PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Page 5 – Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

101. Picturesque World’s Fair – Nizaha, A Woman of Nazareth
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101. Picturesque World’s Fair – Nizaha, A Woman of Nazareth

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101. Picturesque World’s Fair – Nizaha, A Woman of Nazareth

NIZAHA, A WOMAN OF NAZARETH.— Hardly what one would expect in appearance was Nizaha, a woman with the Bedouins, who came from the locality reverentially considered by all the Christian world as the birthplace of Christ. It will be observed that in sitting for her photograph Nizaha did not forget her hands and handkerchief and that, with the left hand especially, as it is spread out against her side, a somewhat startling effect is produced. The rings are shown [...]

By Randy|2020-06-28T10:56:09-05:00June 28th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS, Uncategorized|Tags: Bedouin, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

100. Picturesque World’s Fair – Arabian Horses and Riders
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100. Picturesque World’s Fair – Arabian Horses and Riders

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100. Picturesque World’s Fair – Arabian Horses and Riders

ARABIAN HORSES AND RIDERS.—Ottoman's Arab camp, or the "Wild East Show' as it was finally called, was one of the World's Fair enterprises which, with various striking features, was yet financially unsuccessful. The Bedouins, with their families and equipments, were brought to Chicago by a private company, and the original intention of the promoters of the enterprise was to exhibit them in a park near the Exposition, but this design was, for some reason, impossible of execution, and the [...]

By Randy|2020-10-27T10:19:36-05:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bedouin, Bedouin Camp-Wild East Show, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

99. Picturesque World’s Fair – Paseleo, A Samoan Chief
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99. Picturesque World’s Fair – Paseleo, A Samoan Chief

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99. Picturesque World’s Fair – Paseleo, A Samoan Chief

PASELEO, A SAMOAN CHIEF.—Splendid specimens of manhood and womanhood physically were the Samoans at the Exposition, and comment was as general upon their fine proportions as upon their intelligence and courtesy of demeanor. It may be that a remembrance of this time when Samoans imperiled their lives so recklessly in aid of the crews of American warships wrecked in the great hurricane at Apia had something to do with the good will shown, but, whatever the cause, the Samoans [...]

By Randy|2020-05-03T11:26:55-05:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Samoan Girls, Samoan Village|0 Comments

98. Picturesque World’s Fair – Kaleife and his Dromedary
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98. Picturesque World’s Fair – Kaleife and his Dromedary

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98. Picturesque World’s Fair – Kaleife and his Dromedary

KALEIFE AND HIS DROMEDARY.—The Bedouin and the dromedary, "the ship of the desert," were very much in evidence at the Ottoman's Arab camp, or "Wild East Show ' The "ship" when under full sail around the encampment was gorgeously decorated, and his driver was not less brightly appareled. Why in a region as warm as the desert is supposed to be so much covering should be deemed a necessity is hard to say, but on all state occasions both [...]

By Randy|2020-10-27T10:20:32-05:00April 9th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bedouin, Bedouin Camp-Wild East Show, dromedary, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

97. Picturesque World’s Fair – Fettome, A Bedouin Woman
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97. Picturesque World’s Fair – Fettome, A Bedouin Woman

FETTOME, A BEDOUIN WOMAN.—Much as has been written about the Arabs and their wild life upon the North African plains, descriptions have been, as a rule, confined mostly to the men and how the woman of the desert lives, moves and has her being has been left largely to the imagination. So it came that the Bedouin women, at the Columbian Exposition, were looked upon with a good deal of curiosity and were found to be by no means [...]

By Randy|2020-10-27T10:21:26-05:00March 28th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Bedouin, Bedouin Camp-Wild East Show, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building
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96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building

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96. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Forestry Building

THE FORESTRY BUILDING.— None among the many department structures on the Fair grounds was built with more regard for what was symbolic of its uses than the Forestry Building. It stood very near the southeastern corner of the grounds and its eastern frontage was upon Lake Michigan. Its dimensions were five hundred by two hundred feet, and it had a central height of sixty feet. It was made entirely of wood, not even a nail being used but wooden [...]

