world's fair of 1893--columbian exposition
PRIMARY SOURCE ARTICLES FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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'Administration Building.' Collotype, coloured, after painting, 1893, by Hugh Ditzler. Chicago,World Fair 1893 / Ditzler. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_116485 read about food at the fairPHOTO:
'Le palais des Manufactures et le statue de la Republique'. - Machines'. - Woodcut. Chicago / World's Fair 1893 / Woodcut. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_149747 read about jackson park locationPHOTO:
Chicago World Fair, 1893 - By American Photographer - American Artist - Private Collection - AMERICA & AMERICAN ART (+CANADA) UP TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY - 1893 - black and white photograph Chicago World Fair, 1893 . Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/108_279634 read about 'red letter days'PHOTO:
'The opening of the World's Fair in Chicago on 1 May 1893'. - Contemporary woodcut aft.Rudolf Cronau (born 1855). Chicago World's Fair 1893 / Woodc.Cronau. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_116484 |
READ A REVIEW OF THE FAIR PHOTO:
The Great Ferris Wheel in The World Columbian Exposition, 1st July 1893 - By American School - American Artist - Narrative: illustration from the Scientific American magazine; held in Chicago on the shores of lake Michigan the fair lasted six months; - Private Collection - EXHIBITIONS,ARTISTS STUDIOS,PRIVATE VIEWS - 1893 - engraving Bottom of Form The Great Ferris Wheel In The World Columbian Exposition, 1st July 1893 . Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/108_234736 read about 'the white city'PHOTO:
Luminous view of the Administration Building at night, from the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition or Chicago World's Fair, 1893. (Photo by Chicago History Museum) Administration Building At Chicago World's Fair. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/127_1585286 read about the last days of the fairPHOTO:
Crowds awaiting the opening of the 'Columbian Exhibition', 1893. - Part of a stereoscopic photograph, 1893, by B.W.Killburn. Description: 'The Surging Sea of Humanity at the Opening of the Columbian Exhibition'. Coll. Archiv f.Kunst & Geschichte. Columbian Exhibition 1893 / Photo. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 19 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_136469 |
video resources
The following video is from the Urban Simulation Team at UCLA. This group is a research team exploring real-time visual simulations in architectural design, urban planning, emergency response, and education. The team's reconstruction model allows users to recreate the experience of walking through the classical Court of Honor and touring the fairgrounds from an electric launch.
This video is a photo montage of the fair produced by MindsiMedia.
The following video contains authentic footage from the 1893 World's Fair.