Photographs of the World's Columbian Exposition

28 Nov 2009

For those of you that like historic photos of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago is having an exhibit with photos from the Ryerson Library’s archive of large platinum prints made by C. D. Arnold, the official photographer of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago World’s Fair).

The exhibit will run from December 19, 2009 to February 28, 2010.

Details on the Art Institute website

See also:
1893 Columbian Exposition Photos (Brooklyn Museum)
1893 Columbian Exposition Photos (Field Museum)
1893 Columbian Exposition Photos (Boston College)
Map of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (Chicago Historical Society)

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