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[Allegorical mural paintings on dome of Manufacturer's Building, Chicago World's Fair, 1893: Wood Stone Hemp" (by Simmons) ]" – Vintage Wall Art

[Allegorical mural paintings on dome of Manufacturer's Building, Chicago World's Fair, 1893: Wood Stone Hemp" (by Simmons) ]", c1893. — historic photograph
[Allegorical mural paintings on dome of Manufacturer's Building, Chicago World's Fair, 1893: Wood Stone Hemp" (by Simmons) ]", c1893.. 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 record names this as one of the allegorical mural paintings on the dome of the Manufacturers Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and the title's listing of "Wood, Stone, Hemp" points to the raw materials that the murals celebrated. The Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building was among the largest structures in Jackson Park, and its interior decoration was meant to present industry as part of the progress the fair celebrated, marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the Americas. The record attributes the work to Simmons and dates the print to about 1893, and it is a black-and-white copy of the original photograph.

Created / publishedc1893.
Medium2003678070
Genre1 photographic print.
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan1,536 × 1,199 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-139291

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