World's Columbian Exposition Collection
1890-1896
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, IL.)
Within this collection are various materials pertaining to all aspects of the Chicago fair of 1893, from initial preparations to specific buildings and exhibitors. It includes photographs of the exposition buildings and exhibits, publications and published articles, and ephemera such as exhibition maps, guides, and tickets. Also included is a scrapbook by Halsey Ives, Chief of the Fine Arts Department of the exposition, that contains newspaper articles and correspondence. Additionally, black and white and hand-colored stereocards depict many of the fair’s buildings, exhibits, and events.
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Printed papers, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, black and white and hand-tinted color stereocards, postcards, a scrapbook, and printed papers.