Caption

Pavilion of Ceylon at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, The Ceylon Building, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 79', 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 large wooden pavilion with a wide, multi-tiered roof and decorative eaves occupies the center of the image, flanked by trees on either side and a tall slender pole in front; the building shows multiple tall windows and ornate carved details along its base and cornices, with a conical central roof topped by a finial. In front of the pavilion a few people in period clothing stand and walk along a paved area, some holding umbrellas and others gathered in small groups, while low fencing and a bench are visible near the building and a distant structure partly obscured by trees appears at the far right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Pavilion Ceylon World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 Ceylon Building page photomechanical print number Plate 79 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 large wooden pavilion wide multi-tiered roof decorative eaves occupies center image flanked trees side tall slender pole front building multiple tall windows ornate carved details base cornices conical central roof topped finial pavilion people period clothing stand walk paved area holding umbrellas gathered small groups low fencing bench visible near distant structure partly obscured far right