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Living Souvenirs of the World’s Fair of 1893
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Living Souvenirs of the World’s Fair of 1893

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Living Souvenirs of the World’s Fair of 1893

A visitor to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition sent a letter home to Augusta, Maine, reporting about many sights on the fairgrounds and in Chicago. Author “E. H. J.” concludes with these thoughts: “Our notebooks are full, our pocketbooks are empty, and we're going home to rest and think. We are tired. Not by the hot weather, or walking, or sight-seeing, but by the souvenirs. You can not buy anything in Chicago now that is not a ‘souvenir of [...]

By Scott|2025-08-17T13:41:18-05:00August 18th, 2025|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Japanese Bazaar, souvenirs|0 Comments

Did you see the 1893 Fair? Prove it with a “Certificate of Visitation to the World’s Columbian Exposition”
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Did you see the 1893 Fair? Prove it with a “Certificate of Visitation to the World’s Columbian Exposition”

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Did you see the 1893 Fair? Prove it with a “Certificate of Visitation to the World’s Columbian Exposition”

You bought your train ticket and booked your lodging in Chicago, traveled to Jackson Park and paid your fifty-cent admission. You’ve finally made it into the City of Wonders, the Dream City, the White City … the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition fairgrounds. How will anyone believe you are here if you don’t purchase an official “Certificate of Visitation” to show friends back home? T. Dart Walker’s drawing “In the Rotunda of the Administration Building” depicts a busy ground [...]

By Scott|2025-06-11T14:34:41-05:00December 20th, 2023|Categories: HISTORY|Tags: Administration Building, Harlow Higinbotham, Howard O. Edmonds, model of the US Treasury, Model Post Office, postcards, souvenirs|0 Comments