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1. On the Beach, by James Fagan, ca. 1893 On the Beach, by James Fagan, ca. 1893 Beaches; Walking; Sand; People; Children; Trees; Buildings; Smoke; Boardwalks; Etching
2. Sunset on the Dream City Sunset on the Dream City Gondolas; Sailboats; Boats; Sunrises & sunsets; Clouds; Smoke; Buildings; Facsimile watercolor.
3. Lakefront from the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building Lakefront from the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building Walking; People; Children; Flags; Flagpoles; Boardwalks; Exhibition buildings; Lakes & ponds; Reproduction of a photograph.
4. 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.
5. Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893 Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893 Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways; Albumen print.
6. 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...
7. World's Columbian Exposition Machinery Hall World's Columbian Exposition Machinery Hall Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Columns; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. Machinery Hall was located south of the Administration Building. The Hall featured a colonnade with details in the style of renaissance...
8. Court of Honor, ca. 1893 Court of Honor, ca. 1893 Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways; Gardens In 1890, nearly twenty years after the Great Chicago Fire and at the zenith of his career as an urban planner and landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted found the opportunity to resurrect his plan...
9. World's Columbian Exposition Electricity Building World's Columbian Exposition Electricity Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Lighting; Light fixtures; Halls; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Electricity Building covered nearly 5 + acres. The exhibits highlighted uses of electricity, from running motors to providing light....
10. 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...
11. 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...
12. World's Columbian Exposition Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building World's Columbian Exposition Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Water; Boats; People; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. One guidebook described the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building as "The greatest structure on the Exposition grounds and the largest...
13. World's Columbian Exposition Mines and Mining Building World's Columbian Exposition Mines and Mining Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Fairs; Water; Flags; Boats; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Mines and Mining Building was located at the southern end of the lagoon between the Electricity and Transportation buildings. The...
14. 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...
15. World's Columbian Exposition Woman's Building World's Columbian Exposition Woman's Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Water; Bridges; People; Launches; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Woman's Building, which was organized by women, was east of the Midway Plaisance at the north end of the lagoon. The building was...
16. 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...
17. World's Columbian Exposition Administration Building World's Columbian Exposition Administration Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Fountains; Domes; People; Flagpoles; Flags; Walkways; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Administration Building was formed of four pavilions, 84 feet square and connected by a great central dome 120 feet in diameter...
18. 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...
19. 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...
20. World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building World's Columbian Exposition Transportation Building Art; Doors & doorways; Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Transportation Building's "Golden Doorway" was located on the east side of the building. "This grand portal featured a series receding...
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