Historic Photos Of The Chicago World S Fair

Author : Russell Lewis
Publisher : Turner
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 159652569X

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Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair by Russell Lewis Pdf

Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World's Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacular world's fair ever built. The Columbian Exposition opened on May 1, 1893, and more than 21,000,000 people visited the fair during the six months it was open to the public. The White City was a seminal event in America's history that changed the way the world viewed Chicago. Fortunately, the fair was documented in stunning photographs by commercial and amateur photographers. This volume tells the story of the fair from its construction in Jackson Park to its destruction by fire after the fair had closed. Photographs of the exhibition halls, state buildings, foreign buildings, indoor and outdoor exhibits, the attractions of the Midway, and the various ways to move about the fairgrounds give a sense of how visitors experienced this extraordinary time and place.

Author : Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486130637

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The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 by Stanley Appelbaum Pdf

128 rare, vintage photographs: 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. Captions. Map. Index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618584335

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Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair by Anonim Pdf

Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World’s Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacular world’s fair ever built. The Columbian Exposition opened on May 1, 1893, and more than 21,000,000 people visited the fair during the six months it was open to the public. The White City was a seminal event in America’s history that changed the way the world viewed Chicago. Fortunately, the fair was documented in stunning photographs by commercial and amateur photographers. This volume tells the story of the fair from its construction in Jackson Park to its destruction by fire after the fair had closed. Photographs of the exhibition halls, state buildings, foreign buildings, indoor and outdoor exhibits, the attractions of the Midway, and the various ways to move about the fairgrounds give a sense of how visitors experienced this extraordinary time and place.

Author : Joseph M. Di Cola,David Stone
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780738594415

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Chicago's 1893 World's Fair by Joseph M. Di Cola,David Stone Pdf

What came to be known as the World s Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus s 1492 landfall in the New World. Chicago beat out New York City, St. Louis, Missouri, and Washington, DC, in its bid as host a coup for the Windy City. The site finally selected for the fair was Jackson Park, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, a marshy area covered with dense, wild vegetation. Daniel H. Burnham and John W. Root were selected as chief architects, creating the famous White City. The fair featured several different thematic areas: the Great Buildings, Foreign Buildings, State Buildings, and the Midway Plaisance, a nearly mile-long area that featured exotic exhibits. The exposition also showcased the world s first Ferris Wheel and introduced fairgoers to new sensations like Cracker Jack, Pabst Beer, and ragtime music. The World s Columbian Exposition, covering 633 acres, opened on May 1, 1893. Admission prices were 50cents for adults, 25cents for children under 12 years of age, and free for children under six. Unfortunately, by 1896, most of the fair s buildings had been removed or destroyed, but this collection takes readers on a tour of the grounds as they looked in 1893."

Author : Russell Lewis
Publisher : Remembering
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1596528354

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Remembering the Chicago World's Fair by Russell Lewis Pdf

With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book, Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair, Russell Lewis provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the Chicago World's Fair. Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World's Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacular world's fair ever built. The exposition opened on May 1, 1893, and more than 21,000,000 people visited the fair during the six months it was open to the public. The White City was a seminal event in America's history that changed the way the world viewed Chicago. This volume tells the story of the fair from its construction in Jackson Park to its destruction by fire after the fair had closed. Photographs of the exhibition halls, state buildings, foreign buildings, indoor and outdoor exhibits, the attractions of the Midway, and the various ways to move about the fairgrounds give a sense of how visitors experienced this extraordinary time and place.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618586131

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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago by Anonim Pdf

In Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street. In 1913, Chicago decorated its first civic Christmas tree, while many others arrived on the fabled "Christmas tree ships” of the era. Holiday shoppers crowded the sidewalks in front of stores such as Marshall Field & Company, Santa Claus held the rapt gaze of children, and churches and charities reached out to the needy. So Christmas was then, and so it has remained. Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago offers nearly 200 images of the Christmas season in the Windy City, from festive outdoor celebrations to intimate family gatherings. Culled from the archives of the Chicago History Museum, these images depict the city through the years during its annual celebration of this very special holiday, and so provide a chance to look back in time while reflecting on the meaning of Christmas today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618586100

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Historic Photos of Chicago by Anonim Pdf

Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders"" and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum. From the Great Fire, to the rise of industry, through prohibition, World Wars and into the modern era, Chicago has remained a city of innovation and resilience. Captions and chapter headings are written by Russell Lewis, Chief Historian for Chicago History Museum. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is an essential addition to any collection of books in Chicago.""

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : World's Columbian Exposition
ISBN : 0764945904

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The White City by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bill Cotter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439649473

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Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair by Bill Cotter Pdf

It took six years and cost $100 million, but on May 27, 1933, the gates swung open on the biggest birthday party the city of Chicago had ever seen. The Century of Progress Exposition, better known as the 1933–34 Chicago World’s Fair, commemorated the amazing progress that had been made since the founding of the city just 100 years earlier. Many of America’s largest companies joined with countries from around the world to showcase their histories and advertise their newest products. The road to opening day was not an easy one, with the Great Depression making it look like the fair might never be built, but thousands of small investors stepped forward to help close the financial gap. The fair went on to an unprecedented second season, and when the gates finally closed after the last of the 39 million visitors went home, it had achieved something quite rare among world’s fairs: earning a profit. This collection of rare photographs, previously unpublished, highlights the major attractions of the fair and the astonishing changes made between seasons.

Author : Werner Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOMDLP:aas8217:0001.001

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Photographs of the World's Fair by Werner Company Pdf

Author : Bill Cotter,Bill Young
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738536067

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The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair by Bill Cotter,Bill Young Pdf

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time.

Author : Stanley Appelbaum,Peter Bacon Hales
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781606600061

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Spectacle in the White City by Stanley Appelbaum,Peter Bacon Hales Pdf

A splendid tribute to The World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, this hardcover volume offers a grand photographic record, printed in a sweeping landscape format. Includes essays and captions by a noted historian. 128 photographs.

Author : John Brisben Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : COLUMBIA:AR00276197

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A World's Fair, 1893 by John Brisben Walker Pdf

Author : Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 048623990X

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The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 by Stanley Appelbaum Pdf

Offers text and 128 rare, vintage photographs of two hundred buildings and includes coverage of the original ferris wheel, the first midway, and Edison’s kinetoscope.

Author : Russell Lewis
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9781596522558

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Historic Photos of Chicago by Russell Lewis Pdf

Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders"" and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum. From the Great Fire, to the rise of industry, through prohibition, World Wars and into the modern era, Chicago has remained a city of innovation and resilience. Captions and chapter headings are written by Russell Lewis, Chief Historian for Chicago History Museum. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is an essential addition to any collection of books in Chicago.""