1893 Print Maine State Building Chicago Fair American Flag Charles Frost FAR2

This is an ultra-rare original 1893 color cover from the Chicago "The Inter Ocean" supplement of the Maine State Building at the Columbian Exposition. The architect of the building was Charles S. Frost, and the building cost an estimated $20,000 to build. 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 original front and rear covers from Chicago's coveted The Inter Ocean Illustrated Supplement from 1893 are stunning in their size, color saturation, and condition. This was the very first color supplement produced on a high speed newspaper press, developed in late 1892 in preparation for the Exposition. The Inter Ocean was release