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., Title and date from item.
Date
1893
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2025.58]
