World's Columbian Exposition lagoon area stereographs
Creation: circa 1893Abstract
World's Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair which was staged from May to October, 1893, commemorated 400 years since Columbus's New World arrival. These two stereographs show two different views of the lagoon area at the World's Columbian Exposition.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1893
Creator
- World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Griffith & Griffith (Organization)
- Davis, James M. (Person)
Extent
2 item(s)
General Physical Description
2 photographic prints on stereo cards : stereographs ; 3.5 x 7 in.
Historical Note
World's Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair which was staged from May to October, 1893, commemorated 400 years since Columbus's New World arrival. The architecture was a significant part of the event itself; the buildings included large exhibition halls and buildings representing many states.
Scope and Content
These two stereographs show two different views of the lagoon area at the World's Columbian Exposition. They were issued by different companies. #8013, James M. Davis (New York, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toronto, Sydney) and the other #390 Griffith & Griffith (Philadelphia, St. Louis, Liverpool).
Captions: "Long may it wave, Columbian Exposition" (American flag at end of lagoon) and "Bird's eye view of Lagoon. World's Fair."
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- World's Columbian Exposition lagoon area stereographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
