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1. World's Fair Steamship Company passenger steamer, 1893 World’s Fair Steamship Company passenger steamer, 1893 Steamboats; Fairs; Water transportation line available from downtown Chicago to the fairgrounds at Jackson Park.
2. View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. Jetties; Lakes & ponds; Men; View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. Copelin & Melander, photographers.
3. South Branch of the Chicago River, Plan of Chicago, 1909 South Branch of the Chicago River, Plan of Chicago, 1909 Waterways; Waterfronts; Boats; Plans; View looking north on the south branch of the Chicago River, showing the suggested arrangement of streets and ways for teaming and reception of freight by boat, at different levels. Plan of Chicago by...
4. C.W. Caryl to James W. Ellsworth, November 14, 1893 C.W. Caryl to James W. Ellsworth, November 14, 1893 Exhibition buildings; Deterioration; Conservation & restoration; Meetings Typed letter, signed. Just two weeks after the close of the Fair, Chicagoans were already thinking about how to save the majestic, yet deteriorating, buildings of the World’s Columbian Exposition. In...
5. Steamship pass #19, assigned to James W. Ellsworth by the World's Fair Steamship Company, July 22, Steamship pass #19, assigned to James W. Ellsworth by the World’s Fair Steamship Company, July 22, 1892 Correspondence; Typed letter, signed, with manuscript additions.
6. Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892 Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892 Launches; Passengers; Committees; Typed document. A review of the Fair’s passenger launches occurred three months before the dedication of the buildings in October 1892, and almost ten months before the formal opening of the Fair on...
7. View from the Grand Basin to the Colonnade View from the Grand Basin to the Colonnade Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways; Passengers; People To navigate the Exposition waterways, Olmsted arranged for English electric launches and Venetian gondolas.
8. Great Central Depot Grounds, with Entrance to Harbor, from Chicago Illustrated Great Central Depot Grounds, with Entrance to Harbor, from Chicago Illustrated Sailboats; Boats; Waterfronts; People; Railroad stations; Railroads; This view of the Great Central Passenger Depot was one of the most familiar scenes in Chicago in the 1860s. Trains from the Illinois Central Railroad, the Michigan Central and the Chicago, Burlington &...
9. Deck of the S.S. Mabel Bradshaw Deck of the S.S. Mabel Bradshaw Decks (Ships); Steamboats; Passengers; Lakes & ponds; This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michigan...
10. S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s S.S. Mabel Bradshaw under way in the late 1890s Steamboats; Lakes & ponds; Ships; Sea walls This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michigan...
11. Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Harbors; Ships; Piers & wharves; This moonlit view of the harbor is set at the mouth of the Chicago River as it empties into Lake Michigan. A sand bar at the mouth of the River obstructed entrance to heavily freighted vessels, causing...
12. Plan of Chicago Harbor Plan of Chicago Harbor Maps; This 1839 plan for the Chicago harbor illustrates five years of shoreline encroachments and marks the position of the piers on the Chicago River. The blueprint notes that the public ground at Randolph...
13. World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Fairs; Columns; Stages (Platforms); Wreaths; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. Festival Hall, also known as Choral Hall, was located near the lagoon between the Horticultural and Transportation buildings. Outside...
14. World's Columbian Exposition Ferris Wheel World's Columbian Exposition Ferris Wheel Exhibitions; Ferris wheels; Midways; People; Fairs The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Ferris Wheel was conceived and built by George Ferris to "rival the Paris Exposition's Eiffel Tower in engineering ingenuity." It...
15. World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building Exhibition buildings; People; Exhibitions; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Transportation Building, which faced the lagoon, was 960 feet by 256 feet. In the center of the building was a cupola 165 feet high...
16. World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall World's Columbian Exposition Festival Hall Halls; Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Columns; Reflections; Water; People; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. Festival Hall, also known as Choral Hall, was located near the lagoon between the Horticultural and Transportation buildings. Outside...
17. World's Columbian Exposition Horticultural Building World's Columbian Exposition Horticultural Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Water; Greenhouses; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Horticultural Building was "250 by 298 feet, with eight greenhouses, the dimensions of which are 24 by 100 feet each. The area covered...
18. World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building Buildings; Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Water; Boats; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Fisheries Building was on the eastern side of the lagoon north of Wooded Island. The building was in three parts, "a main building...
19. World's Columbian Exposition Woman's Building World's Columbian Exposition Woman's Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Columns; Arches; Stairways; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Woman's Building was designed by a woman, architect Sophia G. Hayden. Shown here is the main entrance with its wide staircase and...
20. World's Columbian Exposition Machinery Hall World's Columbian Exposition Machinery Hall Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Sculpture; Columns; Water; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. Machinery Hall "is 846 feet long by 492 feet wide, not including the annex which is 490 feet by 550 feet, or the power house 100 by...
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