Barker calling in fair-goers to see the “One Girl from the Least Civilized Nation in the World,” side-show, 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
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.
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
The Ferris Wheel from the Columbian Exposition after it had been moved to Clark and Diversey in Lake View, 1895, Chicago.