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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Facade of the French Section (p. 54)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Facade of the French Section (p. 54)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Facade of the French Section (p. 54)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 54 – THE FACADE OF THE FRENCH SECTION FACADE OF THE FRENCH SECTION.—Among the various magnificent national displays made in the Manufactures Building that of France ranked with the greatest, either exteriorly considered or with regard to the works and products on exhibition. The section was on the east side of the north and south thoroughfare, known as Columbia Avenue, and at its junction with the main division east [...]

By Randy|2018-07-04T14:16:27-05:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Columbia Avenue, French Revolution, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the French Republic, The Gallic Cock|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 49 – THE IRON GATES, GERMAN SECTION THE IRON GATES, GERMAN SECTION.—The facade, if it may be so called, of the German exhibit in the Manufactures Building, was as unique as it was attractive. No solid front or imposing arches faced the visitor, but, instead, merely three iron gates connected by an iron fence. But the gates were on a grand scale and with the connecting fence formed in [...]

By Randy|2018-05-16T08:04:05-05:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Armbuster Brothers, Columbia Avenue, Germany, iron gates, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

Opening Day, Part 12: Tour of the Fairgrounds
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Opening Day, Part 12: Tour of the Fairgrounds

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Opening Day, Part 12: Tour of the Fairgrounds

Tour of the Fairgrounds This is Part 12 of our series “Opening Day of the World’s Fair,” which explores the events of May 1, 1893, at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The full series can be found here. After the “Banquet of Nations” luncheon, President Cleveland and his entourage embarked on a whirlwind tour of the Columbian Exposition grounds and buildings. They departed from the north entrance of the Administration Building where carriages were waiting. “President Cleveland [...]

Opening Day, Part 10: The Great Transformation Scene
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Opening Day, Part 10: The Great Transformation Scene

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Opening Day, Part 10: The Great Transformation Scene

The Great Transformation Scene This is Part 10 of our series “Opening Day of the World’s Fair,” which explores the events of May 1, 1893, at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The full series can be found here. As the last words fell from his lips at the conclusion of his short address, President Grover Cleveland placed his finger on the telegraph key. With his hand touching the electric switchboard, a chrysalis transformation scene was about to begin [...]

By Scott|2022-10-10T08:59:18-05:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: OPENING DAY|Tags: “America”, “Hallelujah Chorus”, Administration Building, Agricultural Building, Allis engine, American flag, Andrew Johnson, Casino, Court of Honor, Duke of Veragua, Exposition Orchestra, Francis Millet, gondolas, Grand Basin, Grover Cleveland, Krupp Gun, Machinery Hall, MacMonnies Fountain, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, May 1, Music Hall, Peristyle, Statue of the Republic|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 47 – THE FRENCH STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC THE FRENCH STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC.—The majestic gilded figure which stood at the east end of the great basin in the court of Honor, and which typified the nation inviting her sisters of the world, was not the only representative statue of a Republic to be seen at the Exposition. On the east side of the broad thoroughfare known as Columbia [...]

By Randy|2018-04-18T05:55:07-05:00April 18th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: bronze, Columbia Avenue, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

Out Like a Lamb
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Out Like a Lamb

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Out Like a Lamb

March came in like a lion, so it should go out like a lamb, right? "Mary & Her Lamb" [Image from the Keystone-Mast Collection, UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography.] Choosing a lion from among the many prominent felines present at the 1893 World’s fair was quite easy for our post back on March 1. Finding a lamb for this accompanying end-of-the-month post has been a much more challenging hunt! We present here a photograph of the sculpture [...]

By Scott|2018-07-15T09:58:30-05:00March 30th, 2018|Categories: HISTORY|Tags: Arachne The Spinner, Book of the Fair, Danish Pavilion, Denmark, Hans Christian Anderson, Herman Vilhelm Bissen, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Palace of Fine Arts, Revised Catalog Department of Fine Arts, sculpture, Shepherdess|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase (p. 32)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 31 – ROYAL BERLIN PORCELAIN VASE ROYAL BERLIN PORCELAIN VASE.—There were some very beautiful objects in the porcelain display by Germany, in the Manufactures Building, but easily first was the Royal Porcelain Vase, nine feet in height, which is the subject of this illustration. It was part of the showing made by the Royal Berlin Porcelain Works, which are conducted under government patronage, and was one of the largest, [...]

By Randy|2022-01-24T19:37:24-06:00February 15th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Field Museum, Germany, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Royal Berlin Porcelain Vase|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 11-12)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 11-12)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 11-12)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 11 INTERIOR OF MANUFACTURES BUILDING.—Very like a great city by itself was the interior of the Manufactures Building, with its forty-four acres of exhibiting space — space which was not enough, great as it was for what the world demanded, with its broad avenues, its scores and scores of galleries, its wonderful exhibits and its teeming population. Never under one roof before was collected such an enormous display of [...]

By Randy|2022-01-22T12:49:31-06:00December 17th, 2017|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Christopher Columbus, Columbus Quadriga, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Peristyle, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 9-10)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 9-10)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS (pp. 9-10)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 9 THE ART PALACE.— No structure among the many which made up the White City commanded more universal admiration than did the Art Palace, wherein were displayed the triumphs of artists from all over the world. It was a fitting receptacle for its marvelous displays. The style of architecture adapted in the building was of the Grecian-Ionic order and the blending and adaptation of what was most perfect in [...]

By Randy|2022-01-24T19:37:53-06:00December 15th, 2017|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Field Museum, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Palace of Fine Arts, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

Remembering George R. Davis, Director-General of the Fair
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Remembering George R. Davis, Director-General of the Fair

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Remembering George R. Davis, Director-General of the Fair

On November 25, 1899, George R. Davis died in Chicago. He served as the Director-General of the 1893 World’s Fair. This short biographic sketch of Davis appears in "My Country, Tis of Thee !" or, the United States of America; Past, Present and Future by Willis Fletcher Johnson and John Habberton, (John Y. Huber Company, 1892): A portrait of George R. Davis from Picturesque World's Fair (W. B. Conkey, 1894) The Director-General of the Exhibition, its chief [...]

By Scott|2018-07-07T12:13:41-05:00November 25th, 2017|Categories: HISTORY|Tags: Agricultural Building, construction, George R. Davis, Jackson Park, lagoon, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building|2 Comments