Caption

The Japanese Ho-o-den, View of the Japanese Pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 55', 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 128 mm x width 191 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A grassy foreground with a paved path bordered by low chains and decorative benches leads to a garden area with trees and shrubbery; a large tree trunk is visible in the left foreground and a leafy tree stands nearer the center; a low wooden building with a sweeping tiled roof and open verandas occupies the middle ground, with ornamental posts and a lamp post along the front; several people in period clothing are gathered near the building, some standing and some seated on benches; tents or canopies are visible at the left edge and a domed building appears in the distant right background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_410

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Keywords

Japanese Ho-o-den View Japanese Pavilion World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 55 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 128 mm x width 191 mm world fair world exhibition grassy foreground paved path bordered low chains decorative benches leads garden area trees shrubbery large tree trunk visible left foreground leafy tree stands nearer center low wooden building sweeping tiled roof open verandas occupies middle ground ornamental posts lamp post front several people period clothing gathered near building standing seated benches tents canopies left edge domed building distant right background