PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Page 2 – Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

162. Picturesque World’s Fair – On the Short of the North Lagoon
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162. Picturesque World’s Fair – On the Short of the North Lagoon

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162. Picturesque World’s Fair – On the Short of the North Lagoon

ON THE SHORE OF THE NORTH LAGOON.—There were many charming bits of scenery in the great Exposition grounds, and many novel views which could be enjoyed only from a boat or from points not generally sought by the mass of visitors. One of these views is represented in the accompanying picture, the observer being close to the south shore of the North Lagoon and just east of the strait leading to the bodies of water further south. On the [...]

By Randy|2024-03-09T11:48:14-06:00March 9th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: California State Building, Illinois State Building, Indiana State Building, North Lagoon, North Pond, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Wisconsin State Building|0 Comments

161. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Golden Door, from the Wooded Island
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161. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Golden Door, from the Wooded Island

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161. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Golden Door, from the Wooded Island

THE GOLDEN DOOR, FROM THE WOODED ISLAND.— Among the great number of photographs, taken from different points of view, of the famous "Golden Door" it is doubtful if any surpassed in charming effect that from which the accompanying illustration is taken. The point afforded on the Wooded Island seems to have been at just the right distance from the Transportation Building and in just the right direction to allow of an absolute presentation of detail, while, at the same [...]

By Randy|2025-04-24T17:45:52-05:00February 18th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Adler & Sullivan, Golden Door, Louis Sullivan, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Transportation Building, Wooded Island|0 Comments

160. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to Fisheries Arcade
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160. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to Fisheries Arcade

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160. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to Fisheries Arcade

ENTRANCE TO FISHERIES ARCADE.—The Fisheries Building, because of the peculiar form of the site to which it was relegated, consisted of a rectangular central structure connected by curved arcades with circular pavilions on either side. The view here given is that of an entrance to one of the connecting arcades, and affords an excellent idea of the graceful and novel decoration resorted to in this structure, together with an example of mechanical duty performed too well. The columns of [...]

By Randy|2024-01-30T17:49:09-06:00January 28th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fisheries Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

159. Picturesque World’s Fair – The North Front of the Agriculture Building and Lawn
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159. Picturesque World’s Fair – The North Front of the Agriculture Building and Lawn

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159. Picturesque World’s Fair – The North Front of the Agriculture Building and Lawn

THE NORTH FRONT OF THE AGRICULTURE BUILDING, AND LAWN.—Between the magnificent Agriculture Building and the Grand Basin was a lawn not very broad, but nearly a thousand feet in length, resting the eye with its strip of green, and giving room for a just estimate of the architectural beauties displayed above. In the view given here is afforded not only a charming perspective of the Agriculture Building's graceful front, but of two Exposition features which commanded general admiration and [...]

By Randy|2023-12-27T09:06:06-06:00December 27th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, colonnade, Grand Basin, Peristyle, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

158. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Vista of State Buildings
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158. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Vista of State Buildings

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158. Picturesque World’s Fair – A Vista of State Buildings

A VISTA OF STATE BUILDINGS.—Looking southwest from an elevated point about the middle of the north line of the Exposition Grounds, a view was had of a number of the most attractive State Buildings, and an idea obtained of the general appearance of this charming city by itself, which might be called the White City's great suburb, though, of course, quite as much a part of the Exposition as anything on the grounds. The White City proper was the [...]

By Randy|2023-12-09T09:44:01-06:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Arizona, California State Building, Delaware State Building, Idaho State Building, Illinois State Building, Maryland State Building, Montana State Building, New York State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Utah State Building|0 Comments

157. Picturesque World’s Fair – Camel and Driver in Cairo Street
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157. Picturesque World’s Fair – Camel and Driver in Cairo Street

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157. Picturesque World’s Fair – Camel and Driver in Cairo Street

CAMEL AND DRIVER IN CAIRO STREET.—The Cairo Street camels had varied duties to perform, at one time being hurried along with much mauling and gesticulation to convey a rider, or perhaps a couple, from one end of the street to the other and unload them hurriedly to make room for other experimenting people, and again, bedecked with cumbrous trappings, led along the same boisterous thoroughfare to take part in some procession alleged to be a duplicate of what may [...]

