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Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, viewed from afar
November 13, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, viewed from afar
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Midway viewed from Dorchester. 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
November 17, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Midway viewed from Dorchester. 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
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World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893)
February 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893)
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The White City.
1893. Columbian Exposition.
The White City.
1893. Columbian Exposition.
August 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The White City.
1893. Columbian Exposition.
The White City.
1893. Columbian Exposition.
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Mayan ruins, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
May 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Mayan ruins, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
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A view of the Midway at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition.
April 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A view of the Midway at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition.
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Maryland State Building, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
August 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Maryland State Building, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
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View of the Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
August 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
View of the Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
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Cupola of the California State Building, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
August 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cupola of the California State Building, 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
173. Picturesque World's Fair - The Idaho Building worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/04/08/1...
173. Picturesque World's Fair - The Idaho Building - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
THE IDAHO BUILDING.—So attractive and so striking in appearance was the building erected in the Exposition grounds by the Territory of Idaho that before the Fair closed it was sold to an English club ...
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April 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
173. Picturesque World's Fair - The Idaho Building worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/04/08/1...
The biggest building in the world was at the 1893 Columbian Exposition worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/03/28/t...
The biggest building in the world was at the 1893 Columbian Exposition - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
How big was the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the 1893 World’s Fair? The MLAB was the largest building in the world and the largest roofed building that had ever erected at that time.
Th...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The biggest building in the world was at the 1893 Columbian Exposition worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/03/28/t...
United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/02/17/u...
United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
Greeting ex-President Benjamin Harrison when he visited the Indiana State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago [Image from the Chicago Inter Ocean September 28, 1893.] Thirteen...
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February 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
United States Presidents Who Visited the 1893 World’s Fair worldsfairchicago1893.com/2025/02/17/u...
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1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
December 27, 2024 at 5:31 PM
1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
Happy Holidays from WorldsFairChicago1893! worldsfairchicago1893.com/2024/12/16/h...
Happy Holidays from WorldsFairChicago1893! - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
We wish our readers a happy holiday season and best wishes in 2025!
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December 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Happy Holidays from WorldsFairChicago1893! worldsfairchicago1893.com/2024/12/16/h...
A little WICKED backstory on how the look of the Emerald city came about. It all started in 1893.....
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The Architectural Influence of the 1893 World’s Fair on “Wicked” - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
Every way
That you look in this city
There’s something exquisite
You’ll want to visit
Before the day’s through!
—“One Short Day” by Stephen Schwartz
The 2024 blockbuster film Wicked takes audiences i...
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November 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
A little WICKED backstory on how the look of the Emerald city came about. It all started in 1893.....
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worldsfairchicago1893.com/2024/11/22/t...
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Women who launched art careers via Lorado Taft and the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. #Chicago #1893WorldFair #HydePark #WomenInArt patriciamorse.substack.com/p/lorado-taf...
Lorado Taft and the White Rabbits
Link to Urban Renewal Talk
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September 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Women who launched art careers via Lorado Taft and the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. #Chicago #1893WorldFair #HydePark #WomenInArt patriciamorse.substack.com/p/lorado-taf...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #8,760,811!
October 8, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #8,760,811!
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I was also intrigued by this painting from 1898 celebrating the arrival of a replica of the Gokstad ship, named the Viking, at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 after a transatlantic voyage from Bergen.
August 26, 2024 at 2:36 PM
I was also intrigued by this painting from 1898 celebrating the arrival of a replica of the Gokstad ship, named the Viking, at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 after a transatlantic voyage from Bergen.
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Where is board game Sky? My brother’s new game, Chicago 1893, is now available for pre-order. Ships for Christmas!
Prior games of his include El: The Chicago Transit Adventure (a board game) and Loop: The Elevated Card Game.
Prior games of his include El: The Chicago Transit Adventure (a board game) and Loop: The Elevated Card Game.
Chicago 1893: The City Beautiful Tile Game *Pre-Order*
*This is a Pre-Order. Pre-orders are estimated to begin shipping on November 28th* In Chicago 1893: The City Beautiful, you will compete with your rivals to help rebuild the city of Chicago in prepar...
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November 15, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Where is board game Sky? My brother’s new game, Chicago 1893, is now available for pre-order. Ships for Christmas!
Prior games of his include El: The Chicago Transit Adventure (a board game) and Loop: The Elevated Card Game.
Prior games of his include El: The Chicago Transit Adventure (a board game) and Loop: The Elevated Card Game.
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Looking east from Hyde Park across the railroad tracks with Adler & Sullivan’s Transportation Building in the background. Notice the Columbian Exchange Hotel, which probably opened to take advantage of visitors going to the 1893 World’s Fair.
(Chicago History Museum)
(Chicago History Museum)
April 19, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Looking east from Hyde Park across the railroad tracks with Adler & Sullivan’s Transportation Building in the background. Notice the Columbian Exchange Hotel, which probably opened to take advantage of visitors going to the 1893 World’s Fair.
(Chicago History Museum)
(Chicago History Museum)
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World’s fair in Chicago, Illinois, 1893.
February 7, 2024 at 12:19 PM
World’s fair in Chicago, Illinois, 1893.
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“Metalwork,” study for the Dome of the Manufacturer's Building, World's Columbian Exposition
August 19, 2023 at 1:18 AM
“Metalwork,” study for the Dome of the Manufacturer's Building, World's Columbian Exposition
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I've always appreciated simplicity and symbolism behind the City of Chicago flag, for similar reasons.
May 11, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I've always appreciated simplicity and symbolism behind the City of Chicago flag, for similar reasons.