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White City: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition: Book of Postcards, The

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Description:Held in Chicago to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was unprecedented in its scope and innovation. The brilliantly illuminated "White City" covered more than 630 acres and housed some 250,000 exhibits; more than forty-six nations participated. Attended by roughly half the US population, the fair debuted such inventions as AC/DC electricity and the Ferris Wheel, and congresses ranging from agriculture to workers' rights spawned significant cultural and scientific advances. This book of postcards presents 30 historical photographs, color posters advertising the fair, paintings and more, capturing the excitement and energy of this groundbreaking event.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White City: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition: Book of Postcards, The. To get started finding White City: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition: Book of Postcards, The, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 62

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Chicago Historical Society; Pomegranate Communications, Inc

Release: 2008

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Description: Held in Chicago to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was unprecedented in its scope and innovation. The brilliantly illuminated "White City" covered more than 630 acres and housed some 250,000 exhibits; more than forty-six nations participated. Attended by roughly half the US population, the fair debuted such inventions as AC/DC electricity and the Ferris Wheel, and congresses ranging from agriculture to workers' rights spawned significant cultural and scientific advances. This book of postcards presents 30 historical photographs, color posters advertising the fair, paintings and more, capturing the excitement and energy of this groundbreaking event.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White City: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition: Book of Postcards, The. To get started finding White City: Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition: Book of Postcards, The, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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