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Image
Gallery
Table
of Contents | Other World’s
Fairs (6) | People (5) | Construction (7)
| Chicago (3) | Views
of the Fair (17) | Grand
Basin (8)
| Exposition
Buildings (57) | State
and Foreign Buildings (18)
| The Midway (13) | Artifacts (2)
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Other
World’s Fairs (6
images)
Illustrations of other World's Fairs leading up to the
Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893:
1. New York 1853, 2. Dublin
1855, 3. London 1862, 4. Paris
1867, 5. Philadelphia 1876, 6. Paris
1889 |
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People
(5 images)
Portraits of important people
involved with the Columbian Exposition:
1. Daniel
Burnham,
2. Frederick
Olmstead, 3. William
Le Baron Jenney, 4. Grover
Cleveland, 5. Frederick
Douglas |
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Construction
(7 images)
Images of the fair in various stages of construction:
1. Construction
workers, 2. Early
construction at Jackson Park, 3. Workers
on the Midway, 4. Steel supports for Manufactures Building,
5. Pediment of Agriculture Building, 6. Administration
Building in progress, 7. Spray paint |
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Chicago
(3 images)
Photos of Chicago in the late 1800s:
1. Chicago 1890, 2. People arriving downtown
by train, 3. Downtown Chicago
Opening Day |
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Views
of the Fair (17 images)
Illustrations and aerial photographs of the fairgrounds:
1. Illustrated Map of fair grounds,
2. View from East looking Southwest, 3. View
from East looking Northwest,
4. Fisheries and U.S. Government
Buildings,
5. Panoramic view from North, 6. Panoramic
view from West, 7. Moving
Pier leading to Peristyle Gate, 8. Peristyle
Gate viewed from the Pier, 9. Gondola, 10. Boat
on Lagoon, 11. Colonnade, 12. Opening Day
ceremony inside Manufactures Building, 13. Crowd
on Chicago Day, 14. Relaxing
by the water on Chicago Day, 15. View
from Ferris Wheel looking East, 16. Intramural
Train, 17. Burned wreckage
of Peristyle Gate |
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Grand
Basin (8
images)
Photographs of the Grand Basin and sculptures:
1. Grand Basin viewed from East, 2. Statue
of Republic, 3. Statue of Republic
detail, 4. Grand Basin viewed
from West, 5. Columbian
Fountain viewed from Northwest, 6. Columbia
Fountain viewed from South, 7. Columbia
Fountain detail, 8. Grand
Basin at night |
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Exposition
Buildings (57 images)
Photographs of the exteriors and interiors of selected exposition
buildings:
Administration (4),
Agriculture (3), Anthropology (7), Electricity (5), Fine
Arts (7),
Fisheries (3), Horticulture (4), Machinery (5), Manufactures (6),
Mines and Mining (4), Transportation (9),
Woman's (4) |
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Sate
and Foreign Buildings (18
images)
Photographs of the buildings sponsored by state and foreign governments:
1. Illinois, 2. Inside
Illinois Building, 3. Michigan, 4. New York, 5. Pennsylvania, 6. Brazil, 7. Great
Britain, 8. France, 9. Germany, 10. Guatemala, 11. Haiti, 12. India,
13. Inside India Building, 14. Japanese
Ho-o-Den, 15. Japanese Ho-o-Den dedication
ceremony, 16. U.S.
Government Building, 17. Inside U.S.
Government Building, 18. Inside rotunda
of U.S. Government Building |
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The
Midway (13 images)
Photographs of the Midway:
1. Entrance to Midway, 2. The
Ferris Wheel, 3. Ferris Wheel car, 4. View
from Ferris Wheel looking East, 5. The
German Village, 6. Cairo Street, 7. Egyptian
man and child on camel, 8. Egyptian
dancers, 9. Bedouin family, 10. Members
of Dahomean tribe, 11. The Javanese
settlement, 12. The Chinese Theatre,
13. Wild Bill Wild West Show |
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Artifacts
(2 images)
Photographs of souvenirs and Columbian Exposition memorabilia:
1. Postcard, 2. Photo Album |
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