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Title
Bird's-eye view of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Creator
Rand McNally and Company, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1893
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an aerial view of the World's Columbian Exposition buildings in Chicago, Illinois, along the lakeshore; names of the buildings and exhibits are listed in the bottom margin, with a key to find each location on the map; steamships and sailboats visible on the lake.
"Copyright. 1893, by Rand McNally & Co. Printers, Publishers, and Engravers. Chicago July 26, 1893."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 90.17 x 117.48 cm (35 1/2 x 46 1/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_FAIR_001694
407770
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3056
Subject
Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works
Exhibitions--Pictorial works
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Chicago (Ill.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Fairs & Expositions
Large Size
World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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