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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Grand Basin from the Administration Gallery (p. 62)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Grand Basin from the Administration Gallery (p. 62)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Grand Basin from the Administration Gallery (p. 62)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 62 – THE GRAND BASIN FROM THE ADMINISTRATION GALLERY THE GRAND BASIN FROM THE ADMINISTRATION GALLERY.—Very striking was the effect produced by the body of water known as the Grand Basin, forming a symmetrical marble-framed lake in the center of the Court of Honor. Here, during the day, were reflected the hosts of white fronts uprearing on every side; here, at night, were flashed back the blaze of light [...]

By Randy|2018-08-07T20:33:18-05:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, Agricultural Building, Casino, Grand Basin, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Peristyle, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Convent of La Rabida (p. 61)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Convent of La Rabida (p. 61)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Convent of La Rabida (p. 61)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 61 – THE CONVENT OF LA RABIDA THE CONVENT OF LA RABIDA.—In marked contrast with the great modern structures near it was the reproduction at the Exposition of the Convent of La Rabida, or, to express its title more correctly, the Convent of Santa Maria de la Rabida, which means The Convent of St. Mary of the Frontier. It was to this convent that Columbus went when most wearied [...]

By Randy|2018-08-05T19:30:45-05:00August 5th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Admiral of the Ocean Seas, Christopher Columbus, Convent of La Rabida, Convent of St Mary of the Frontier, Palos de Moguer, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of California (p. 60)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of California (p. 60)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of California (p. 60)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 60 – STATUE OF CALIFORNIA STATUE OF CALIFORNIA.—Typical of the great state upon the Pacific Coast was the Statue of California, a striking figure in the huge structure erected in imitation of one of the old Spanish missions. The artist had caught the spirit of the commonwealth, and joyous luxuriance was as apparent in the statue as indicated by the exhibits all about. The figure stood upon the apex [...]

By Randy|2018-07-22T06:34:41-05:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: California State Building, gold rush, Golden State, Marshall nugget, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of California|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Haiti and New South Wales Buildings (p. 58)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Haiti and New South Wales Buildings (p. 58)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Haiti and New South Wales Buildings (p. 58)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 58 – HAITI AND NEW SOUTH WALES BUILDINGS HAITI AND NEW SOUTH WALES BUILDINGS.—On the thoroughfare running west from the British Government Building on the lake shore, were the buildings of Haiti and New South Wales, located so together but by chance in the distribution of space. It was to be expected that the island republic, the region of Columbus' first landing place in America, would take an interested [...]

By Randy|2019-03-16T11:24:42-05:00July 25th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Haiti Building, New South Wales Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

Men Who Will Guard the Fair: Col. Edmund Rice and his Columbian Guard
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Men Who Will Guard the Fair: Col. Edmund Rice and his Columbian Guard

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Men Who Will Guard the Fair: Col. Edmund Rice and his Columbian Guard

Colonel Edmund Rice served as commander of the Columbian Guard, the security and safety force that performed policing and fire-patrol duty inside the grounds of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Erik Larson notes in The Devil in the White City (p. 138) that “unlike conventional police departments, the Guard’s mandate explicitly emphasized the novel idea of preventing crime rather than merely arresting wrongdoers after the fact.” Just prior to taking command of the Columbian Guard in May of [...]

By Scott|2018-07-07T09:02:38-05:00July 20th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Columbian Guard, Edmund Rice|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 57 – STATUE OF COLUMBUS TAKING POSSESSION Only in a lesser degree than that accorded the Statue of the Republic was attention secured by its commanding situation to the statue representing Columbus taking possession of America. It stood in front of the eastern portal of the Administration Building, where were always throngs assembled whether the attendance of the Fair was light or heavy. In this part of the plaza [...]

By Randy|2022-09-02T08:20:31-05:00July 8th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Columbus (statue by Lawrence), Court of Honor, Louis Saint-Gaudens, Miss Mary Lawrence, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

A Night at the Exposition on the Fourth of July, 1893
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A Night at the Exposition on the Fourth of July, 1893

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A Night at the Exposition on the Fourth of July, 1893

“Combine all the adjectives in the English language that express beauty, loveliness, grace and perfection, even then you will fail to describe a gala night at the Exposition.” -- World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated January 1894. July 4, 1893, was a special day at the World’s Columbian Exposition, designated as "United States Day." Attendance swelled to enormous 283,273 paid visitors, making this the largest attendance of any day so far—even greater than on Opening Day—and perhaps the largest festival attendance [...]

By Scott|2023-12-08T09:12:00-06:00July 4th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: “The Vanishing City”, Administration Building, Court of Honor, electric launches, fireworks, gondolas, Independence Day, July 4, Machinery Hall, Richard Watson Gilder, search lights, Wooded Island|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 56 – THE COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL THE COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL.—Not least among the ideas natural to the Columbian year, and which finally embodied themselves, was that of casting a new Liberty Bell, one the very metal of which should have associations connected with the thought of liberty and a universal brotherhood. The plan of such a bell was conceived by Mr. William McDowell, of New Jersey, and it was [...]

By Randy|2018-07-04T14:15:05-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Calhoun, Columbian Liberty Bell, George Washington, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Davis, John Brown, John C, Lucretia Mott, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, William McDowell, World's Congress of Religions|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 55 – UNITED STATES MILITARY ENCAMPMENT, GOVERNMENT PLAZA UNITED STATES MILITARY ENCAMPMENT, GOVERNMENT PLAZA.—North and east of the Manufactures Building was an extensive plaza devoted altogether to the uses of the United States Government. Here were the military encampment, the life-saving station, the signal service bureau, the naval station, the light-house exhibit and similar governmental features. The view shown is taken from the Government Building looking southeast, the northeast [...]

By Randy|2023-02-19T09:39:32-06:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fort Sheridan, Government Plaza, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Military Encampment (Government Plaza), PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, West Point Cadets|0 Comments

Iowa State Band Performs on Inaugural Spin of the Ferris Wheel
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Iowa State Band Performs on Inaugural Spin of the Ferris Wheel

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Iowa State Band Performs on Inaugural Spin of the Ferris Wheel

The great Ferris Wheel opened to the public on June 21, 1893. Though more than a month late (the fair opened on May 1), the wheel became one of the most popular attraction of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Some 2,000 spectators gathered on the Midway Plaisance for the opening ceremony. The festivities began at 3 pm with speeches by Robert W. Hunt, President of the Ferris Wheel Company; George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., engineer and designer of the metal [...]

By Scott|2018-09-02T09:33:06-05:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ferris Wheel, Frederick Phinney, George Ferris, Iowa State Band, Midway Plaisance, Richard Hunt|1 Comment