Posts tagged World's Fair

“Freak show” souvenir card, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago.

“Freak show” souvenir card, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago.

Barker calling in fair-goers to see the “One Girl from the Least Civilized Nation in the World,” side-show, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

Barker calling in fair-goers to see the “One Girl from the Least Civilized Nation in the World,” side-show, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

The Grand Basin at sunset, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

The Grand Basin at sunset, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

Roof at the Music Hall of the Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

Roof at the Music Hall of the Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago

Monument of Oranges inside the Horticultural Building, Columbian Exposition, World’s Fair, 1893, Chicago.
Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago

Monument of Oranges inside the Horticultural Building, Columbian Exposition, World’s Fair, 1893, Chicago.

Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago


Proposal for Tower of Water and Light, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1932, Chicago.

Proposal for Tower of Water and Light, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1932, Chicago.

Take the Canadian Pacific to the Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago.

Take the Canadian Pacific to the Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago.

The Battleship Illinois docked on the lake at the Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

The Battleship Illinois docked on the lake at the Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

Visitors to the Columbian Exposition could depart from Grant Park at Van Buren and Michigan Ave, via train or boat, 1893, Chicago.

The first photo is the train terminal at Van Buren and the second is the pier at Van Buren.

View inside the peristyle at the Water Gate, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

View inside the peristyle at the Water Gate, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

I love the unintentional and coincidental compositions of these two photos I found. Progress!

The first was taken on the Midway Plaisance at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the second was taken 40 years later on the Midway at the Century of Progress World’s Fair of 1933.

The Japanese and Turkish villages (respectively), Midway Plaisance, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.

Plan for an elevated spiral restaurant that did not come to fruition, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago
Mechanix Illustrated

Plan for an elevated spiral restaurant that did not come to fruition, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933, Chicago

Mechanix Illustrated

The Ferris Wheel from the Columbian Exposition after it had been moved to Clark and Diversey in Lake View, 1895, Chicago.

The Ferris Wheel from the Columbian Exposition after it had been moved to Clark and Diversey in Lake View, 1895, Chicago.

Fountain and Searchlights, Century of Progress, 1933, Chicago. Rudolph Ingerle

Fountain and Searchlights, Century of Progress, 1933, Chicago. Rudolph Ingerle