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Irish Village, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; Foreground: Irish Village in Midway; Background: Buildings in Jackson Park.
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Jackson Park, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of buildings at the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, viewed from Stony Island Avenue. The "L" station and train are in the foreground. S...
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Crowd on State Street

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Description: Elevated view of crowd along sidewalks on State Street, and the Masonic Temple from Madison Street. Streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles are in the street.
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Administration Building, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; Administration Building in Jackson Park, viewed from 64th Street; foreground: a crowd of men gathered near Pass Gate.
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Terminal station, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of terminal station at Jackson Park; Administration Building in background.
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Midway Pleasance, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Midway Pleasance viewed from Illinois Central Viaduct; large Ferris wheel in background; large crowd, mostly walking in the direction of the Ferris wheel.
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Midway Pleasance, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; North side of Midway Pleasance viewed from Madison Avenue.
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Ferris Wheel at Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Ferris wheel and midway at the Columbian Exposition, viewed from Hotel Epworth.
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Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition; from the midway looking east from the Ferris wheel.
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Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition, looking through the Ferris wheel.
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Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; on board the caravel "Santa Maria."
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Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; under the bow of the caravel "Santa Maria."
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Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; on board the caravel "Santa Maria," looking aft.
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Libby Prison, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Libby Prison at the Columbian Exposition. Several carts, horses in front of the building.
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Boat at Dock

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Description: View from shoreline towards boats at a dock in the Fox Lake Area. A man and woman are standing in a sailboat, another man is standing on the dock, and a an...
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Sailboats in Fox Lake Area

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Description: Fox Lake Area. View down pier towards sailboats docked, and people standing at the end of the dock.
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Hunter near Marsh

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Description: A hunter is standing beneath large trees near a marsh holding a rifle.
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Fox Lake with Hotel

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Description: View along shoreline of the hotel with wrap-around porches on the shore of Fox Lake. There are canoes near a pier, and small outbuildings among trees.
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Sailboats and a Pier

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards a group of people at the end of a pier standing near or on two sailboats. A shoreline is in the far background.
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View from Ferris Wheel

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of elevated view of the midway of the Chicago World's Fair from the Ferris wheel.

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