Skip to content

OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Visual Materials

The originator of the world's Columbian Exposition



You might also be interested in

  • Dunlap's seeds : Nashua, N.H. : Good harvest from good seed

    Dunlap's seeds : Nashua, N.H. : Good harvest from good seed

    Visual Materials

    Image of a child holding a large head of lettuce or cabbage that covers their entire torso in an advertisement for Dunlap's seeds; a variety of fruits and vegetables, including corn, turnips, onions, and melons, are stacked in a pile next to the child; chair with a plate of tomatoes in background at right.

    priJLC_HORT_003540

  • World's Columbian Exposition 1893. Chicago, Ill., U.S.A

    World's Columbian Exposition 1893. Chicago, Ill., U.S.A

    Visual Materials

    Image of an aerial view of the plans for the World's Columbian Exposition buildings along the lakeshore in Chicago, Illinois; names of several buildings and exhibits planned are labeled, including "naval exhibit" and "fine arts" near each location; steamships and sailboats visible on the lake; bust portraits of Christopher Columbus and George Washington in oval frames at top right and left.

    priJLC_FAIR_001688

  • The Sunday World Sept 20

    The Sunday World Sept 20

    Visual Materials

    Image of an advertisement for the Sunday World issue from September 20, 1896; a woman wearing a feathered hat, fur stole, and dress with puffed sleeves rests her elbows on a table and holds a narrow scroll of paper that reads, "The World has a circulation of over 5,000,000 copies per week..."

    priJLC_ART_004634

  • The Sunday World Oct. 4th

    The Sunday World Oct. 4th

    Visual Materials

    Image of an advertisement for the Sunday World issue from October 4, 1896; a woman wearing a hat with flowers and a polka-dotted dress with puffed sleeves holds up a issue of the World paper pleated like a fan and rests her other hand on her hip, as though posing in a dance; radiant sun in background.

    priJLC_ART_004635

  • [Proof sheet of 12 album cards, Gilmore set]

    [Proof sheet of 12 album cards, Gilmore set]

    Visual Materials

    Image of a proof sheet for a set of 12 cards depicting soldier, composer, and bandmaster Patrick Gilmore conceiving of an idea and then presenting a vocal and instrumental musical performance to guests in a temperance hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the cards is captioned "Carl Serrahn's Delight..."

    priJLC_PRG_002255

  • "California invites the world" Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1915

    "California invites the world" Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1915

    Visual Materials

    Image of an artist's rendering of the symbols of California: the goddess Minerva on a hill with a herald trumpet in one hand, a bunch of California poppies in the other, and a grizzly bear at her side near California plants and produce, including roses, oranges and grapes; down the hill at left is an elevated view of the buildings at the site in San Francisco, California, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; image of a map of Panama and the route through the canal captioned "Panama Canal" at bottom center; images are framed by a border of flags from countries all over the world.

    priJLC_FAIR_001712