Caption

Looking west from Life Saving Station, View of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 66', 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 133 mm x width 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A riverside scene with a row of ornate buildings along a waterfront, including multi-story structures with arched windows, balconies, and rooftop flags; a domed pavilion and a larger tower with a cupola rise behind them, each topped with flags, and a covered walkway or bridge connects parts of the complex; people stand and walk along the paved waterfront promenade and small groups cluster near building entrances; trees and shrubs line the near bank and extend into the foreground, and reflections of the buildings and foliage ripple across the water.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_421

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Keywords

Looking west Life Saving Station View World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 66 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 133 mm x width 190 mm world fair world exhibition riverside scene row ornate buildings waterfront multi-story structures arched windows balconies rooftop flags domed pavilion larger tower cupola rise them topped flags covered walkway bridge connects parts complex people stand walk paved waterfront promenade small groups cluster near building entrances trees shrubs line near bank extend foreground reflections buildings foliage ripple across water