Caption
English and Irish exhibits.- Manufactures Building, Exhibition of England and Ireland in the Engineering Building during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 6', 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 large indoor exhibition space with a central pavilion draped in decorative fabric and supported by slender posts, surrounded by display cases filled with ceramic vases, bowls, and ornamental vessels of various shapes and sizes, and several large decorative urns placed on pedestals around the perimeter; the space has a high arched glass and iron roof with visible beams and trusses, patterned windows along the upper walls, and ornate architectural details including a carved archway and sculptural crest above a neighboring booth; the floor appears to be wooden planks and there are additional smaller stalls and decorative elements visible in the background.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B01_415
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