1893 Chicago Worlds Fair German Gates Columbia Avenue ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAI4

"The Ornamental German Gates." This is an original 1893 halftone print of the ornamental German gates at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. This beautiful wrought-iron gate fronted Columbia Avenue and was built by the Armbruster Brothers, of Frankfort-am-Main, Germany. (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 with many other cities, Chicago was finally designated the official site and the Exposition was built on 630 acres in and around Jackson Park. It