The World's Columbian Exposition, Paul V. Galvin 
Digital History Collection
 

 

HIGHLIGHTS AND SPECIAL FEATURES
Interactive Maps

ART & ARCHITECTURE
I. - Index to the Plates - Thumbnail Index to full-color images from Art and Architecture. Multiple image sizes and information about the plates available.
The Art - Volume I || The Art - Volume II || The Architecture


THE BOOK OF THE FAIR
I. The Book of the Fair Layout - clickable thumbnail index
II. Portraits of Prominent Personalities - clickable thumbnail index - links to images of over 200 prominent people associated with the Chicago World's Fair and information about their involvement.
III. -Index to Illustrations - Index to "textual illustrations" and full-pages images.
IV. - HTML Index - HTML version of this works' index.

THE DREAM CITY
I. -
The Dream City Layout - clickable thumbnail representing each page of this work arranged sequentially to represent the arrangement of the book at a glance.
II. - Bird's-Eye View - clickable aerial view of the Exposition Grounds with images from "The Dream City" - Under Construction.
III. - Map of the Grounds - clickable map of the grounds of the World's Fair with links to images from "The Dream City". - Under Construction
IV. - Midway Plaisance - image map of Midway Plaisance
- Under Construction.

THE VANISHING FAIR
I. - The Vanishing Fair Layout - clickable thumbnail index of all page images arranged sequentially to represent the layout of this work.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
I. - Floor Plans of several major Columbian Exposition Buildings from The Official Directory of the World's Columbian Exposition.

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Historical Chicago - images of the city and related links.
  • Construction of the Fair - images of the Fair during construction.
  • Destruction of the Fair - images of the Fair during and after its destruction by fire.
  • Exposition Home Page

     
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