Caption

Ferris wheel at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Ferris wheel-From the west, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 105', photographer: Charles Dudley Arnold, Chicago, photographer: HD Higinbotham, cliché maker: anonymous, 1893, Charles Dudley Arnold, HD Higinbotham, photographer, cliché maker, North America, Illinois, paper, collotype, light printing, height 133 mm x width 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, giant wheel, Ferris wheel, World's Columbian Exposition, A large Ferris wheel dominates the center of the image, showing its tall arched structure with multiple enclosed gondolas and visible supporting framework, rising above a row of ornate pavilion buildings with decorative awnings and a small tower; a crowd of people gathers in the foreground, some walking and some standing near stalls and entrances, while trees partially obscure lower sections of the wheel and buildings; flagpoles with flags appear at left and right edges, and classical building facades with columns and arched windows are visible on the right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_357

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Keywords

Ferris wheel World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 Ferris wheel- west page photomechanical print number Plate 105 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype light printing height 133 mm x width 190 mm world fair world exhibition giant wheel large Ferris wheel dominates center image showing tall arched structure multiple enclosed gondolas visible supporting framework rising row ornate pavilion buildings decorative awnings small tower crowd people gathers foreground walking standing near stalls entrances trees partially obscure lower sections buildings flagpoles flags left right edges classical building facades columns arched windows right