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“The crush was terrible”: A firsthand account of Opening Day at the 1893 World’s Fair
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“The crush was terrible”: A firsthand account of Opening Day at the 1893 World’s Fair

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“The crush was terrible”: A firsthand account of Opening Day at the 1893 World’s Fair

A correspondent to the Russell Record in Russell County, Kansas, offered this account of Opening Day of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Despite having a rather unpleasant time adrift in the “Surging Sea of Humanity” assembled in Jackson Park for the ceremony, and despite the World’s Fair being far from complete in early May, this Kansan advised that “No one, who can conveniently see it, should fail to do so.” Thousands and thousands of people collected on the grounds [...]

By Scott|2024-05-01T06:11:39-05:00May 1st, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Opening Day|0 Comments

“Sick of the picturesque”: Hamlin Garland oversells the 1893 World’s Fair
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“Sick of the picturesque”: Hamlin Garland oversells the 1893 World’s Fair

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“Sick of the picturesque”: Hamlin Garland oversells the 1893 World’s Fair

Note: Hamlin Garland will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 5:30—8 pm at the Chicago History Museum. Further information about Hamlin Garland can be found at the Hamlin Garland Society website https://www.garlandsociety.org/ “Sell the cook stove if necessary and come. You must see this fair.” This oft-repeated quote, brimming with enthusiasm and promise for the 1893 World’s Fair, was Hamlin Garland’s enticement for his parents to visit [...]

By Scott|2024-04-10T18:43:39-05:00April 12th, 2024|Categories: HISTORY, REPRINTS|Tags: Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Congress of Authors, Congress of General Education, Hamlin Garland, Janet Scudder, White Rabbits, World's Congress Auxiliary|0 Comments

25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair
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25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair

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25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair

Toward the close of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, The Critic invited twenty-five notable scholars, writers, and leaders of the day to offer their brief impressions of the World’s Fair. At such a monumental event with so many novelties … what impressed them the most? It is interesting how frequently these contributors sing the same notes as they rhapsodize about the fairgrounds at night and the illumination of the Court of Honor, praise (except for Henry Fuller!) [...]

163. Picturesque World’s Fair – The German Porcelain Display
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163. Picturesque World’s Fair – The German Porcelain Display

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163. Picturesque World’s Fair – The German Porcelain Display

THE GERMAN PORCELAIN DISPLAY.—What proved one of the greatest attractions to art lovers who visited the German section in the Manufactures Building was the wonder-ful porcelain display. No collection of just the same character and quality had ever before been seen in the United States, nor, indeed, elsewhere, and a delighted throng was con-stantly examining this portion of Germany's fine exhibit. The illustration affords a good idea of the general style of arrangement, something devised by the most famous [...]

By Randy|2024-04-08T06:35:14-05:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: German exhibit, Germany, Glory of Germania, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Porcelain Porch|0 Comments

The Ninth Wonder of the World: Turning Day into Night at the 1893 Columbian Exposition
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The Ninth Wonder of the World: Turning Day into Night at the 1893 Columbian Exposition

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The Ninth Wonder of the World: Turning Day into Night at the 1893 Columbian Exposition

“However grand, complete and astonishing the World's Fair may appear to the public by daylight, it is at night that it can be seen in all its splendor and magnificence,” wrote the World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated [read the article here]. Another description of the nightly illumination of the Court of Honor comes from the newspaper story reprinted below, originally from an (unknown) Chicago newspaper. Turning Day into Night “After dark at the World's Fair will be one of the [...]

By Scott|2024-04-05T08:26:47-05:00April 6th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Auditorium, Charles T. Yerkes, Court of Honor, Diana, electric fountains, Grand Basin, illumination, search lights|0 Comments

In All Its Splendor and Magnificence: The World’s Fair at Night
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In All Its Splendor and Magnificence: The World’s Fair at Night

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In All Its Splendor and Magnificence: The World’s Fair at Night

The illumination of the White City evoked awe and wonder among visitors to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. “Nothing earthly can ever exceed this; man has reached high, higher, his fingers have almost touched the bars of heaven,” wrote Mrs. D. C. Taylor in her memoir Halcyon Days in the Dream City. [Read the full work here.] Reprinted below is a description of the fairgrounds at night published in the World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated. The World’s Fair at Night [...]

By Scott|2024-03-31T16:42:21-05:00April 5th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Court of Honor, illumination, search lights|0 Comments

“A character of its own”: The Chicago Public Library of 1893
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“A character of its own”: The Chicago Public Library of 1893

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“A character of its own”: The Chicago Public Library of 1893

Celebrate libraries! April 3 is National Library Giving Day and April 6 is National Library Day. Consider making a donation to the Chicago Public Library or another of your choice. Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, President of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library, spoke with pride about his institution at the 1893 World’s Fair. He addressed the Congress of Librarians—which merged with the annual meeting of the American Library Association as part of the Congress on Literature, [...]

By Scott|2024-03-21T18:34:13-05:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Chicago Public Library, Congress of Librarians, Congress on Literature, World's Congress Auxiliary|0 Comments

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Third Prize
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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Third Prize

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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Third Prize

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Third Prize “Yesterday at the Exposition [From the Times-Herald, June 27, 2000]” by L. Frank Baum Continued from: Introduction First Prize: “Chicago’s World’s Fair, A.D. 2000” by Percival Owen Second Prize: “Greatest of All” by Mary F. Arnold Yesterday was a busy day at the exposition. The pneumatic cars[1] were discharged from the Lake Front Station at intervals of one minute the entire day, and every carriage was packed. One car, [...]

By Scott|2024-03-30T09:20:54-05:00March 31st, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: L. Frank Baum|0 Comments

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Second Prize
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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Second Prize

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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Second Prize

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: Second Prize “Greatest of All” by Mary F. Arnold Continued from: Introduction First Prize: “Chicago’s World’s Fair, A.D. 2000” by Percival Owen They were smartly clad in knickerbockers and silk jackets, the latter slashed and trimmed with soft brown leather, buttoned to their throats. Each wore a belt, leggings and shoes of the brown leather and a brown sailor hat. The girl wore, also, a short silk skirt reaching to her [...]

By Scott|2024-03-29T10:07:36-05:00March 30th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|0 Comments

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: First Prize
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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: First Prize

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Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: First Prize

Fair of the Future—Chicago’s International Exposition, A.D. 2000: First Prize “Chicago’s World’s Fair, A.D. 2000” by Percival Owen Continued from: Introduction The exposition was held on Lake Michigan. It was at first proposed to stand Lake Michigan on end, as was done with Lake Cayuga at the Ithaca fair of 1992.[1] The sail to Mackinaw would then have been a feature, as Hudson’s Bay and the Rocky Mountains would have been in sight; but space for buildings would then [...]

By Scott|2024-03-30T09:20:25-05:00March 29th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|0 Comments