Caption

On the beach.- East of Manufactures Building, People watching ships from a quay during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 80', 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 129 mm x width 191 mm, ships (in general), quay, world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide beachfront scene shows a large crowd of people seated and standing along a paved shore facing the water, many wearing period clothing with hats, suits, long dresses, and coats; some individuals are seated on folding chairs or the pavement while others stand in small groups or lean on umbrellas, and a few hold parasols; in the background there are buildings and lamp posts along a promenade and ships visible on the water, including a decorated vessel with flags, and the foreground shows cobblestone paving and people in various relaxed poses.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_434

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Keywords

On beach.- East Manufactures Building People watching ships quay World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 80 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 129 mm x width 191 mm in general world fair world exhibition wide beachfront scene large crowd people seated standing paved shore facing water wearing period clothing hats suits long dresses coats individuals seated folding chairs pavement stand small groups lean umbrellas hold parasols background buildings lamp posts promenade ships visible decorated vessel flags foreground cobblestone paving people various relaxed poses