Forestry Building Archives - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

153. Picturesque World’s Fair – Sections of Timber and Gladstone’s Axe
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153. Picturesque World’s Fair – Sections of Timber and Gladstone’s Axe

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153. Picturesque World’s Fair – Sections of Timber and Gladstone’s Axe

SECTIONS OF TIMBER AND GLADSTONE'S AX.—One of the great " show pieces " in the Forestry Building had a personal attraction in that the implement actually used in chopping by one of the most famous men in the world formed a portion of the exhibit. This was the ax, with its history properly attested, which had been used by Mr. Gladstone in cutting down a tree upon his eightieth birthday. In the center of the building stood a collection [...]

By Randy|2023-06-27T06:05:08-05:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Forestry Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

120. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Load of Michigan Pine Logs
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120. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Load of Michigan Pine Logs

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120. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Load of Michigan Pine Logs

A LOAD OF MICHIGAN PINE LOGS.—The lumber industry in Michigan is conducted on a grand scale, and something of the methods pursued was illustrated by a firm which contributed a single load of logs to the Exposition. Twenty-five saw logs were shown in a single load at the Centennial Exposition. Michigan simply doubled this. Never before was seen such a load of logs. It consisted of fifty magnificent lengths of white pine, borne on a single sled, containing forty-six [...]

By Randy|2021-06-14T08:09:17-05:00June 14th, 2021|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Forestry Building, Logger's Camp, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building
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96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building

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96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building

THE FORESTRY BUILDING.— None among the many department structures on the Fair grounds was built with more regard for what was symbolic of its uses than the Forestry Building. It stood very near the southeastern corner of the grounds and its eastern frontage was upon Lake Michigan. Its dimensions were five hundred by two hundred feet, and it had a central height of sixty feet. It was made entirely of wood, not even a nail being used but wooden [...]