Peter J. Weber papers, 1888-ca. 1945.

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Peter J. Weber papers, 1888-ca. 1945.

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The collection, consisting largely of photographs, documents Weber's early architectural career with the World's Columbian Exposition, then with D.H. Burnham & Co. In 1900 he established a private practice in Chicago, designing office and apartment buildings, resort hotels, and several buildings at Ravinia Park.

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Aurora University, Phillips Library

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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...

Weber, Bertram A., 1898-1989.

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D.H. Burnham and Co.

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Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912

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Weber, Peter Joseph, 1863-1923.

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