Caption
View of the central plaza of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 with a large pond in the center containing a fountain by Frederick William MacMonnies, Court of Honor from Administration Building, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 115', 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 133 mm x width 190 mm, ornamental fountain, pond, pool, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide aerial view of a large rectangular basin framed by ornate railings and walkways with a central sculptural fountain featuring figures and horses mounted on platforms, boats floating on the water, a tall flagpole with a dark flag in the foreground, formal buildings with colonnades and arched facades lining both sides of the basin, landscaped lawns beside the walkways, lampposts along the perimeter, groups of people walking and standing around the fountain and along the promenade, and several smaller flags flying atop the buildings.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B01_368
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39.1Mb (9.1Mb) / 14.1in x 10.7in / 4235 x 3224 (300dpi)