By Randy|2023-10-17T05:30:04-05:00October 17th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: camels, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Street in Cairo|0 Comments

156. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior View in Old Vienna
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156. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior View in Old Vienna

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156. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior View in Old Vienna

INTERIOR VIEW IN OLD VIENNA.—The memory of hours passed in the Austrian Village, or reproduction of a portion of the Vienna of a hundred and fifty years ago, is, perhaps, what will linger longest in the minds of those who "did" the Plaisance thoroughly during the past Exposition. The quaint, bustling scene presented on every side, the suppers in the open air and the delicious music afforded, combined to make the resort one worthy of many visits. The greatest [...]

By Randy|2023-10-10T17:10:17-05:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Austrian Village (Old Vienna), Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

155. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to the German Castle
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155. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to the German Castle

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155. Picturesque World’s Fair – Entrance to the German Castle

ENTRANCE TO THE GERMAN CASTLE.--The entrance to the German Castle in the German Village, in the Midway Plainance, was the part of that structure which most recalled to mind a castle of the medieval barons, who had such particularly good times when the Emperor would let them alone and when raids upon their neighbors were always exciting and sometimes profitable. The moat was not very wide nor very deep; the drawbridge would not have accommodated a grand pageant of [...]

By Randy|2023-10-10T17:11:08-05:00August 22nd, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: German exhibit, German Village, Germany, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

154. Picturesque World’s Fair – East front of Machinery Hall and the Obelisk
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154. Picturesque World’s Fair – East front of Machinery Hall and the Obelisk

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154. Picturesque World’s Fair – East front of Machinery Hall and the Obelisk

EAST FRONT OF MACHINERY HALL, AND THE OBELISK.—The area of water extending to the south from the Grand Basin and known as the South Canal was so entirely surrounded by the beautiful in art or architecture that a view across it from any point was sure to be something captivating. The view above is from the northeast corner of the canal, just where the " Farmer's Bridge " terminated on the area in front of the Agriculture Building, with [...]

By Randy|2023-10-10T17:09:30-05:00July 27th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Alexander Phimister Proctor, Farmer's Bridge, Grand Basin, Machinery Hall, Obelisk, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

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

152. Picturesque World’s Fair – California Sea Lions in the Government Building
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152. Picturesque World’s Fair – California Sea Lions in the Government Building

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152. Picturesque World’s Fair – California Sea Lions in the Government Building

CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. —The California Sea Lions, which afforded such a fine illustration of the taxidermist's skill and attracted so much comment in the Government Building, were like old friends, not merely to Californians who had seen them or their relations, enjoying themselves in the waters of the coast, but to thousands of people familiar with scenes in the parks of the great cities. The Sea Lions exhibited in the Government Building were fine specimens, [...]

By Randy|2023-05-30T05:51:57-05:00May 30th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

151. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Colorado Building
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151. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Colorado Building

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151. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Colorado Building

THE COLORADO BUILDING.—Occupying a prominent site near the popular northwestern entrance to the Exposition Grounds, and presenting a fine frontage, the Colorado Building was one of the most noticeable of State structures, and in detail fully deserved the attention it attracted. It was built in the Spanish Renaissance style, at a cost of $35,000, and was finished exteriorly in staff of an ivory color. Two slender Spanish towers, rising to a height of ninety-eight feet, gave character to the [...]

By Randy|2023-05-02T20:33:59-05:00May 4th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Colorado State Building, Mines and Mining Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

150. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Mining Building
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150. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Mining Building

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150. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Mining Building

INTERIOR OF THE MINING BUILDING.—There was much in the Mines and Mining Building the value of which was not apparent save to the expert, bit there was a great deal there also which was glitteringly attractive, and a great deal that was curious even to the casual visitor. The display of gold and silver made from some of the states was striking, as were the exhibits of precious stones from different countries, and the great monuments of coal were [...]

