| Dates: | 1893 |
| Size: | 2 linear feet in 1 box |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe.wce.bof |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Book of the Fair, [Image #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author and process date unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021. |
Abstract
A portfolio of facsimile illustrations by well-known artists of World’s Columbian Exposition buildings, fairgrounds and exhibits.
Biographical/Historical
In 1893, Chicago hosted the World’s Columbian Exposition, a World’s Fair celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. The Fair took place in Jackson Park, on Chicago’s South Side, and ran from May through October of 1893. During those six months, more than 27 million people from around the world visited the Fair. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and architect and planner Daniel Burnham, collaborated with many other luminaries to bring the Fair into existence.
Scope and Contents
A Portfolio of 46 Illustrations from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
Arrangement
Illustrations are arranged alphabetically by artist’s last name.
Subjects
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
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- World's Columbian Exposition, Bureau of Music, Official Report
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- World's Columbian Exposition Ephemera Collection
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Collection Inventory
| Box 1 | Image 1 | “The Agricultural Building.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 2 | “The Columbian Arch.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 3 | “The Dore Vase.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 4 | “The MacMonnies Fountain.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 5 | “Main Hall, Brazil Building.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 6 | “‘The Escaped Slave,’ from a Statue in Bronze by Beklimischeff.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 7 | “‘The Card Trick,’ from the Painting by J.G. Brown.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 8 | “The East Lagoon,” by C.H. Eaton. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 9 | “The Windmills,” by C.H. Eaton. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 10 | “‘Dickens and Little Nell,’ from the Statue in Bronze by F. Edwin Elwell.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 11 | “The Court, French Building,” by Joseph Fagan. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 12 | “The Doorway of the German Cast1e, Midway Plaisance,” by James Fagan. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 13 | “On the Beach,” by James Fagan. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 14 | “The Wooded Island,” by James Fagan. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 15 | “The California Building,” by W.C. Fitler. Facsimile Water Co1or | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 16 | “The Administration Plaza,” by Jules Guerin. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 17 | “The MacMonnies Fountain by Night,” by JulesGuerin. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 18 | “The Main Entrance, Horticultural Building,” by Joseph Lauber. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 19 | “The Moose Bridge,” by Joseph Lauber. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 20 | “The Tiffany Chapel,” by Joseph Lauber. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 21 | “‘The Pilots,’ from a Painting by Gari Melchers.” Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 22 | “The Aquarium, Fisheries Building,” by Charles Mente. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 23 | “In the Grand Court, Woman’s Building,” by Charles Mente. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 24 | “Interior of the Japanese Section, Manufactures Building,” by Charles Mente. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 25 | “Arrival from Mecca, Cairo Street,” by Louis Meyne1le. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 26 | “The New England Cabin,” by Louis Meynelle. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 27 | “The Street in Cairo, Midway Plaisance,” by Louis Meynelle. Facsimile Water color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 28 | “The Wedding Procession, Street in Cairo,” by Louis Meynelle. Facsimile Water Co1or | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 29 | “The Algerian Quarter, Midway Plaisance,” by C.F.W. Mielatz. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 30 | “The Golden Door, Transportation Building,” by C.F.W. Mielatz. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 31 | “Looking Down the West Lagoon,” by C. F. W. Mielatz. Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 32 | “The West Entrance, Manufactures Building,” by C.F.W. Mielatz. Original Etching | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 33 | “‘The Arts of Industry,’ a Panel in the Manufactures Building,” by F.D. Millet. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 33a | “Court of Honor,” by H.D. Nichols. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 34 | “Gondola Landing, North Lagoon,” by H.D. Nichols. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 35 | “The Hooden Palace, Wooded Island,” by H. D. Nichols. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 36 | “The Midway Plaisance,” by H.D. Nichols. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 37 | “Sunset on the Dream City,” by H.D. Nichols. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 38 | “The German Building,” by Rene de Quelin. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 39 | “Coquetry,” from the Painting by Henrietta Ronner. Photogravure | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 40 | “The Art Pa1ace,” by F. Hopkinson Smith. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 41 | “The Interior of the Chinese Theatre, Midway Plaisance,” by T. de Thulstrup. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 42 | “Javanese Dancing Girls,” by T. de Thulstrup. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 43 | “The Ship of the Desert, Cairo Street,” by T. de Thulstrup. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 44 | “Old Vienna, Midway Plaisance,” by W.J. Whittemore. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
| Box 1 | Image 45 | “The Colonade, Fisheries Building,” by Peter Woltze. Facsimile Water Color | 1893 |
