The photo shows the entrance to the Montana Mining
Exhibit. One popular attraction in the Montana display was a
silver statue that weighed five thousand pounds. Montana was
the largest producer of copper in the U.S. in 1893. There were
many displays of copper from its raw ore to finished copper wire.
Bancroft, Hubert
Howe. The Book of the Fair. Chicago: The Bancroft Company,
1893. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without
permission. |
