Caption

Replica of a Dahomey village at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Dahomey village, on the Midway, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 110', 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 132 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A crowded outdoor scene shows a wooden entrance structure with two raised watchtower-like platforms, a tall lamppost in front, and a large flag flying above one side; beneath the raised platforms are shaded booths with awnings and a sign hanging centrally; a group of people in period clothing stand and walk in the foreground, including women in long dresses and hats, men in suits and hats, and some seated figures and a person in a small wheeled chair; wooden fencing and painted display panels flank the entrance, and a long building with a peaked roof is visible to the right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_363

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Keywords

Replica Dahomey village World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 Midway page photomechanical print number Plate 110 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 132 mm x width 191 mm world fair world exhibition crowded outdoor scene wooden entrance structure two raised watchtower- platforms tall lamppost front large flag flying side beneath raised platforms shaded booths awnings sign hanging centrally group people period clothing stand walk foreground women long dresses hats men suits seated figures person small wheeled chair wooden fencing painted display panels flank entrance long building peaked roof visible right