Printed material on the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

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Printed material on the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

1890-1893

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Regulations, information about the importation of works of art, catalogs, floor plans, entry applications, business solicitations, and a photo-gravure of the Art Building.

Archives of American Art

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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...