Photographic Collection, 1891-1893

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Photographic Collection, 1891-1893

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The World's Columbian Exposition, C. D. Arnold Photographic Collection (WCE/CDA) consists of 12 volumes with more than 1,000 platinum prints. There are photographs of the main Exposition buildings, the state and international buildings, and structures on the Midway Plaisance and the Wooded Island, as well as fountains, statuary and other features on the fairgrounds. While the majority of the images present a formal picture of the grandeur of the Exposition, a number of the photographs provide a record of Jackson Park being dredged, the buildings under construction and the grounds being designed.

12 volumes

Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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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...

Arnold, C. D. (Charles Dudley), 1844-1927

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Charles Dudley Arnold, 1844-1927, was the official photographer of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. From the description of C. D. Arnold photographic collection, 1892-1901. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 303022300 From the guide to the C. D. Arnold photographic collection, 1892-1901, (Columbia University Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Department of Drawings &amp...