Remeniscenses [sic] of our trip to the Columbian Exposition from August 21/93 to August 31/93, 1893.

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Remeniscenses [sic] of our trip to the Columbian Exposition from August 21/93 to August 31/93, 1893.

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Records one family's impressions of the World's Columbian Exposition. The family set out for Chicago on August 21, 1893, traveled by train, stayed in the Hotel Garfield, and enjoyed ten days of sightseeing at the fair and in the city. Most of the entries are devoted to naming the various exhibitions seen and making comments about the hightlights of each. The manuscript also includes an itemized listing of expenses for the vacation. Each day the family paid $1.25 for fair entrance along with additional fees for featured attractions, souvenirs, and food. Although $163.75 was budgeted for the trip, only $119.80 was spent.

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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...