World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
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World's Columbian Exposition
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Exposition internationale 1893 Chicago, Ill.
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Exposition internationale 1893 Chicago, Ill.
Wystawa Światowa (1893 ; Chicago).
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Wystawa Światowa (1893 ; Chicago).
Vsemirnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Vsemirnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Exposition internationale de Chicago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Exposition internationale de Chicago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Exposition universelle de Chicago (1893)
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Vsemīrnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka v Chikago (1893)
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Vsemīrnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka v Chikago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Vsemīrnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka v Chikago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Chikagskai︠a︡ Vsemirnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Chikagskai︠a︡ Vsemirnai︠a︡ Kolumbova vystavka Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Shikago Koronbusu Sekai Hakurankai Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Shikago Koronbusu Sekai Hakurankai Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Exposition Colombienne Chicago) (1893 :
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Exposition Colombienne Chicago) (1893 :
Exposition Universelle de Chicago.
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Exposition Universelle de Chicago.
Exposición Universal Columbina en Chicago Chicago. Ill.) (1893 :
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Exposición Universal Columbina en Chicago Chicago. Ill.) (1893 :
Esposizione Internazionale.
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Esposizione Internazionale.
Exposition universelle de Chicago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Exposition universelle de Chicago Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Kʻollŏmbia Segye Pangnamhoe Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
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Kʻollŏmbia Segye Pangnamhoe Chicago, Ill.) (1893 :
Exposition internationale de Chicago (1893)
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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million people visited the exhibition halls which displayed inventions in fields as diverse as mining, agriculture, and the liberal arts. Additional attractions included the world’s first ferris wheel, daily concerts by John Philip Sousa’s concert band, lectures delivered by Eadweard Muybridge, belly dancers on a simulated “Street of Cairo”, Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show, and the Viking, a replica of the Norwegian Gokstad ship. It was also at the fair that the public was introduced to Juicy Fruit gum, Quaker Oats, Hershey’s chocolate, the hamburger, and electric light, which illuminated the grounds and helped to garner them the title "The White City."
Weston was president of the Board of World's Fair Mangagers for the State of Michigan.
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million people visited the exhibition halls which displayed inventions in fields as diverse as mining, agriculture, and the liberal arts. Additional attractions included the world's first ferris wheel, daily concerts by John Philip Sousa's concert band, lectures delivered by Eadweard Muybridge, belly dancers on a simulated "Street of Cairo", Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show, and the Viking, a replica of the Norwegian Gokstad ship. It was also at the fair that the public was introduced to Juicy Fruit gum, Quaker Oats, Hershey's chocolate, the hamburger, and electric light, which illuminated the grounds and helped to garner them the title "The White City".
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