Field museum holdings 1893 worlds columbian exposition. The worlds columbian exposition, also known as the chicago columbian exposition and worlds fair columbian exposition was held in chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of christopher columbuss arrival in the new world in 1492. A celebration of progress facing history and ourselves. The wooded island in the fairgrounds of the 1893 worlds columbian exposition. The worlds columbian exposition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of christopher columbus landing in america, was actually held in 1893, a year later than had been planned. Our experience with the 1893 fair dates to 1979, when we first began collecting fair artifacts and writing about the exposition, interests that culminated in the production of our first wce history book, published by the national trust for historic preservation in. Restoration of maya ruins at the 1893 columbian exposition. Columbian exposition, also known as the chicago world s fair was a world s fair held in chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of christopher columbus arrival in the new world in 1492.
The midway plaisance at the 1893 worlds columbian exposition. I thought i knew a few things about the chicago expo of 1893, but the contents of the presented documentary are ridiculously amazing in their mockery of our historical perception. This tiny but important piece of ephemera gives historians a critically important look at how the lemp brewery saw itself, and how it wanted to be viewed by the public. Kansas day, containing a brief history of kansas and a collection by kansas authors. A compendium of information for those intending to visit the worlds columbian exposition, to be held in the city of chicago, 1893 classic reprint. Worlds columbian exposition, 1893, 1893 oil on canvas 18 x 26 in. Books for six short months in 1893, jackson park in chicago was home to one of the largest and most spectacular expositions of the 19th century.
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