Author: John Joseph FlinnPublisher:
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Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition ...
Author: John Joseph FlinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, May 1 to October 26, 1893 ...
Author: Publisher: Chicago : Columbian Guide Company
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition in the City of Chicago ...
Author: John Joseph FlinnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition
Author: Flinn John J.Publisher:
ISBN: 9780259691556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, May 1 to October 26, 1893, by Authority of the United States of America ...
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Category : World's Columbian Exposition
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The World's Columbian Exposition
Author: Norm BolotinPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070815
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This exceptional chronicle takes readers on a visual tour of the glittering "white city" that emerged along the swampy south shore of Lake Michigan as a symbol of Chicago's rebirth and pride twenty-two years after the Great Fire. The World's Columbian Exposition, which commemorated the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage to America, was held from April to October in 1893. The monumental event welcomed twenty-eight million visitors, covered six hundred acres of land, boasted dozens of architectural wonders, and was home to some sixty-five thousand exhibits from all over the world. From far and wide, people came to experience the splendors of the fair, to witness the magic sparkle of electric lights or ride the world's first Ferris wheel, known as the Eiffel Tower of Chicago. Norman Bolotin and Christine Laing have assembled a dazzling photographic history of the fair. Here are panoramic views of the concourse--replete with waterways and gondolas, the amazing moving sidewalk, masterful landscaping and horticultural splendors--and reproductions of ads, flyers, souvenirs, and keepsakes. Here too are the grand structures erected solely for the fair, from the golden doorway of the Transportation Building to the aquariums and ponds of the Fisheries Building, as well as details such as menu prices, the cost to rent a Kodak camera, and injury and arrest reports from the Columbian Guard. This unique volume tells the story of the World's Columbian Exposition from its conception and construction to the scientific, architectural, and cultural legacies it left behind, inviting readers to imagine what it would have been like to spend a week at the fair.
Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition
Author: John J. FlinnPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265220108
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Excerpt from Official Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition: In the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, May 1 to October 26, 1893 Other Sections. Holland and Belgium each make a fine exhibit. Almost unknown Russian and Scandinavian painters are' shown to us. Spain, Austria, Denmark and Italy have notable exhibits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Chicago by Day and Night
Author: Paul DuricaPublisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810129094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Showcasing the first Ferris wheel, dazzling and unprecedented electrification, and exhibits from around the world, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Chicago’s chance to demonstrate that it had risen from the ashes of the Great Fire and was about to take its place as one of the world’s great cities. Millions would flock to the fair, and many of them were looking for a good time before and after their visits to the Midway and the White City. But what was the bedazzled visitor to do in Chicago? Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America, a very unofficial guide to the world beyond the fair, slaked the thirst of such curious folk. The pleasures it details range from the respectable (theater, architecture, parks, churches and synagogues) to the illicit—drink, gambling, and sex. With a wink and a nod, the book decries vice while offering precise directions for the indulgence of any desire. In this newly annotated edition, Chicagoans Paul Durica and Bill Savage—who, if born earlier, might have written chapters in the original—provide colorful context and an informative introduction to a wildly entertaining journey through the Chicago of 120 years ago.
The Devil In The White City
Author: Erik LarsonPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409044602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUT One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths. While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel. In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium. These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century . . .
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