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21. 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...
22. 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....
23. 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...
24. 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...
25. 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...
26. World's Columbian Exposition Agricultural Building World's Columbian Exposition Agricultural Building Exhibition buildings; Exhibitions; Water; Fairs; Temporary buildings The World's Columbian Exposition ran from May 1 to October 30, 1893. The Agricultural Building was 500 x 800 feet, and the annex was 300 x 500 feet. It was built near the shore of Lake Michigan facing...
27. 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...
28. 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...
29. 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...
30. 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...
31. 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.
32. 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...
33. 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.
34. First Fort Dearborn built in 1803 First Fort Dearborn built in 1803 Forts & fortifications; Horses; Horseback riding; Men; Postcard. The First Fort Dearborn built in 1803, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle
35. Gondolier, 1893 Gondolier, 1893 Gondolas; Rowers; Digital reproduction of a photograph: a gondolier on a gondola, Chicago, 1893.
36. Sunset on the Dream City Sunset on the Dream City Gondolas; Sailboats; Boats; Sunrises & sunsets; Clouds; Smoke; Buildings; Facsimile watercolor.
37. Gondola Landing Gondola Landing Gondolas; Umbrellas; Passengers; People; Lakes & ponds; Facsimile watercolor.
38. 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...
39. 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...
40. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871 Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871 Hotels; Ruins; Stereograph. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871. P.B. Greene, photographer
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