| 1. |  | 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... |
| 2. |  | 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... |
