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World fairs and expositions collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract
This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.
Dates:
1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893
World's Columbian Exposition scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0017
Abstract
Created by an unknown individual, this scrapbook contains newsclippings from an unidentified source that document the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1 to October 30, 1893.
Dates:
approximately 1893