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America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for ...

The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles following the Great Chicago Fire.

THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Share full article. Feb. 1 ... Ground has been broken at last in Chicago as a first step toward the construction of buildings for the "World's Columbian Exposition" in 1893.

World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. A bird’s-eye view, with monument and canal in foreground. (Palace of Mechanic Arts and replica of an ancient Egyptian obelisk).

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition served as a showcase for a fully rebuilt and vibrant Chicago 22 years after much of the city was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This event became a ...

Diagram of the original design for the Great Wheel of the Columbian Exposition of 1893, designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. Chronicle/Alamy Legend has it he was inspired ...

Get a look at the ornate Elks Hall, a Kansas City landmark relocated from Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition, and learn about its changing roles over the decades.

Chicago has played host to many expositions in the city’s history — perhaps most notably to the Columbian Exposition, often called the World’s Fair of 1893.In what is now known as Jackson ...

Chicago Exposition, 1893. Library of Congress America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier.