World's Columbian Exposition records. 1884-1885, 1891-1894.

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...

Hunt, L. P.

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Lamphere, George Nathan, 1845-1918.

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LaDue, Jay.

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Minnesota. Governor (1893-1895 : Nelson)

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Furlong, John J., 1945-

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Winchell, N. H. (Newton Horace), 1839-1914

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Newton Horace Winchell came to Minnesota in 1872 when the Legislature offered him $1,000 to complete the first geological survey of the state. He was the first person to map Minnesota's geology and mineral deposits; he discovered the valuable low-grade iron ore deposits of the Mesabi and Vermilion ranges. He founded the Minnesota Geological Survey, served as its director for 28 years, and was the first head of the University's geology and geophysics department. From the guide to the ...

Merriam, William Rush, 1849-1931

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Minnesota. Board of World's Fair Managers

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On April 20, 1891, the Legislature passed an act establishing the Minnesota Board of World's Fair Managers [Laws 1891 c157] and authorizing the governor to appoint six managers to develop exhibits for the World's Columbian Exposition representing the natural resources, industrial development, and general progress of the state of Minnesota. An appropriation of $50,000 accompanied the legislation, however, it could not be used to construct a building or compensate the managers. On May 1, Governor ...

Reeve, Charles McCormick, 1847-1947

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Ward, A.L.

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Minnesota. Governor (1889-1893 : Merriam)

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Montfort, D. A.

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Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923

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Knute Nelson was born in Vosse Elven, Norway, on February 2, 1843. In 1849 he and his widowed mother emigrated to the United States, settling first in Chicago (1849-1850), then in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he enlisted in the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment (1861-1864) during the Civil War. Following the war he was graduated from the Albion Academy and studied law in a Madison, Wisconsin, law office, being admitted to the bar in 1867 and then serving as a representative in the ...

Minnesota. Board of World's Fair Managers. Women's Auxiliary Board.

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Hamlin, Conde.

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