Glimpses of the World's Fair: A Selection of Gems of the White City
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- Chicago, Illinois: Laird & Lee, Publishers, 1893
Chicago, Illinois: Laird & Lee, Publishers, 1893. Very good. Dust soiling and spotting with a couple small chips to extremities.. Seventh edition of a charming book of photos commemorating the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Published by Laird & Lee of Chicago, it features reproductions of original photographs "taken with a No. 4 Kodak". Includes over 175 photos of the Exposition's main exhibition buildings, foreign buildings, state and territorial buildings, the grounds, statuary, lagoons, and the grand Midway Plaisance. Provides a wide-ranging, completist photo portrait of the Exposition that shares the palpable excitement from the crowds. Single vol. (5" by 6.75"), approx. 190 pp., each with full-page photo reproduction with caption/subtitle.