Midway Plaisance and balloon, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. – Vintage Print
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Midway Plaisance and balloon, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Midway Plaisance and balloon, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.
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The Midway Plaisance, the mile-long strip of rides, exhibits, and cultural displays that ran between the fair's two main sites, appears here with a balloon overhead. The World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago in 1893 to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Americas, and it drew millions of visitors to its white neoclassical buildings and lagoons. Balloon ascents were a popular attraction at expositions of the period, offering visitors a view over the grounds. The record for this print is based on an old caption card and is not fully verified, so the exact date and the balloon's details should be checked against other sources.
| Created / published | c1893. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | 36916Y U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions--Illinois; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,257 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128135 |
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