arkansas State Building, Battleship Illinois, Brazil Building, California State Building, Candace Wheeler, Ceylon Building, Children's Building, Clara Doty Bates, Colorado State Building, Costa Rica Building, Dora Wheeler Keith, East India Building, Florida State Building, Germany Building, Guatemala Building, Hamlin Garland, Idaho State Building, Ignacy Paderewski, Illinois State Building, Indiana State Building, Iowa State Building, Java Village, Kansas State Building, Kentucky State Building, Louisiana State Building, Maine State Building, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Maryland State Building, Mines and Mining Building, Missouri State Building, Music Hall, Nebraska State Building, New York State Building, North Dakota State Building, Ohio, Pennsylvania State Building, rolling chairs, South Dakota State Building, Swedish Building (Sweden), Territory Building, Texas State Building, Theodore Thomas, Tiffany, Turkish Building (Turkey), U.S. Government Building, Utah State Building, Venezuela Building, Victoria House, Virginia State Building, Washington State Building, Wisconsin State Building, Woman's Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – East Lagoon by Moonlight (p. 77)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – East Lagoon by Moonlight (p. 77)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – East Lagoon by Moonlight (p. 77)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 77 – THE EAST LAGOON BY MOONLIGHT THE EAST LAGOON BY MOONLIGHT.— The night scenes at the Fair were undoubtedly the most beautiful for those who liked dreamy pictures, or half darkness contrasted with a blaze of glorious lights, better than unvarying white beauty. The fireworks, the illumination about the Court of Honor, the colored effects upon the Wooded Island were all charming and, in addition to these, was [...]

By Randy|2019-03-29T04:37:06-05:00March 29th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, Electricity Building, lagoon, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

From the Balcony of Henry Ives Cobb’s Fisheries Building
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From the Balcony of Henry Ives Cobb’s Fisheries Building

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From the Balcony of Henry Ives Cobb’s Fisheries Building

Detail from "From the Balcony of the Fisheries Building" in Harper's New Monthly Magazine May 1893. Henry Ives Cobb (August 19, 1859 – March 27, 1931) contributed several buildings to the fairgrounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, but perhaps none so beautiful and intricately detailed as the great Fisheries Building. "In the Fisheries Building, a clever scheme of surface ornament has been composed from casts of starfish, seahorses, crabs, lobsters, and creatures of land and water [...]

By Scott|2019-03-26T20:55:53-05:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fisheries Building, Henry Ives Cobb|0 Comments

Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part III
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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part III

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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part III

Throughout Women’s History Month, we’re reflecting on women’s valuable contributions to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Reprinted here is Part 3 of “Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair” from the May 1893 issue of The Review of Reviews. “The Children's Building” was contributed by Clara Doty Bates, who served as the librarian for the building. Earlier this month we posted Part 1 and Part 2. Additional images have been added to the original article. Clara Doty Bates. [Image [...]

By Scott|2022-03-05T10:47:01-06:00March 20th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Alexander Sandier, Bertha Palmer, Board of Lady Managers, Children's Building, Clara Doty Bates, Columbian Bazaar, Emily Huntington, George L. Dunlap, Pauline A. Shaw, Woman's Building|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Life Saving Station (p. 76)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Life Saving Station (p. 76)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Life Saving Station (p. 76)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 76 – THE LIFE SAVING STATION THE LIFE SAVING STATION —The Life Saving Station was a popular institution at the World's Fair. At a certain hour every afternoon the crowd assembled on the lake shore and gazed out over the water, out of which, at a considerable distance, rose a mast, theoretically, that of a vessel submerged beneath. To the mast clung one or more supposedly shipwrecked people awaiting [...]

By Randy|2019-03-10T19:20:34-05:00March 17th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Government Plaza, Life Saving Station, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Victoria House|0 Comments

Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part II
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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part II

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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part II

March is Women’s History Month and a fitting time to reflect on women’s valuable contributions to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Reprinted here is Part 2 of “Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair” from the May 1893 issue of The Review of Reviews. “The Woman's Branch of the World's Congress Auxiliary” was written by Ellen M. Henrotin, Vice-President of the Woman's Branch of the World's Congress Auxiliary. Part 1 was posted earlier this month, and Parts 3 will follow [...]

