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1. Daniel H. Burnham to Lyman J. Gage, President of the World's Columbian Exposition, February 13, 1891. Daniel H. Burnham to Lyman J. Gage, President of the World’s Columbian Exposition, February 13, 1891. Daniel H. Burnham’s original 1891 cost estimate for construction of the World’s Columbian Exposition topped $16,000,000. While the Exposition company was expected to bear the greatest financial responsibility...
2. Chicago South Park Commission, Plan of the South Open Ground..., as proposed to be laid out by Olmsted, Chicago South Park Commission, Plan of the South Open Ground..., as proposed to be laid out by Olmsted, Vaux & Company, Landscape Architects, 1871 The design for Chicago's park system began in 1869, with Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s ambitious proposal for the South Park.
3. Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Newcastle and Richmond Railroad Company, et al., ca. 1853 Digital reproduction of the signed printed document: Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Newcastle and Richmond Railroad Company, et al.,...
4. "Received in store from Barge [Adrana] for Mr. Z. Brown, Chicago, to forward to M. Kingman & Company, "Received in store from Barge [Adrana] for Mr. Z. Brown, Chicago, to forward to M. Kingman & Company, Buffalo, April 29, 1840." Steamboats and vessels from the East stopped at Chicago's port, which served as a great thoroughfare for both goods and passengers bound for the interior of the country.
5. 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...
6. 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.
7. Illinois Central Rail-Road Company Offer (sic) for Sale Over 2,400,000 Acres, Selected Prairie, Farm Illinois Central Rail-Road Company Offer (sic) for Sale Over 2,400,000 Acres, Selected Prairie, Farm and Wood Lands Covers (Illustration); Advertisements; Selling; Land In the decade between 1850 and 1860, the Illinois Central had transformed the face of the Chicago lakefront, and had stimulated the development of the city's outlying areas. The era of railroad growth...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. 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....
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 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...
14. 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...
15. 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...
16. 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...
17. 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...
18. 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...
19. Illinois Central Round House, from Chicago Illustrated Illinois Central Round House, from Chicago Illustrated Jetties; Lakes & ponds; Winds; Railroads; "The breakwater was essential for the protection of the land and the railroad tracks. Occasionally, an adventurous Chicagoan would venture out along its surface, only to be turned back by the force of...
20. Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833 Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833 Meetings; People; Postcard. The Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle. Artist Lawrence C. Earle’s scenes depicting the history of Chicago were originally painted for the Banking...
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