Midway Plaisance

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Fair:World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Description:Stereographs: black and white, 1 image
Format:Stereographs
Caption:This stereograph provides a view of the Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Visible at the end of the midway is the Ferris Wheel, the crowning engineering achievement of this fair. Named after its engineer, George Ferris, the wheel measured 264 feet high and weighed 1,800 tons.
Content:Buildings
Content:Stereographs
Content:Photographs
Fair Building:Midway Plaisance. World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:Crowds
Topics:Ferris Wheel
Builder/Engineer:Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896
Paging Number: 1893-chi-20-0012
Location:Box A
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