whaleback Christopher Columbus Archives - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

Feb. 10, 2024: “S. S. Christopher Columbus with Todd Gordon” (Plymouth, WI)
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Feb. 10, 2024: “S. S. Christopher Columbus with Todd Gordon” (Plymouth, WI)

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Feb. 10, 2024: “S. S. Christopher Columbus with Todd Gordon” (Plymouth, WI)

A program on the S.S. Christopher Columbus whaleback steamer, used to transport visitors to and from the 1893 World’s Fair, will be sponsored by the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Part of the Center’s “Second Saturdays — Journeys Into Local History” series, “S. S. Christopher Columbus with Todd Gordon” will explore the history of the steamer that was built to ferry passengers from downtown Chicago to the fairgrounds. The only passenger whaleback ever built, [...]

By Scott|2024-03-13T08:54:10-05:00January 12th, 2024|Categories: EVENTS (past)|Tags: whaleback Christopher Columbus|0 Comments

THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 7)
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THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 7)

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THE CITY OF WONDERS: A Souvenir of the World’s Fair (Chapter 7)

THE CITY OF WONDERS A SOUVENIR OF THE WORLD'S FAIR by Mary Catherine Crowley (1894)

By Scott|2019-12-19T15:24:14-06:00December 28th, 2019|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Battleship Illinois, Big Tree, Casino, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Model Post Office, Moving Sidewalk, postcards, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Building, whaleback Christopher Columbus|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Whaleback, “Christopher Columbus” (p. 67)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 67 – THE WHALEBACK, "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS." THE WHALEBACK, "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS."—The steamboat company accorded the privilege of controlling the passenger traffic by water between the central part of Chicago and the Fair Grounds had a number of boats in its service but none to compare either in size or speed with the "Christopher Columbus,' popularly known as the "Whale-back." The "Christopher Columbus" was one of the best of the type [...]

By Randy|2018-10-16T07:16:43-05:00October 16th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Christopher Columbus, Lake Michigan, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Van Buren Street wharf, whaleback Christopher Columbus|0 Comments

Aug. 30, 2018 – Feb. 24, 2019: S.S. Columbus Whale Boat Exhibit at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum (Milwaukee)
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Aug. 30, 2018 – Feb. 24, 2019: S.S. Columbus Whale Boat Exhibit at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum (Milwaukee)

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Aug. 30, 2018 – Feb. 24, 2019: S.S. Columbus Whale Boat Exhibit at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum (Milwaukee)

"A Whale of a Ship" exhibit at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum in Milwaukee. The S.S. Christopher Columbus, the only whaleback ship ever built for passenger service, transported millions of visitors to the 1893 World’s Fair between downtown Chicago and the Columbian Exposition fairgrounds. The excursion liner operated on the Great Lakes through 1933. A new exhibit running from August 30, 2018, through February 24, 2019 at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum in Milwaukee explores [...]

By Scott|2022-01-22T12:50:54-06:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: EVENTS (past), EXHIBITS (past)|Tags: whaleback Christopher Columbus|0 Comments