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Buildings of the Spanish and German Governments, Buildings of Spain and Germany at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 72', 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 134 mm x width 190 mm, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide street scene shows a large ornate building with steep tiled roofs, decorative gables, and several towers and spires, one tower featuring statues and a domed top and another a tall pointed spire with patterned tiling; flagpoles rise above parts of the roofline and lamp posts stand along the street in front of the building; dense trees partially obscure the lower portion of the structure and benches sit beneath the trees where many people are gathered, some seated and some standing, with a few figures near the curb and a person holding an umbrella at the left edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Buildings Spanish German Governments Spain Germany World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 72 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 134 mm x width 190 mm world fair world exhibition wide street scene large ornate building steep tiled roofs decorative gables several towers spires tower featuring statues domed top another tall pointed spire patterned tiling flagpoles rise parts roofline lamp posts stand street front building dense trees partially obscure lower portion structure benches sit beneath trees people gathered seated standing figures near curb person holding umbrella left edge