World's Columbian Exposition records and collection, 1891-1915.

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World's Columbian Exposition records and collection, 1891-1915.

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Minutes of the board of directors, executive committee, buildings and grounds committee, and other meetings; miscellaneous correspondence, invitations, passes, certificates, and awards issued by or associated with the World's Columbian Exposition. Also, journals, notebooks, and commentaries written by visitors to the Exposition.

1 oversize folder.

Chicago History Museum

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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...