1893 Print Director General George Davis Saalburg Statue Republic Chicago FAR2

This is an ultra-rare original 1893 color cover from the Chicago "The Inter Ocean" supplement of the Chicago World's Fair director-general George R. Davis. Davis and Burnham designed the fair and took inspiration from earlier fairs. Shown dangling from Davis' robes is a model of the Statue of the Republic. The Statue of the Republic was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, and stood 65 feet tall. Unfortunately, it lit on fire in 1896 and was destroyed. Today, there is a replica of the sculpture in Jackson Park built in 1918 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Exposition. Period Paper has obtained arguably one of the most rare, exclusive collections of original color images of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (The World's Columbian Exposition). Over the last several years we have acquired and sold thousands of items from this Exposition, and we continue to offer lithographs, prints, and photogravures. However; this exclusive collection is not offered publicly anywhere else. The