By Randy|2023-04-02T03:28:28-05:00April 2nd, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: California State Building, Germany, Mines and Mining Building, Montana State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

149. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Statue of Plenty
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149. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Statue of Plenty

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149. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Statue of Plenty

THE STATUE OF " PLENTY."—The pieces of statuary which stood beside the portals of the great buildings or bridge approaches, or on pedestals overlooking the Grand Basin and canals and lagoons, had all definite names fitted to the idea of their conception. What Kemeys and Proctor did with wild animals Potter and French did with domestic ones, introducing them in statuary with fine effect. The Statue of " Plenty " was well conceived in the female figure leaning carelessly [...]

By Randy|2023-03-09T17:41:36-06:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Daniel Chester French, Edward Kemeys, Edward Potter, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

148. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Spanish Government Building
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148. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Spanish Government Building

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148. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Spanish Government Building

THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—It was to be expected that Spain, the country in one respect most honored by the World's Columbian Exposition, should be well represented in the displays, and that its government should enter into the broad spirit of the occasion. The Spanish government showed earnestness in its course from the beginning, not merely in assisting Spanish exhibitors but in such special direction as the building of the duplicate "Santa Maria," the flagship of Columbus, the loan of [...]

By Randy|2023-02-12T00:27:36-06:00February 12th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Canada Building, Caravels, Convent of La Rabida, Germany Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Santa Maria, Spain Building|0 Comments

147. Picturesque World’s Fair – The French Colonies Building
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147. Picturesque World’s Fair – The French Colonies Building

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147. Picturesque World’s Fair – The French Colonies Building

THE FRENCH COLONIES BUILDING.—Situated well over toward the southeast corner of the grounds and out of the great tide of movement, the French Colonies Building at the Exposition did not attract the attention it merited, though it attained a degree of popularity toward the close, as the interesting nature of its contents became known. Its locality was sometimes referred to as "the back yard of the Fair," though it contained many curious and beautiful displays, not the least among [...]

By admin|2023-02-12T00:09:53-06:00January 15th, 2023|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Blooker's cocoa mill, French Colonies Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Progress (whaling bark), South Pond, windmills|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

145. Picturesque World’s Fair – West Main Entrance of the Manufactures Building
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145. Picturesque World’s Fair – West Main Entrance of the Manufactures Building

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145. Picturesque World’s Fair – West Main Entrance of the Manufactures Building

WEST MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MANUFACTURES BUILDING.—Columbia Avenue, the great thoroughfare which extended north and south through the Manufactures Building, was crossed at the center by a similar broad way, and. this interior street where it terminated at the west afforded exit upon a particularly beautiful scene. Across the North Canal and at the entrance to the East Lagoon a bridge extended, over which passed and repassed the throng between the Manufactures and the group of large structures west [...]

By Randy|2022-11-13T09:03:45-06:00November 13th, 2022|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: colonnade, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Obelisk, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Wooded Island|0 Comments

144. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Electricity Building
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144. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Electricity Building

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144. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Electricity Building

INTERIOR OF THE ELECTRICITY BUILDING.—How the world advances was perhaps better illustrated in the Electricity Building than in any other of the great structures on the grounds. At no previous exposition had there ever been a structure set apart for electrical exhibits and at none could there have been anything like the display here made. The marvelous advance in the use of electricity has been accomplished since Philadelphia and Paris did their best. Science and invention have but lately [...]

By Randy|2023-12-05T09:38:46-06:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Benjamin Franklin (statue), Electricity Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Thomas Edison|0 Comments

143. Picturesque World’s Fair – Under the Government Building Dome
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143. Picturesque World’s Fair – Under the Government Building Dome

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143. Picturesque World’s Fair – Under the Government Building Dome

Whatever might have been thought of the beauties of the United States Government Building as a whole, there was but one opinion as to the attraction of one scene its interior presented, that being directly underneath the dome of the great structure, and having for its single unique exhibit a house made within the trunk of one of California's monster trees. The section of trunk shown was thirty feet long and twenty-three feet across, and was divided laterally into [...]

By Randy|2025-06-27T16:27:04-05:00September 19th, 2022|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Big Tree, California State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

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