Manufactures & Liberal Arts Building - German manufacturers exhibits with U.S. manufacturers in background
Scope and Content of the Collection
Nine glass plates, 11 x 14 inches, depicting scenes from the World's Columbian Exposition. Eight of the plates are positive images and show interiors and exhibits from the Anthropological Building, Machinery Hall, and the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, as well as exhibits from what are likely the Horticulture and Fish & Fisheries Buildings. The ninth, the only negative, is of the "John Bull, No. 1." shown by the Pennsylvania R.R. Co.
Creator
- From the Collection: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The World's Columbian Exposition glass plate images are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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