Today in Chicago History: The 1893 World’s Fair awarded to the city

Chicagoans didn’t have to travel far to find adventure 130 years ago this month — the world came to us. The party was so grand, we hosted it again 40 years later. The first World’s Fair here, the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Griffin MSI lets online visitors experience 1893 World's Fair — and more

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Coming of age in Chicago : the 1893 world's fair and the coalescence of American anthropology / edited by Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox

Introduction: The Chicago Fair and American anthropology in 1893 / Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox -- Essay 1. Anthropology as education and entertainment : Frederic Ward Putnam at the World's ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

From ancient tombs to Chicago World’s Fair, ISAC showcases photographic odyssey

The year is 1893. Chicago is hosting the world. At the World’s Columbian Exposition, over 65,000 exhibits are strewn over 630 acres of the Midway Plaisance and Jackson Park. Structures erected ...
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In remembrance of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 = Zum Andenken, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 = En mémoire, World's Columbian Exposition ...

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