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[Statue of the Republic in basin at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago] – Historic Reproduction

[Statue of the Republic in basin at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago], [published 1893] — historic photograph
[Statue of the Republic in basin at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago], [published 1893]. Historic photograph from the Chicago collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The Statue of the Republic, a gilded figure roughly 65 feet tall, rose at the western end of the Grand Basin in the Court of Honor, where its reflection shimmered in the water. Daniel Chester French designed the work, which was built of temporary staff for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the fair that marked the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. Its placement, facing the Administration Building across the basin, made it one of the most photographed features of the White City. Like most of the fair's buildings and sculpture, it was never meant to last, and it was lost after the exposition closed.

Created / published[published 1893]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
NotesIllus. in: World's Fair Photographs. Chicago : Allgeier Co., c1893, pl. 13.
SubjectsWorld's Columbian Exposition--(1893 :--Chicago, Ill.) Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900. Sculpture--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,310 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179017

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