Diary : a journal of my trip to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, August 7th 1893 to August 16th 1893, 1893.

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Diary : a journal of my trip to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, August 7th 1893 to August 16th 1893, 1893.

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Author describes in detail hundreds of different exhibits at the World's Columbian Exposition.

1 item [96] p. ; 16 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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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...