Caption
The colonnade, View of a colonnade and an obelisk at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 20', 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 133 mm x width 191 mm, colonnade, obelisk, needle, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide plaza with a tall obelisk at its center stands in front of a large neoclassical building with a long colonnade and decorative balustrade; flagpoles line the roof and sculptural figures sit atop sections of the structure. In front of the obelisk is a raised sculptural group including a pair of large animal figures and ornate pedestals, flanked by planters containing palm-like plants. A formal path and low stone fencing run across the foreground, with trimmed grassy areas bordered by short posts and chains. Stone stairs, lamp posts, and additional architectural details are visible along the edges, and palm fronds intrude into the scene from the right side.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B01_378
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