The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 : a photographic record, photos from the collections of the Avery Library of Columbia University and the Chicago Historical Society / with text by Stanley Appelbaum.

Main entry:

Appelbaum, Stanley. author.

Title & Author:

The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 : a photographic record, photos from the collections of the Avery Library of Columbia University and the Chicago Historical Society / with text by Stanley Appelbaum.

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1980.
©1980.

Description:

116 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : black and white illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

Dover architectural series.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111) and index.
From conception to opening day -- The architectural program -- The court of honor and its buildings -- The buildings on the lagoon -- North Pond ; South Pond ; Midway Plaisance -- From opening day to closing day, and beyond.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Colossal spectacle preserved in 128 rare, vintage photographs with concise, fact-filled text: 200 buildings--79 of foreign governments, 38 of U.S. states--the original Ferris wheel, first midway, Edison's kinetoscope, much more. 128 black-and-white photographs.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

048623990X (pbk.)
9780486239903 (pbk.)

Subject:

Chicago (Ill.) Weltausstellung (1893)
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Exposition mondiale colombienne (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
World's Columbian Exposition
Architektur
Illinois Chicago Trade exhibitions: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago) - Illustrations

Form/genre:

Exhibitions.
Bildband.
Books.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Dover architectural series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 144631
Call No.: T500 (ID:85-B2762)
Status: Available

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