1893 Chicago World's Fair Wisconsin Exhibit Halligan - ORIGINAL HISTORIC IMAGE

"Wisconsin Exhibit." This is an original 1894 halftone print of the Wisconsin exhibit in the Agricultural Building at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse of the print.) Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of original halftone prints of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. This collection of the fair's many architectural, artistic, mechanical, agricultural, industrial, archeological, ethnological, historical, and scenic attractions was published in 1894 by The Jewell N. Halligan Company. 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 was a spectacular display of progress and prosperity, and included a