The Chicago World's Fair of 1893: A Photographic Record (Dover Architectural Series)
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Editor: Stanley AppelbaumEdition: Paperback
Published: 1980-06-01
ISBN: 048623990X
Number of pages: 116
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: Lovely pictures and a map of the fair
Summary: 4 Stars
I became interested in the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 through a friend and I bought this book for him and a copy for myself and was amazed by the beautiful and amazing buildings and the fact that all of these structures stood in my city and then were destroyed. I then read the Devil in the White City and pulled this book out as a reference and found the map of the exposition in the front of the book to be a cool way to look up some of the displays or events mentioned in the book (devil in the white city). As I understand it, Burnham only allowed the exposition to be photographed per his approval, therefore, there are only a limited number of pictures that any book could publish on the topic. I think that this book offers big, beautiful pictures and interesting facts about the displays.
Summary of The Chicago World's Fair of 1893: A Photographic Record (Dover Architectural Series)
Colossal spectacle preserved in 128 rare, vintage photographs with concise, fact-filled text: 200 buildings — 79 of foreign governments, 38 of U.S. states — the original ferris wheel, first midway, Edison's kinetoscope, much more. 128 black-and-white photographs. Captions. Map. Index.
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