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Book of the Fair

 Collection
Identifier: spe-wce-bof

Scope and Contents

A Portfolio of 46 Illustrations from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

Dates

  • 1893

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.

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.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (in 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A portfolio of facsimile illustrations by well-known artists of World’s Columbian Exposition buildings, fairgrounds and exhibits.

Arrangement

Illustrations are arranged alphabetically by artist’s last name.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists.

Related Materials

  • Charles Dudley Arnold Photographic Collection
  • Elizabeth Chandler Papers
  • Ellsworth-Arnold Photograph Albums
  • James W. Ellsworth Papers
  • Moses P. Handy Papers
  • E.R. Walker Photograph Album
  • World's Columbian Exposition U.S. War Department Exhibit Photographs
  • World's Columbian Exposition, Bureau of Music, Official Report
  • World’s Columbian Exposition Catholic Educational Exhibit
  • World's Columbian Exposition Ephemera Collection
  • World’s Columbian Exposition Glass Plate Lantern Slides
  • World’s Columbian Exposition Miscellaneous Photographs
  • World’s Columbian Exposition Snapshots Collection
  • World’s Congress Auxiliary Congress of Authors Collection
  • World’s Congress Auxiliary Pre-Publications, Programs and Circulars Collection
  • Youth’s Companion Collection

Title
Guide to the Book of the Fair
Status
Completed
Author
Original author and process date unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ, 2021.
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center Repository

Contact:
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875