Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

ID: 12188 or MAH-12188

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1893

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 61, Folder: 9

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Summary

At the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, visitors ride in a gondola in the 'Court of Honor.' The Smithsonian coordinated all of the U.S. Government exhibits and prepared a display on its activities and collections for the exposition.

Subject

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For more information see: All the World's A Fair by Robert Rydell.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 61, Folder: 9

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1893

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Expositions
  • Buildings
  • Museum visitors
  • Exhibitions--Chicago (Ill.)

Place

Chicago (Ill.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

12188 or MAH-12188

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

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