Benjamin Harrison Archives - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair
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United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair

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United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair

Greeting ex-President Benjamin Harrison when he visited the Indiana State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago [Image from the Chicago Inter Ocean September 28, 1893.] Thirteen men who served as President of the United States lived at the time of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Five of them are known to have visited Chicago to see the Fair. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) 19th U.S. President (Republican) from March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881. Rutherford [...]

By Scott|2025-02-17T12:00:38-06:00February 17th, 2025|Categories: HISTORY|Tags: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley|0 Comments

Jan. 28-Nov. 1, 2022: “No Compact of Silence” exhibit (Indianapolis)

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis has a new special exhibit highlighting national and local Black civil rights activists during President Benjamin Harrison’s term in office (1889–1893). “No ‘Compact of Silence’: Black Civil Rights Advocates in the Harrison Era” explores the complex dynamics of race in late 19th century America, including the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Prominent individuals who will be featured include Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells. April 1890, President Harrison officially signed an [...]

By Scott|2022-11-11T09:05:02-06:00January 17th, 2022|Categories: EVENTS (past), EXHIBITS (past)|Tags: Benjamin Harrison, Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells|0 Comments

December 24, 1890: An Invitation to all the Nations of the Earth to Exhibit at the World’s Columbian Exposition

One hundred and thirty years ago today, the President of the United States extended an invitation to the nations of the world to come together for a World’s Fair in Chicago. President Benjamin Harrison. [Image from Campbell, James B. Campbell's Illustrated History of the World's Columbian Exposition, Volume I. M. Juul & Co., 1894.] December 24, 1890 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS satisfactory proof has been presented to me that [...]

By Scott|2021-04-02T11:17:26-05:00December 24th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Benjamin Harrison|1 Comment