World's Columbian Exposition ephemera, circa 1893.

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World's Columbian Exposition ephemera, circa 1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173699155

Ephemeral material from and related to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. Included are a souvenir booklet about the Ferris wheel and a floor plan of the Department of Transportation exhibits.

0.2 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924937

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...