Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance (1894) (14779987594)

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Title: Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance ..

Year: 1894 (1890s)

Authors: Conkey, W. B., co., Chicago, pub. (from old catalog)

Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Publisher: Chicago, W. B. Conkey company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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The Battle-Ship Illinois, with its foundation of brick, and its upper works of wood and iron, is saidto have been an inspiration of Commodore Meade, of the United States Navy. It was a reproduction inappearance of a genuine battle-ship, and was regularly equipped and manned, forming an instructiveobject lesson to people living inland.

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Interior of Manufactures Builchng^rhe greatest building in the world, the largest and mostvaried display of the world s manufactures ever gathered together under one roof, and one of the ereatest architectural wonders of the universe; such, in brief, is a description of this colossal structure Theview here given is taken from the gallery looking down Columbia avenue from the south with the -reatclock m the distance.

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