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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – East Lagoon by Moonlight (p. 77)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – East Lagoon by Moonlight (p. 77)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 77 – THE EAST LAGOON BY MOONLIGHT THE EAST LAGOON BY MOONLIGHT.— The night scenes at the Fair were undoubtedly the most beautiful for those who liked dreamy pictures, or half darkness contrasted with a blaze of glorious lights, better than unvarying white beauty. The fireworks, the illumination about the Court of Honor, the colored effects upon the Wooded Island were all charming and, in addition to these, was [...]

By Randy|2019-03-29T04:37:06-05:00March 29th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, Electricity Building, lagoon, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Life Saving Station (p. 76)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Life Saving Station (p. 76)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 76 – THE LIFE SAVING STATION THE LIFE SAVING STATION —The Life Saving Station was a popular institution at the World's Fair. At a certain hour every afternoon the crowd assembled on the lake shore and gazed out over the water, out of which, at a considerable distance, rose a mast, theoretically, that of a vessel submerged beneath. To the mast clung one or more supposedly shipwrecked people awaiting [...]

By Randy|2019-03-10T19:20:34-05:00March 17th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Government Plaza, Life Saving Station, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Victoria House|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Interior of the Agriculture Building (p. 75)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Interior of the Agriculture Building (p. 75)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 75 – INTERIOR OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING INTERIOR OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING.—The visitor new to the Fair and as yet unfamiliar with the topography of interiors was not unlikely to get lost in the Agriculture Building, with its acres of space and mile upon mile of displays. It was a most bewildering, but attractive, place, and drew the people, regardless of their occupation when at home. The dainty city woman and [...]

By Randy|2019-03-10T20:13:03-05:00March 10th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Germany, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Irish Village (p. 74)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Irish Village (p. 74)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 74 – THE IRISH VILLAGE THE IRISH VILLAGE.—There were two Irish villages in the Midway Plaisance, each possessing many attractions. The one here shown is that in which the Countess of Aberdeen was interested and in which she had a cottage. The village was one of the first of prominent features at the left upon entering Midway from the grounds proper, and comprised the exhibit of the Irish Industrial [...]

By Randy|2019-01-23T05:38:15-06:00January 23rd, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Irish Village (Blarney Castle), Lady Aberdeen, Muckrass Abbey, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The East India Building (p. 73)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The East India Building (p. 73)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 73 – THE EAST INDIA BUILDING THE EAST INDIA BUILDING.—Through the result of private enterprise instead of being strictly a governmental affair, the East India Building was representative, both as to exterior and contents, and was counted one of the most graceful of its group. It was eighty feet long, sixty feet wide and sixty feet in height, and had one large room surrounded by a gallery, the whole [...]

By Randy|2019-01-09T05:14:05-06:00January 9th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: arabesque design, East India Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Taj Mahal|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Algerian Theatre (p. 72)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Algerian Theatre (p. 72)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 72 – THE ALGERIAN THEATER THE ALGERIAN THEATRE.—The Algerian and Tunisian Village, in which the theatre was the chief attraction, was situated near the center of the Midway Plaisance and adjoining the Street in Cairo. The frontage, as may be seen in the illustration, was not remarkably pretentious, but the main building inside had a Moorish dome with towers and minarets, and its exterior was covered with the rich-hued [...]

By Randy|2018-12-31T05:50:05-06:00December 31st, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Kabyle House, Midway Plaisance, Moorish Cafe, Moorish Palace, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Street in Cairo|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Alaskan Indian Village (p. 71)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Alaskan Indian Village (p. 71)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 71 – THE ALASKAN INDIAN VILLAGE THE ALASKAN INDIAN VILLAGE.—Our vast territory of Alaska was not represented at the Fair to the extent its fast-developing resources might have justified. There were no territorial commissioners from that northwestern region, and such regular exhibits as were made appeared in the Government Building under the auspices of the Interior Department. Its fur display, loaned by a private Alaskan firm, was the richest [...]

By Randy|2020-06-12T14:51:36-05:00December 14th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ethnographical Exhibit, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Progress (whaling bark), Quackuhl Indians, totem poles|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Looking Northeast from the Government Building (p. 70)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Looking Northeast from the Government Building (p. 70)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 70 – LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—From the roof of the Government Building, looking northeast, a view was afforded of a portion of the North Inlet, the elevated railway a group of prominent structures and of Lake Michigan beyond. Conspicuous in the foreground on the right is a portion of the Life Saving Station, the inlet upon which it was located connecting [...]

By Randy|2018-12-02T13:41:16-06:00December 2nd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Germany Building, Intramural Railway, Life Saving Station, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Spectatorium|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The New York Building (p. 69)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The New York Building (p. 69)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 69 – THE NEW YORK BUILDING THE NEW YORK BUILDING.—Ranking nearly with that of Illinois, the New York Building was probably first in point of originality of light design and unique attractiveness of interior. It occupied a space two hundred and fourteen feet in length by one hundred and forty-two in depth, and was not quite one hundred feet in height to the apex of its towers. Its cost [...]

By Randy|2019-03-16T10:28:16-05:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Barberini lions, Henrick Hudson, New York State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Seal of New York|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Machinery Hall (p. 68)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Machinery Hall (p. 68)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 68 – MACHINERY HALL MACHINERY HALL.—One of the most elaborate structures of the Columbian Exposition, Machinery Hall, or the Palace of Mechanic Art as it was termed officially, fully justified by its general effect the attention paid to ornamental details. The genius who achieved the lesser thing so well did not fail in the greater. Located at the south of the Grand Plaza and fronting to the east on [...]

By Randy|2018-11-03T06:11:19-05:00November 3rd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Grand Basin, Machinery Hall, Palace of Mechanic Art, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments