World's Columbian Exposition Photograph Album, 1893

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The World's Columbian Exposition photograph album contains approximately 284 images related to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Extent:

approximately 284 photographs in 1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jakob Dopp, October 2022

Background

Scope and Content:

The World's Columbian Exposition photograph album contains approximately 284 images related to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 held in Chicago, Illinois.

The album (29 x 40 cm) has black cloth and leather covers bound by two metal rods. The original covers were replaced in March 2012 by conservator James W. Craven. Most of the album's 70 pages contain 4 photographs per page. Images include photographs of exteriors and interiors of various exhibition buildings, large crowds of people, numerous sculptures and statues, various historic and modern marine vessels, and bird's-eye views of the fair complex. Also of note are several photographs showing attendees in wheelchairs, images of various ethnic group exhibit buildings (including the Japanese Bazaar, Persian Palace, Irish Village, Oahomey Village of Benin, Egyptian Temple of Luksor, Alaskan Indian Village, and NY Iroquois Exhibit), and a group portrait of women sculptors including Helen F. Mears and Jean Pond Miner.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, April 1997. F-408 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago.
Human zoos.
Sculpture--Illinois--Chicago.
Women sculptors.

Formats:

Collodion printing-out paper prints.
Photograph albums.

Names:

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Places:

Chicago (Ill.)