By Randy|2020-03-15T05:11:16-05:00March 15th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Forestry Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Shakespeare|0 Comments

94. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Obelisk and Southern Colonnade
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94. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Obelisk and Southern Colonnade

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94. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Obelisk and Southern Colonnade

THE OBELISK AND SOUTHERN COLONNADE.—A fitting termination made to the view south on the South Canal was formed by the Southern Colonnade with the Obelisk in front. The Obelisk was history repeated in stone, or at least in its imitation, for it was a reproduction of the famous Cleopatra's needle, the original of which, thousands of years old, was presented by the Khedive of Egypt to the United States and is now a prominent object in Central Park, in [...]

By Randy|2020-02-23T11:09:31-06:00February 23rd, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Machinery Hall, Obelisk, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, South Canal, South Colonnade|0 Comments

93. Picturesque World’s Fair – Southwest from the Government Building
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93. Picturesque World’s Fair – Southwest from the Government Building

SOUTHWEST, FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING—The view southwest from the roof of the United States Government Building embraced a great number of attractive objects. The east lagoon and more than half the Wooded Island appeared conspicuously in the foreground, and there was no elevated place in the grounds from which the island and lagoon could be seen together that did not command a sight worth seeing, for any lover of the beautiful. To the left, immediately m front, is the [...]

By Randy|2020-01-26T06:35:44-06:00January 26th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Electricity Building, Festival Hall, Golden Door, lagoon, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Transportation Building, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

92. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Javanese at Home
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92. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Javanese at Home

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92. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Javanese at Home

THE JAVANESE AT HOME.— In their home life the Javanese are said to be a simple and happy people, and this will be readily believed of them by those who were in the Javanese Village at the Fair frequently enough to note the home demeanor of its occupants. They were most interesting, these gentle Javanese, and, in certain ways and habits and views of life, quite unlike any other people in the world, so fax as the Fair afforded [...]

By Randy|2020-01-20T06:17:44-06:00January 20th, 2020|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Java Village, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

91. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Cliff Dwellers
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91. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Cliff Dwellers

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91. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Cliff Dwellers

THE CLIFF DWELLERS.--There were few more interesting exhibits at the World's Fair than the home of the ancient Cliff Dwellers, shown in the imitation of Battle Rock Mountain, in the Mac Eimo Valley of Colorado. The curious structure was made of timbers, iron and staff, and stood near the Anthropological Building in the southeast corner of the grounds. The representation of the homes of the people whose history can be but guessed at was most complete, and, upon entering [...]

By Randy|2019-12-16T07:00:34-06:00December 16th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Anthropological Building, Battle Rock Mountain, Cliff Dwellers, Mac Eimo Valley Colorado, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

90. Picturesque World’s Fair – Details of the Golden Doorway
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90. Picturesque World’s Fair – Details of the Golden Doorway

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90. Picturesque World’s Fair – Details of the Golden Doorway

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 90 - DETAILS OF THE "GOLDEN DOORWAY." DETAILS OF THE "GOLDEN DOORWAY."—The magnificent entrance to the Transportation Building, known popularly as the "Golden Doorway"—though it was not golden, but green and silver—was not, architecturally considered, complete with the quintuple arches and doorway proper alone, but included, as part of the entrance effects, a system of elaborate lateral ornamentation, the details of which, on one side, are given in the [...]

By Randy|2024-11-21T10:04:01-06:00November 16th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Golden Door, Louis Sullivan, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Transportation Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Fort Sheridan in the Government Building (p. 89)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Fort Sheridan in the Government Building (p. 89)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Fort Sheridan in the Government Building (p. 89)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 89 – FORT SHERIDAN IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING FORT SHERIDAN IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—In point of reproduction, under a roof, of certain objects connected with the aim of its display the government did exceptionally well. The lay figures of soldiers and animals, the first to exhibit styles of uniforms of different eras, the second to illustrate means of transportation under certain circumstances, were exceedingly life-like and deceived, for the [...]

By Randy|2019-11-01T10:57:00-05:00November 1st, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fort Sheridan, Mexico, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of Machinery Hall (p. 88)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior of Machinery Hall (p. 88)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 88 – INTERIOR OF MACHINERY HALL INTERIOR OF MACHINERY HALL.—Quite different from the view afforded inside any other of the buildings of the Fair was that where the acres of all kinds of modern machinery were exposed in competition. So constructed that the most effective display of such exhibits could be made, the vast hall presented a scene never equaled of its kind before. A common simile in describing [...]

