View of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 with the horticultural building in the foreground, Looking west from roof of Manufactures Building, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 57', 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 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide panoramic scene shows a large neoclassical building with a central domed roof flanked by smaller domes and long colonnaded facades facing a body of water, with landscaped grounds and tree-lined paths in the foreground. Flags on tall poles wave above the park area near the water, and a decorative statue or monument is visible near the edge of the grounds. Across the water and behind the main building, a dense urban area stretches into the distance with numerous ...
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View of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 with the horticultural building in the foreground, Looking west from roof of Manufactures Building, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 57', 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 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide panoramic scene shows a large neoclassical building with a central domed roof flanked by smaller domes and long colonnaded facades facing a body of water, with landscaped grounds and tree-lined paths in the foreground. Flags on tall poles wave above the park area near the water, and a decorative statue or monument is visible near the edge of the grounds. Across the water and behind the main building, a dense urban area stretches into the distance with numerous rooftops, smokestacks, and a tall Ferris-wheel structure rising above surrounding buildings. The sky above is pale and hazy, and the overall image has a vintage monochrome appearance.

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View World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 horticultural building foreground Looking west roof Manufactures Building page photomechanical print number Plate 57 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham clichémaker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photogravure height 134 mm x width 190 mm world fair world exhibition wide panoramic scene large neoclassical building central domed roof flanked smaller domes long colonnaded facades facing body water landscaped grounds tree-lined paths Flags tall poles wave park area near decorative statue monument visible near edge grounds Across main building dense urban area stretches distance numerous rooftops smokestacks tall Ferris-wheel structure rising surrounding buildings sky pale hazy image vintage monochrome appearance

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