Kansas State Building Archives - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

The Chicago Fair of 1893 Will Remain Unexcelled
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The Chicago Fair of 1893 Will Remain Unexcelled

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The Chicago Fair of 1893 Will Remain Unexcelled

In the aftermath of World War II—facing staggering military casualties, the atrocities of the Holocaust, and the specter of nuclear weapons—some people sought solace in fond memories of better times. The following reminiscence of visiting the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago as a young boy appeared in the July 6, 1946, issue of the Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). The author had grown up in the small town of Morenci, Michigan. The "electric bulbs which outlined the dome [...]

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The Columbian Exposition, a Scintillating Diadem
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The Columbian Exposition, a Scintillating Diadem

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The Columbian Exposition, a Scintillating Diadem

Mr. Gerald James of London, puzzled by the discouraging impressions of the Fair reaching him through the New York press, came to Chicago to see for himself what the Exposition had to offer an open mind. “The Fair is supreme,” he wrote. “It is a scintillating diadem crowning the civilized world with the honor and glory of peace. It tells a story that centuries of books and newspapers could not tell, and is worth more to a man or [...]

By Scott|2023-12-12T15:28:53-06:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Haiti Building, Kansas State Building, Lewis Lindsay Dyche, Tower of Oranges, Vermont State Building|0 Comments

146. Picturesque World’s Fair – Birds-Eye View of State Buildings – Looking Northeast
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146. Picturesque World’s Fair – Birds-Eye View of State Buildings – Looking Northeast

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146. Picturesque World’s Fair – Birds-Eye View of State Buildings – Looking Northeast

BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF STATE BUILDINGS—LOOKING NORTHEAST.—Very popular was the Fifty-seventh street entrance, at the northwest corner of the Exposition Grounds, situated as it was close to a railroad station and at the end of a street car cable system, and hundreds of thousands of people became, in consequence, familiar with the view given in the illustration. The scene is that presented looking to the northeast from a point near the entrance to the grounds, and is that of the [...]

By admin|2022-12-03T13:53:46-06:00December 3rd, 2022|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Arkansas State Building, Kansas State Building, Lake Michigan, Minnesota State Building, Nebraska State Building, North Dakota State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Texas State Building|0 Comments

Libraries at the Columbian Exposition
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Libraries at the Columbian Exposition

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Libraries at the Columbian Exposition

“Extremes meet at Chicago.” —librarian Caroline Harwood Garland. The 1893 World’s Fair was full of contrasts: exotic dancing on the Midway and educational exhibits; fountains illuminated by electricity and bibles illuminated by paintings, dynamos and the Dewey decimal system; balloon rides and books. Amidst the Cracker Jack and orange cider was also “food for reflection in the existence of so many libraries.” To celebrate National Library Week, let’s take a look at libraries at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [...]

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July-Sept, 2018: University of Kansas celebrates Dyche’s Panorama
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July-Sept, 2018: University of Kansas celebrates Dyche’s Panorama

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July-Sept, 2018: University of Kansas celebrates Dyche’s Panorama

Few full exhibits from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition remained intact after the close of the fair. A notable exception is the “Exhibit of Large North American Mammals” that was on display inside the Kansas State Building. The University of Kansas Natural History Museum is home to the display, which is the subject of a series of events this summer to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Professor Lewis Lindsay Dyche created the panorama to showcase the university’s natural-history and taxidermy [...]

By Scott|2023-04-09T08:58:14-05:00July 12th, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: Kansas State Building, Lewis Lindsay Dyche, University of Kansas Natural History Museum|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 45 – A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS.—The State Buildings, though dwarfed by the monster structures south of them, made a city by themselves in the north and northwest parts of the Exhibition grounds, and afforded varying and beautiful types of architecture in their exteriors, while among their interior displays were many rarely surpassed in interest- The view above presented is from an elevated point [...]

By Randy|2018-04-11T12:01:07-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Florida State Building, Kansas State Building, Kentucky State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Buildings|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (p. 20)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (p. 20)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (p. 20)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 20 BIRD'S-EYE VIEW LOOKING SOUTH.—It is difficult to determine what first attracts attention in this picture—the mirror surfaces of water, the cluster of state buildings, or the distant but easily recognized outlines of the great Exposition buildings. Certain it is that Nature, in all her loveliness, never appeared more at her best or appealed more bewitchingly than she does in these two sequestered sheets of water. The crowded roofs [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:39:17-05:00January 7th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Illinois State Building, Kansas State Building, Michigan State Building, Nebraska State Building, North Dakota State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, South Dakota State Building, Washington State Building|0 Comments