Caption

Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, View of the Engineering and Liberal Arts Building during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate I', photographer: Charles Dudley Arnold, Chicago, photographer: HD Higinbotham, clichémaker: anonymous, 1893, Charles Dudley Arnold, HD Higinbotham, photographer, clichémaker, North America, Illinois, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 134 mm x width 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A large classical exhibition building with a domed roof and rows of arched windows sits behind a treeline along a riverbank, numerous flagpoles with flags lined along its roofline, ornate entrance arches, and decorative rooftop elements. In the foreground a river is visible with a covered small boat carrying passengers, a decorative lamppost near the water, a pedestrian bridge spanning the water with people crossing, and a riverside promenade crowded with walking figures and statues on raised plinths, all surrounded by dense trees and shrubbery.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_351

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Keywords

Manufactures Liberal Arts Building View Engineering World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate I photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham clichémaker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photogravure height 134 mm x width 190 mm world fair world exhibition large classical exhibition building domed roof rows arched windows sits treeline riverbank numerous flagpoles flags lined roofline ornate entrance arches decorative rooftop elements foreground river visible covered small boat carrying passengers decorative lamppost near water pedestrian bridge spanning people crossing riverside promenade crowded walking figures statues raised plinths surrounded dense trees shrubbery