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Publication depicting the World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, held from May 1 to October
31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival. Shows images of the exteriors and interiors
of buildings, such as Machinery Hall, Administration Building, Horticultural Building, Electricity Building, and Woman's Building.
Thirty-six U.S. states erected buildings, images of which are shown in alphabetical order, including California, Idaho, and
Pennsylvania. Approximately fifty foreign nations exhibited at the fair and eighteen countries erected buildings, including
Norway, France, Ceylon, Japan, Turkey, East India, Colombia, and Haiti. Images include: "Japanese Ho-O-Den - Wooded Island";
"Building of Ceylon"; "Venetian Gondola and Japanese Ho-O-Den"; "In the Samoan Village"; "Samoan Village"; "Johore Bungalow:"
"Javanese Village"; "Soudanese Baby-Street in Cairo"; "Japanese Bazar"; "Panorama of Kilauea"; "Japanese Bazar"; and "Chinese
Theatre." The Japanese Ho-O-Den (Phoenix Palace) was designed by architect Masamichi Kuru and was located at the north end
of the Wooded Island. It was later destroyed by fire. The display window of the Japanese Bazaar shows two mannequins attired
in kimonos and Japanese decorative arts including vases. The Chinese pavilion consisted of a bazaar, teahouse, and replica
of a temple or Joss House. Images of people include a Sundanese (ethnic group of Java or Indonesia) toddler and Samoan men.
Also shows sculptures and fountains, the Ferris Wheel, boats on the waterways, and spectators walking the grounds.
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