Caption

Liberal Arts Building, from colonnade, View of the building for technology and liberal arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 21', 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 134 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide view of a waterfront scene with a large classical building featuring tall columns and arched windows, ornate cornices, and a sloped roof with flagpoles; a broad promenade lined with lampposts, potted plants, and balustrades runs alongside the water where a stone bridge with sculptural figures spans the channel; numerous people in period clothing walk along the promenade and gather near the colonnade, some holding umbrellas; decorative statues and columns punctuate the open area in front of the building, and boats or watercraft are not visible in the water.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_379

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Keywords

Liberal Arts Building colonnade View building technology liberal arts World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 21 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham clichémaker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photogravure height 134 mm x width 191 mm world fair world exhibition wide view waterfront scene large classical building featuring tall columns arched windows ornate cornices sloped roof flagpoles broad promenade lined lampposts potted plants balustrades runs alongside water stone bridge sculptural figures spans channel numerous people period clothing walk promenade gather near holding umbrellas decorative statues columns punctuate open area front boats watercraft visible water