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N. end of Electrical Building. Transportation B[ui]ld[in]g in distance [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor
Van Brunt and Howe, architect.
Title
N. end of Electrical Building. Transportation B[ui]ld[in]g in distance [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1893
Date
1893
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass transparency; 3 x 4 in.
Description
Lantern slide showing a view of the Electrical Building, a large multi-story building adorned with arches, pillars, towers, and flags flying from rounded balconies designed by Van Brunt & Howe for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Crowds of people gather in the street and on the bridges in front of the building. Various boats float on the water in front of the building. The Transportation Building with a rounded arch entryway stands in the background.
Notes
Contains MCM stamp.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Buildings.
Historic buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Chicago (Ill.)
Genre
Lantern slides.
Associated name
Van Brunt and Howe, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2168]
Accession number
P.9895.2168
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