World's Columbian Exposition Views and Photographs 1893

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World's Columbian Exposition Views and Photographs 1893

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The World's Columbian Exposition was a world's fair that took place in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World in 1492. The exposition covered more than 600 acres and consisted of over 200 buildings. Over 27 million people attended the exposition. The collection consists of one album and five published sets of views.

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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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 peo...