World's Columbian Exposition lithographs, 1893.

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World's Columbian Exposition lithographs, 1893.

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Lithographs of views related to the World's Columbian Exposition printed and distributed by firms in Chicago, Ill., 1893. One set was made after drawings by Charles Graham, printed by the Winters Art Lithographic Company, and issued as supplements to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. Another set was printed by the Orcutt Company and distributed by the Keystone Watch Case Company.

29 lithographs (2 folders)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924365

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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...

Keystone Watch Case Company.

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Graham, Colin, 1931-2007

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