Opening day, 1893. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Summary
Crowds of people at the opening day of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois.
Copyrighted by C.D. Arnold.
The World's Columbian Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The iconic centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
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Date
01/01/1893
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Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain