| 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 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... |
