Caption

The Santa Maria, Replica of the Santa Maria, a sailing ship of Christopher Columbus, at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 85', 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, ships (in general), world fair, world exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, A large wooden sailing ship with tall masts and rigging is moored at a quay in front of an ornate multi-story stone building. The ship shows detailed carved railings and a raised stern, with ropes and spars extending upward and outward. The building behind has rows of windows, decorative columns, cornices, and statues along its roofline. People stand on the quay near the ship, some under umbrellas, and a small rowboat is alongside the larger vessel on the water, which reflects the ship and building.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_439

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Keywords

Santa Maria Replica sailing ship Christopher Columbus World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 page photomechanical print number Plate 85 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 133 mm x width 190 mm ships in general world fair world exhibition large wooden sailing ship tall masts rigging moored quay front ornate multi-story stone building detailed carved railings raised stern ropes spars extending upward outward building rows windows decorative columns cornices statues roofline People stand quay near under umbrellas small rowboat alongside larger vessel water reflects building