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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 37 – THE KRUPP GUN KRUPP GUN EXHIBIT AND LEATHER AND SHOE TRADES BUILDING.—The building in which was the famous Krupp Gun exhibit and that devoted to the Leather and Shoe Trade displays were situated together on the lake front, in the southeastern part of the Exposition grounds, and both appear in the above Illustration. The big gun shown in the Krupp exhibit, the largest in the world, weighs one [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:35:22-05:00March 6th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: gun exhibit, Krupp Gun, Leather Shoe Trades Building, naval exhibit, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, World's Columbian Exposition|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 36 – THE HUNT BALL "THE HUNT BALL. "—Among the hundreds of magnificent paintings exhibited in the Art Palace, the work of artists widely renowned in their special fields, certain pictures had always a throng about them from morning until mght. Among these was one, which, from its intrinsic merit, even beyond its size and brilliant coloring, attracted a continuous group of delighted visitors. It was "The Hunt Ball," the [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:35:37-05:00March 3rd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Hunt Ball, Jules L. Stewart, painting, Palace of Fine Arts, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Fisheries Building (p. 35)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Fisheries Building (p. 35)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Fisheries Building (p. 35)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 35 – THE FISHERIES BUILDING THE FISHERIES BUILDING.—Quite unlike any other structure on the grounds, yet so situated and so constructed as to blend with the harmonious whole of the Exposition, the Fisheries Building afforded a striking example of an obstacle overcome by architectural genius. The space allotted to the Fisheries was irregular in form, and in what was considered an unpromising locality, but the novel building erected was as symmetrical [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T10:09:26-05:00February 26th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fisheries Building, Henry Ives Cobb, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|2 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Massachusetts Building (p. 35)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Massachusetts Building (p. 35)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Massachusetts Building (p. 35)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 35 - THE MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING THE MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING.—Typical of the history and character of the Old Bay State was the Massachusetts Building, which stood just east of New York on the broad roadway leading east from the Fifty-seventh street entrance to the grounds. It was in the old Colonial style and, as nearly as was practicable, a duplicate of the historic John Hancock residence which, until within comparatively recent years, [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:36:09-05:00February 24th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Colonial, John Hancock, Massachusetts State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Dancing Girls (p. 34)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Dancing Girls (p. 34)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Dancing Girls (p. 34)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWSPage 34 – EGYPTIAN DANCING GIRLSEGYPTIAN DANCING GIRLS.—That prominent feature of the Midway Plaisance, a Street in Cairo, had a theatre among its attractions, and what doubtless drew most visitors to this place of entertainment, was the performance of the Egyptian Dancing Girls. The illustration gives excellent portraits of the three dusky beauties who were most prominent there, and shows also the semi-Oriental costume in which they danced. Of the performance it [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:36:21-05:00February 20th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: "Belly Dancer", Board of Lady Managers, Egyptian Dancing Girls, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Street in Cairo|1 Comment

Site of the World’s Columbian Exposition
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Site of the World’s Columbian Exposition

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Site of the World’s Columbian Exposition

The piece below, from the first issue of The World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated (Vol. 1 No. 1, February 1891) and likely written by editor James B. Campbell, offers an enthusiastic description of the locations that Chicago had recently selected to host the 1893 World’s Fair. The editorial boosterism belies much of the bitter fighting that went into reaching the decision to use Jackson Park as the main fairgrounds. At the time of this publication in early 1891, plans to [...]

By Scott|2021-05-16T11:25:52-05:00February 18th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: bird’s eye view, Book of the Builders, Harriet Monroe, Jackson Park, Lake Front Park, Midway Plaisance, The World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated, Washington Park, World’s Congress Auxiliary Building|2 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. – Dome of Agriculture Building (p. 33)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. – Dome of Agriculture Building (p. 33)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. – Dome of Agriculture Building (p. 33)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 31 – DOME of AGRICULTURE BUILDING DOME OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING.—The agriculture department of the World's Columbian Exposition was housed in a palace, for the great building devoted to the purpose was a magnificent structure, both as to dimensions and architectural character. The main building stood beside Lake Michigan its principal facade facing the grand basin in the Court of Honor, full opportunity being thus afforded for the display of [...]

By Randy|2018-07-07T12:14:47-05:00February 17th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Court of Honor, Diana, gondolas, Madison Square Garden, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, World's Columbian Exposition|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 31 – ROYAL BERLIN PORCELAIN VASE ROYAL BERLIN PORCELAIN VASE.—There were some very beautiful objects in the porcelain display by Germany, in the Manufactures Building, but easily first was the Royal Porcelain Vase, nine feet in height, which is the subject of this illustration. It was part of the showing made by the Royal Berlin Porcelain Works, which are conducted under government patronage, and was one of the largest, [...]

By Randy|2022-01-24T19:37:24-06:00February 15th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Field Museum, Germany, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of “Old Vienna” (p. 31)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of “Old Vienna” (p. 31)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of “Old Vienna” (p. 31)

Page 31 INTERIOR OF “OLD VIENNA."— From: PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS INTERIOR OF “OLD VIENNA."—To leave the Exposition without having visited the Austrian Village, more widely known as "Old Vienna," was, in the opinion of many people, not to have seen the Fair at all. It was one of the most popular places of resort for the multitude, despite the expensiveness of the luxury, for prices in Old Vienna were "World's Fair prices" indeed. There was [...]

By Randy|2019-11-11T20:30:00-06:00February 11th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Austrian Village (Old Vienna), columbian exposition, Der Graben, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, rathhaus, The Iron Stick|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of the Javanese Theater (p. 30)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of the Javanese Theater (p. 30)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of the Javanese Theater (p. 30)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 30 INTERIOR OF THE JAVANESE THEATER.—Not a remarkable histrionic production was any play performed in the Javanese Theatre, but it was interesting, as was anything connected with these gentle people. Centrally in the quaint village was a structure, somewhat larger than the others, made of bamboo, thatched in the native style and illuminated at night. From this building emanated the sound of instruments strange to an American ear, deep-toned [...]

By Randy|2019-11-16T19:31:05-06:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: columbian exposition, gong, Java Village, Midway Plaisance, pantomime, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|1 Comment