1893 Chicago Worlds Fair East Indian Bldg. Hindostan - ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAI4

"The East Indian Building." This is an original 1893 halftone print of the East Indian Building at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. The Indian Building, which cost $15,000, was built as a bazaar in which Mr. S. J. Tellery, one of the leading East Indian traders, was to carry on his trade under the patronage of the native rulers of Hyderabad, Joodpoor, Patteeala, Kapoorthella, Mahoor, Mheend, Kerowlee and Kutch. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.) Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of halftone prints of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. This original collection of the fair's many architectural, artistic, mechanical, agricultural, industrial, archeological, ethnological, historical, and scenic attractions was printed in 1893. The World Columbian Exposition was held from May to October 1893 in Chicago in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the new world. In competition