PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Page 7 – Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Statue of Columbus Taking Possession (p. 57)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 57 – STATUE OF COLUMBUS TAKING POSSESSION Only in a lesser degree than that accorded the Statue of the Republic was attention secured by its commanding situation to the statue representing Columbus taking possession of America. It stood in front of the eastern portal of the Administration Building, where were always throngs assembled whether the attendance of the Fair was light or heavy. In this part of the plaza [...]

By Randy|2022-09-02T08:20:31-05:00July 8th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Columbus (statue by Lawrence), Court of Honor, Louis Saint-Gaudens, Miss Mary Lawrence, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Columbian Liberty Bell (p. 56)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 56 – THE COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL THE COLUMBIAN LIBERTY BELL.—Not least among the ideas natural to the Columbian year, and which finally embodied themselves, was that of casting a new Liberty Bell, one the very metal of which should have associations connected with the thought of liberty and a universal brotherhood. The plan of such a bell was conceived by Mr. William McDowell, of New Jersey, and it was [...]

By Randy|2018-07-04T14:15:05-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Calhoun, Columbian Liberty Bell, George Washington, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Davis, John Brown, John C, Lucretia Mott, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, William McDowell, World's Congress of Religions|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – United States Military Encampment, Government Plaza (p. 55)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 55 – UNITED STATES MILITARY ENCAMPMENT, GOVERNMENT PLAZA UNITED STATES MILITARY ENCAMPMENT, GOVERNMENT PLAZA.—North and east of the Manufactures Building was an extensive plaza devoted altogether to the uses of the United States Government. Here were the military encampment, the life-saving station, the signal service bureau, the naval station, the light-house exhibit and similar governmental features. The view shown is taken from the Government Building looking southeast, the northeast [...]

By Randy|2023-02-19T09:39:32-06:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Fort Sheridan, Government Plaza, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Military Encampment (Government Plaza), PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, West Point Cadets|0 Comments

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 “Farmer’s Bridge.” (p. 52)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The “Farmer’s Bridge.” (p. 52)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The “Farmer’s Bridge.” (p. 52)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 52 – THE "FARMER'S BRIDGE" THE "FARMER'S BRIDGE." — Not a few of the prominent features of the Columbian Exposition acquired popular titles quite different from their official designation. The main entrance to the Transportation Building became known as "The Golden Door," the rolling chairs propelled largely by theological students, acquired the title of " Gospel Chariots;" the Columbian Guards were called the "Tin Soldiers," and in other directions [...]

By Randy|2018-06-01T05:51:07-05:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: buffalo, Farmer's Bridge, Gospel Chariots, moose, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Tin Soldiers|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 51 – THE AGRICULTURE BUILDING THE AGRICULTURE BUILDING.—Viewed from the northwest, different facades of the great Agriculture Building can be seen and a fair idea obtained of its magnitude and beauty. Though but a single story in height, most imposing effects were sought in the design of the structure and were fully realized. Its dimensions were, for the main building, eight hundred by five hundred feet, and for the [...]

By Randy|2022-01-23T11:30:54-06:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Farmer's Bridge, McKim Mead and White, Philip Martiny, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, sculpture, Zodiac|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 50 – THE HORTICULTURE BUILDING THE HORTICULTURE BUILDING.—It is doubtful if among all the views taken upon the World's Fair grounds one has been secured which in beauty and general interest surpasses that given here. It is from the top of the Government Building looking west over the Wooded Island and commanding the whole splendid frontage of the Horticulture Building, a view which, from the nature of things, could [...]

By Randy|2021-05-05T14:20:54-05:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Festival Hall, Horticultural Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, William Le Baron Jenney, Wooded Island|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

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 48 – THE FERRIS WHEEL THE FERRIS WHEEL.—What the Eiffel Tower was to the Paris Exposition the Ferris Wheel was to the Columbian. Like the Eiffel Tower, it was a triumph of engineering and an example of metal construction on a gigantic scale, but it had the additional feature of activity. It was in motion, a monster plaything, a device for furnishing a novel experience to the multitude. The [...]

By Randy|2018-05-07T05:34:34-05:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Eiffel Tower, Ferris Wheel, George Ferris, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

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

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 46 – THE GERMAN CASTLE THE GERMAN CASTLE.—The most notable feature of the German Village in Midway Plaisance was, assuredly, the German Castle, a manner of structure with which very few save foreign visitors were at, all familiar. It bore little resemblance to the ideal fortress of the Middle Ages, even to those upon the Rhine whence robber barons descended upon passing bodies of traders or to make war [...]

By Randy|2018-04-14T06:44:54-05:00April 14th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: German Village, Germany, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 45 – A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS.—The State Buildings, though dwarfed by the monster structures south of them, made a city by themselves in the north and northwest parts of the Exhibition grounds, and afforded varying and beautiful types of architecture in their exteriors, while among their interior displays were many rarely surpassed in interest- The view above presented is from an elevated point [...]

