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25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair
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25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair

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25 Impressions of the 1893 World’s Fair

Toward the close of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, The Critic invited twenty-five notable scholars, writers, and leaders of the day to offer their brief impressions of the World’s Fair. At such a monumental event with so many novelties … what impressed them the most? It is interesting how frequently these contributors sing the same notes as they rhapsodize about the fairgrounds at night and the illumination of the Court of Honor, praise (except for Henry Fuller!) [...]

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

THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 13)
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THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 13)

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THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 13)

THE CITY OF WONDERS A SOUVENIR OF THE WORLD'S FAIR by Mary Catherine Crowley (1894)

By Scott|2024-04-01T18:58:33-05:00January 3rd, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, Children's Building, Court of Honor, gondolas, Ho-o-den, Horticultural Building, illumination, Lake Michigan, Queen Victoria, Woman's Building, Wooded Island|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 67 – THE WHALEBACK, "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS." THE WHALEBACK, "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS."—The steamboat company accorded the privilege of controlling the passenger traffic by water between the central part of Chicago and the Fair Grounds had a number of boats in its service but none to compare either in size or speed with the "Christopher Columbus,' popularly known as the "Whale-back." The "Christopher Columbus" was one of the best of the type [...]

By Randy|2018-10-16T07:16:43-05:00October 16th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Christopher Columbus, Lake Michigan, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Van Buren Street wharf, whaleback Christopher Columbus|0 Comments