1893 Print Chicago World's Fair Fountain Frederick William MacMonnies FAIR4

The Great Fountains in Action. This is an original 1893 halftone print of the MacMonnies Fountain by sculptor, Frederick William MacMonnies, at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. (Please note that this item includes a brief descriptive caption which is not shown.) Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of halftone images 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 1893 by N. D. Thompson Publishing Co. of St. Louis. 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,