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Rand, McNally & Co.'s continental view of World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893
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This bird's-eye view map of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago views the pavilions and fairground from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. The bottom margin includes a key to 24 buildings and exhibits. The right margin include an inset illustration of the Union Passenger Station (now Union Pacific train station); timetables for the San Francisco, Denver, Omaha, and Chicago route and the Portland, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Chicago route; and rates for sleeping and parlor car tickets.
1892
Rand McNally and Company (cartographer)
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WHi 28299
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