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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.
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
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.
A portion of Nikola Tesla’s “revolutionary” neon light display at the 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.
The Ferris Wheel from the Columbian Exposition after it had been moved to Clark and Diversey in Lake View, 1895, Chicago.
State Street (at Monroe) decorated for the Columbian Exposition Dedication, 1893, Chicago.
Notice the nice use of our municipal device, the y shape representing the 3 branches of the Chicago River.
Train station at the Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.
Edison’s Tower of Light on display in the Electricity Building, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.
Cafe de la Marine, Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago.
One of my favorite buildings at the fair.
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