Caption

Interior of Electricity Building, Interior of the electricity building during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 30', 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 125 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A large indoor exhibition space with a high arched metal roof supported by lattice ironwork, rows of tall columns and decorative arches along the sides, a domed round pavilion with columns near the center, a patterned tall column rising behind it, numerous hanging banners and light fixtures suspended from the ceiling, crowded aisles filled with display booths, machines, and people, ornamental sculptural elements on ledges in the foreground, and an elevated walkway and gallery running along the right side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_388

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Keywords

Interior Electricity Building electricity building World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 30 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 125 mm x width 191 mm world fair world exhibition large indoor exhibition space high arched metal roof supported lattice ironwork rows tall columns decorative arches sides domed round pavilion columns near center patterned tall column rising numerous hanging banners light fixtures suspended ceiling crowded aisles filled display booths machines people ornamental sculptural elements ledges foreground elevated walkway gallery running right side