By Randy|2019-10-20T06:55:21-05:00October 20th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Germany, Machinery Hall, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Swordsmen (p. 87)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Swordsmen (p. 87)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Egyptian Swordsmen (p. 87)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 87 – EGYPTIAN SWORDSMEN EGYPTIAN SWORDSMEN.— Among the attractions of a Street in Cairo were a number of swordsmen, some of them very expert in their profession. Their weapons were not of the style in use among Europeans and Americans, but resembled Japanese swords somewhat and had no guard above the hand grip. The blades were not, however, used much in a defensive way, that being left to the [...]

By Randy|2019-12-17T13:27:33-06:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Street in Cairo|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Curious Grain Picture (p. 86)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Curious Grain Picture (p. 86)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Curious Grain Picture (p. 86)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 86 – THE CURIOUS GRAIN PICTURE THE CURIOUS GRAIN PICTURE.—There were many fine exhibits in the big Illinois Building, many novel displays and a great showing of objects with what might be called an agricultural tendency, but the throng was always greatest at one particular point, that being immediately in front of what became known popularly as " The Grain Picture." The picture represented a typical, well-conducted Illinois prairie [...]

By Randy|2019-09-14T18:21:06-05:00September 14th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Illinois State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A View Through the Ferris Wheel (p. 85)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A View Through the Ferris Wheel (p. 85)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A View Through the Ferris Wheel (p. 85)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 85 – A VIEW THROUGH THE FERRIS WHEEL A VIEW THROUGH THE FERRIS WHEEL.—Imposing as was the Ferris Wheel seen from a distance, a great object towering aloft and showing the location of the Fair from a distance of miles away, it was scarcely less impressive when its monster parts were examined from one of the cars which revolved with it, carrying their hosts of passengers. It was not [...]

By Randy|2021-05-16T11:25:24-05:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ferris Wheel, George Ferris, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Looking North from the South Colonnade (p. 84)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Looking North from the South Colonnade (p. 84)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Looking North from the South Colonnade (p. 84)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 84 – LOOKING NORTH FROM THE SOUTH COLONNADE LOOKING NORTH FROM THE SOUTH COLONNADE.—In the opinion of many people the most striking extended view to be had upon the Fair grounds was from the Obelisk, at the southern extremity of the South Canal, or better still, from the Colonnade immediately in its rear. From this point opened a vista nearly a mile in length terminated only by the beautiful [...]

By Randy|2019-08-05T05:47:53-05:00August 5th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Farmer's Bridge, Grand Basin, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, North Pond, Obelisk, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, South Colonnade|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Brazil Building (p. 83)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Brazil Building (p. 83)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Brazil Building (p. 83)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 83 – THE BRAZIL BUILDING THE BRAZIL BUILDING.—The structure erected by the greatest of the South American Republics was what might have been expected from that great country. Brazil appropriated for the Columbian Exposition no less than $600,000, and of this sum $50,000 was expended on the building where all visitors were entertained and where were the official head-quarters of the commission. The edifice was in the form of [...]

By Randy|2019-07-20T06:29:48-05:00July 21st, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Brazil Building, North Pond, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Michigan Building (p. 81)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Michigan Building (p. 81)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Michigan Building (p. 81)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 81 – THE MICHIGAN BUILDING THE MICHIGAN BUILDING.—Of all the State buildings on the Fair grounds none was more popular than the Michigan Building. Standing near the Fifty-seventh street entrance, its handsome front catching the eye of visitors, its doors always hospitably open, not to Michigan people alone but to the multitude, and its spacious rooms and luxurious appointments inviting all to their enjoyment, it was generally the resting [...]

By Randy|2019-07-06T09:44:26-05:00July 6th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Michigan State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Columbian Fountain from the Rear (p. 80)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Columbian Fountain from the Rear (p. 80)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Columbian Fountain from the Rear (p. 80)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 80 – COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN FROM THE REAR COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN FROM THE REAR.— Father Time became a familiar figure during the Fair to the hosts who gathered about the music stands on the eastern part of the Grand Plaza, for the barge of the Columbian Fountain rode stern on to the plaza and Time was at the barge's helm. The illustration is an excellent one of the fountain from the [...]

By Randy|2019-05-12T10:11:33-05:00May 21st, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Columbian Fountain, fountain, Frederick MacMonnies, MacMonnies Fountain, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

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