Letter : Chicago, Ill., to May and Gert, 1893 Nov. 2.

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Letter : Chicago, Ill., to May and Gert, 1893 Nov. 2.

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Personal and family matters; briefly describes the dismantling of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

1 item (2 p.) ; 28 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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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...

Garland, Solomon, b. 1831.

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Des Plaines, Illinois, farmer and greenhouse proprietor. From the description of Letter : Chicago, Ill., to May and Gert, 1893 Nov. 2. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023724 ...