Snapshots of the Past

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Huge dredging machine, mules, etc.] – Historic Print

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Huge dredging machine, mules, etc.], [ca. 1891] — historic photograph
[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Huge dredging machine, mules, etc.], [ca. 1891]. Historic photograph from the World's Fairs 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.)

Description

This historic photograph of [World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Huge dredging machine, mules, etc.] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Huge dredging machine, mules, etc.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Mules and a large dredging machine dominate this view of the World's Columbian Exposition under construction, when Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side was still raw work ground. Much of the fairground rose from low, marshy lakefront land, so crews dredged channels and lagoons and hauled the spoil to raise the ground. The fair opened in 1893 to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage, and this photoprint by C.D. Arnold captures the heavy labor that came before its famous white buildings. The caption information is unverified, so the exact date should be treated with some caution.

Created / published[ca. 1891]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by C.D. Arnold. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Exhibitions; Construction; Mules.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,381 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-157592

More from the World's Fairs collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Landscape employees pushing wheelbarrows across body of water][World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Landscape employees [World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Men working on stone ornaments][World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, under construction: Men working on stone[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 - interiors]: Stained glass exhibit of H. Mural, Paris[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 - interiors]: Stained glass exhibitBird's-eye View of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893Bird's-eye View of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: view looking down canal; obelisk monument in foreground][World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: view looking down canal; obelisk m[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: bird's eye panorama][World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: bird's eye panorama]