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The Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893: A Photographic Record (Dover Architectural Series)
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Average Rating: 4.5
Total Customer Reviews: 10
List Price: $12.95
Our Price: $10.36
Sales Rank: 55573
Product Description
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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Product Review Summary: Book: Worlds Fair Chicago 1893 The seller was fantastic, quick to send the item to me, great customer care.
The item was in great shape for its age, even a small token and nice letter.
I recommend highly this seller to any buyer. Thank you for the opportunity
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Product Review Summary: the Chicago World's Fair Photographic Record Photos are clear and explanations are well written. A very interesting time in our history!
Product Review Summary: 1893 World's Fair I purchased this photographic record as an accompaniment to the "Devil in the White City" as others have done. I own an original copy of the "Photographs of the World's Fair" published and sold by subscription only by the "Werner Company" of Chicago. The copyright is 1894. The photographs in the Dover publication are far superior as to clarity as one would expect. The difference is the amount of photos taken of the various participants from around the world in my copy. There are 175 pages of photographs, many with multiple photos.
As a child in the 1940's, I grew up in Hyde Park/Jackson Park area and visited the "Palace of Fine Arts", AKA, "Museum of Science and Industry" many times and not until I read "The Devil in the White City" and the Dover photographic record did I realize how important the fair was to the city and to the world. These two books are well worth the purchase price.
Product Review Summary: Perfect Companion to "Devil in the White City" In an unprecedented short period of time, the finest architects of the day (including Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame) designed and built the many buildings that made up the Chicago World's Fair. This book shows the success of their Herculean efforts. Further, it is the perfect companion to "Devil in the White City" (the white city is the World's Fair). While reading "Devil," I went on-line often to find pictures of the buildings being discussed, the first Ferris Wheel (which held over 2,000 people!), etc., but was disappointed in how few pictures I was able to find. "The Chicago World's Fair of 1893: A Photographic Record" made the on-line search unnecessary. Since then, I have given the "Photographic Record" together with "Devil in the White City" to several people and recommended it to many more. Everyone agrees that the "Photographic Record" is the perfect companion as well as a great book on its own.
Product Review Summary: Absolutely incredible... I highly recommend this book, particularly as a companion to "The Devil in the White City." The only minor problem I had with it was the lack of photos for all of the state and national buildings.
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