World's Columbian Exposition photographs by C.D. Arnold, 1891-1894.

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World's Columbian Exposition photographs by C.D. Arnold, 1891-1894.

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Nearly eight hundred large-format platinum photographic prints and twenty-five small-format sepia photographic prints by C.D. Arnold, the official photographer of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, illustrate the development of fair's site and building construction, the fair while open to the public, and the fires that destroyed many buildings at the end of the fair.

3 linear ft., 15 oversize portfolios, and flatfile materials.

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8213670

Aurora University, Phillips 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...

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...