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A Fair to Remember

Posts about the history of

the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago


Fourth at the Fair, Part 18: 330,542 People Celebrate

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 17: Fireworks of Unequaled Grandeur

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 16: Music for Independence Day

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 15: Around the Fairgrounds

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 14: J. R. Burton’s Address to the Denizens of the Midway

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 13: A “patriotic pleasure-seeking procession” on the Midway Plaisance

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 12: Liberty Bells, Old and New

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

Fourth at the Fair, Part 10: James S. Norton’s Oration and Reading

The Fourth of July at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the biggest day yet at the Fair.

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