By Scott|2023-12-20T13:27:51-06:00March 13th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bertha Palmer, Board of Lady Managers, Edna Dean Proctor, Elizabeth A. Reed, Ellen Henrotin, Frances E Willard, Helena Modjeska, Julia Marlowe, Julia Ward Howe, Lady Henry Somerset, Susan B. Anthony|2 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Interior of the Agriculture Building (p. 75)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Interior of the Agriculture Building (p. 75)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Interior of the Agriculture Building (p. 75)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 75 – INTERIOR OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING INTERIOR OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING.—The visitor new to the Fair and as yet unfamiliar with the topography of interiors was not unlikely to get lost in the Agriculture Building, with its acres of space and mile upon mile of displays. It was a most bewildering, but attractive, place, and drew the people, regardless of their occupation when at home. The dainty city woman and [...]

By Randy|2019-03-10T20:13:03-05:00March 10th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Germany, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part I
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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part I

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Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair, Part I

March is Women’s History Month and a fitting time to reflect on women’s valuable contributions to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Reprinted here is Part 1 of “Woman’s Part at the World’s Fair” from the May 1893 issue of The Review of Reviews. “The Work of the Board of Lady Managers” was written by one of its Vice Presidents, Virginia C. Meredith of Indiana. Parts 2 and 3 will follow later this month. Section headers and additional images have [...]

By Scott|2024-04-01T18:57:31-05:00March 1st, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bertha Palmer, Board of Lady Managers, Candace Wheeler, Sophia Hayden, Virginia Meredith, Woman's Building|0 Comments

How Should Chicago be Governed?
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How Should Chicago be Governed?

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How Should Chicago be Governed?

Chicago City Hall. [Image from Butterworth, Hezekiah Zigzag Journeys in the White City (Estes and Lauriat, 1894).] With the election for a new Mayor of Chicago on the horizon, citizens are demanding cleaner streets, a crackdown on crime and vice, and safer public transportation. The year was 1893. The mayoral election of the spring of 1893 would decide who would become the “World’s Fair Mayor” as the city prepared for the May 1 opening of the World’s Columbian [...]

By Scott|2019-01-30T19:43:21-06:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: mayor|0 Comments

THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part IV: The Incomparable Loveliness of the Illuminations
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part IV: The Incomparable Loveliness of the Illuminations

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THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part IV: The Incomparable Loveliness of the Illuminations

Author Julian Hawthorne visited the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Like so many other visitors who recorded their impressions of visiting the World’s Fair, he offered some of his highest praise for the electrical lighting of the night scene in the Dream City, a “banquet of royal beauty.” Reprinted below is the fourth and final part of Julian Hawthorne’s “The Lady of the Lake” about his June visit to the fairgrounds and published in the August 1893 issue [...]

By Scott|2022-12-10T10:05:26-06:00February 7th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, Agricultural Building, Diana, Electricity Building, illumination, Julian Hawthorne, lagoon, search lights|0 Comments

THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part III: Curiosities of the Midway Plaisance
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part III: Curiosities of the Midway Plaisance

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THE LADY OF THE LAKE by Julian Hawthorne Part III: Curiosities of the Midway Plaisance

Author Julian Hawthorne visited the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Reprinted below is the third part of Julian Hawthorne’s “The Lady of the Lake” about his June visit to the fairgrounds and published in the August 1893 issue of Lippincott’s Magazine. The previous installments can be found in Part I and Part II. [NOTE: By today’s standards, some of Hawthorne’s remarks about the Midway Plaisance and citizens of the international villages sound racist. It was not uncommon for commentators [...]

By Scott|2022-12-10T10:03:20-06:00February 5th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Columbian Guard, Hagenbeck's Animal Arena, Java Village, Julian Hawthorne, Midway Plaisance, sedan chair, Street in Cairo, Temple of Luxor, Turkish Village|0 Comments

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