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1. S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933 S.S. Isle Royale on the Chicago River, 1933 Steamboats; Ships; Skyscrapers; Photograph. The Isle Royale Line became the new owners of the former S.S. Manitou. The Isle Royale's run was Chicago and Lake Superior, but by the middle of the Depression, she was out of service and partly...
2. Manhattan Beach, n.d. Manhattan Beach, n.d. Beaches; Sunbathing; Swimmers; Waterfronts; Manhattan Beach was located at 75th Street and the lakeshore. The Chief Justice Wallace, a passenger steamer, carried passengers from Manhattan Beach to the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.
3. 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
4. Sunset on the Dream City Sunset on the Dream City Gondolas; Sailboats; Boats; Sunrises & sunsets; Clouds; Smoke; Buildings; Facsimile watercolor.
5. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Debris; Beaches; Coastlines; Lakes & ponds; People Reproduction from a viewbook. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893. Rubbish from the Fire was used to fill in the area on the lakeshore between the outlying Illinois Central railroad track and...
6. Iowa State Building along the Lakefront, ca. 1893. Iowa State Building along the Lakefront, ca. 1893. State government; Beaches; Walking; People; Children Albumen print.
7. 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.
8. Gondola Landing Gondola Landing Gondolas; Umbrellas; Passengers; People; Lakes & ponds; Facsimile watercolor.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 On the Grand Basin, July 14, 1892 Passengers; Piers & wharves; Boats Reproduction of an albumen print
12. Statue of the Republic, 1893 Statue of the Republic, 1893 Sculpture; Albumen print
13. Gondolier, 1893 Gondolier, 1893 Gondolas; Rowers; Digital reproduction of a photograph: a gondolier on a gondola, Chicago, 1893.
14. 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...
15. Blueprint map accompanying Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892 Blueprint map accompanying Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892 Blueprints; Maps Blueprint map. 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 May...
16. 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.
17. 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...
18. East Side of the Transportation Building, 1893 East Side of the Transportation Building, 1893 Facades; Deterioration; Sculpture The World's Columbian Exposition buildings stood with elegant facades, presenting a city in trompe-l'oeil, an optical illusion. They were designed to be temporary, however, and Fair visitors would recollect...
19. Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891 Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891 Dredging; Progress photographs; Digital reproduction of a photograph. Albumen print. Construction for the World's Columbian Exposition: dredging, Chicago's lakefront, June 1891
20. View southwest from the roof of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, 1893 View southwest from the roof of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, 1893 Women; Lamps; Panoramic views; Reproduction of an albumen print.
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