Norwegian exhibit.- Manufactures Building, Exhibition of Norway at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 11', 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, photoprint, height 134 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A large ornate archway with carved details frames an indoor scene of a spacious exhibition hall. Wooden columns and decorative panels flank the arch, showing repeated geometric motifs and floral carvings. Inside the hall are display cases, pedestals, and various wooden furnishings arranged along a central aisle. A row of decorative wheels and a small structure with a gabled roof sit toward the back beneath a high iron framework ceiling. People in period clothing are scattered throughout the space, some stan...
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Norwegian exhibit.- Manufactures Building, Exhibition of Norway at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 11', 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, photoprint, height 134 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A large ornate archway with carved details frames an indoor scene of a spacious exhibition hall. Wooden columns and decorative panels flank the arch, showing repeated geometric motifs and floral carvings. Inside the hall are display cases, pedestals, and various wooden furnishings arranged along a central aisle. A row of decorative wheels and a small structure with a gabled roof sit toward the back beneath a high iron framework ceiling. People in period clothing are scattered throughout the space, some standing and some seated, near the displays and furniture. The floor is wooden with visible wear, and the overall image has a monochrome, vintage appearance.

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Norwegian exhibit.- Manufactures Building Exhibition Norway World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 11 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 134 mm x width 191 mm world fair world exhibition large ornate archway carved details frames indoor scene spacious exhibition hall Wooden columns decorative panels flank arch showing repeated geometric motifs floral carvings Inside hall display cases pedestals various wooden furnishings arranged central aisle row decorative wheels small structure gabled roof sit back beneath high iron framework ceiling People period clothing scattered space standing seated near displays furniture floor wooden visible wear image monochrome vintage appearance

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