By Randy|2018-04-11T12:01:07-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Florida State Building, Kansas State Building, Kentucky State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Buildings|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 44 – INTERIOR VIEW IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING INTERIOR VIEW IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—While the building erected by the government of the United States was hardly counted among the architectural masterpieces of the Fair, it was at least to be expected that the vast resources available would make its exhibits of special interest, and in this respect public opinion was not wrong. From the possessions of the Smithsonian Institution, [...]

By Randy|2018-04-07T17:58:55-05:00April 5th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: flags, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 43 – THE GREAT DISPLAY OF WINDMILLS THE GREAT DISPLAY OF WINDMILLS.—One of the most picturesque effects produced on the Exposition grounds was that resulting from the grouping of windmills of all sorts and kinds in competition. From the old Dutch windmill made famous in poetry and story to the latest patented American invention, they were there in the path of the lake breezes, blazing in all colors and [...]

By Randy|2018-07-07T12:16:15-05:00March 28th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Don Quixote, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, windmills|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 42 – THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.—The heart of the great entity known as the Columbian Exposition was in the Administration Building. Here were the offices of the Presidents and here, also, those of the Director-General and some of his immediate lieutenants. From here the vast machinery was directed and controlled, and about here as a nucleus thronged the multitude preliminary to any great festal occasion. It was [...]

By Randy|2018-03-24T06:19:40-05:00March 24th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, George R. Davis, Grand Basin, Harlow Higinbotham, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Japanese Government Buildings (p. 41)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Japanese Government Buildings (p. 41)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Japanese Government Buildings (p. 41)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 41 – JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.—From the very inception of the idea of the Columbian Exposition, the Japanese Government showed a hearty good will toward the United States in the movement, and was one of the earliest nations on the ground engaged in the erection of its buildings. A site on the Wooded Island was given the old empire, it being the only country occupying space in [...]

By Randy|2018-03-24T06:24:29-05:00March 22nd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Ho-o-den, Hoo-do, Japanese Government, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Tokugawa|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ceylon Building (p. 40)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ceylon Building (p. 40)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ceylon Building (p. 40)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 40 - THE CEYLON BUILDING THE CEYLON BUILDING.—Distant Ceylon made an admirable snowing at the Columbian Exposition, its building forming a notable exhibit in itself. The "Court," as it was called, stood just to the north of the German Building, fronting on the lake. The material was of the beautiful native woods of Ceylon, and the pillars, ends of beams and doors were wonderfully carved in imitation of the [...]

By Randy|2018-09-02T17:34:46-05:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Buddha, Ceylon Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Sri Lanka, Vishnu|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Music Hall, The Peristyle and the Movable Sidewalk (p. 39)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Music Hall, The Peristyle and the Movable Sidewalk (p. 39)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Music Hall, The Peristyle and the Movable Sidewalk (p. 39)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 39 – MUSIC HALL, THE PERISTYLE AND THE MOVABLE SIDEWALK MUSIC HALL, THE PERISTYLE AND THE MOVABLE SIDEWALK.—First to disappear totally from among the grander features of the Columbian Exposition were the Casino and Music Hall, the famous Peristyle and a portion of the Movable Sidewalk, destroyed by fire on the evening and night of January 8, 1894. The view given above shows all save the Casino, with which [...]

By Randy|2019-04-16T09:53:35-05:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Casino, Moving Sidewalk, Music Hall, Peristyle, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Krupp Gun (p. 37)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 37 – THE KRUPP GUN KRUPP GUN EXHIBIT AND LEATHER AND SHOE TRADES BUILDING.—The building in which was the famous Krupp Gun exhibit and that devoted to the Leather and Shoe Trade displays were situated together on the lake front, in the southeastern part of the Exposition grounds, and both appear in the above Illustration. The big gun shown in the Krupp exhibit, the largest in the world, weighs one [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:35:22-05:00March 6th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: gun exhibit, Krupp Gun, Leather Shoe Trades Building, naval exhibit, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, World's Columbian Exposition|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Hunt Ball (p. 36)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 36 – THE HUNT BALL "THE HUNT BALL. "—Among the hundreds of magnificent paintings exhibited in the Art Palace, the work of artists widely renowned in their special fields, certain pictures had always a throng about them from morning until mght. Among these was one, which, from its intrinsic merit, even beyond its size and brilliant coloring, attracted a continuous group of delighted visitors. It was "The Hunt Ball," the [...]

By Randy|2018-03-11T14:35:37-05:00March 3rd, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Hunt Ball, Jules L. Stewart, painting, Palace of Fine Arts, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

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