The 1893 Chicago World's Fair
Columbian Exposition
A Pictorial History Book Collection

Great collection on one data DVD that is readable on all computers.  The files are in PDF format, so you can browse and print through them easily.  This collection includes video in .mp4 format.  This is a data DVD can be played in any computer.  It cannot be played in a DVD player attached to your TV.

Many illustrations of this historic event, the sights and buildings, the displays, the exhibits, can be found by browsing through this DVD.  A fantastic resource for anyone that is looking for more information on the Columbian Exposition.

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The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as The Chicago World's Fair) was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. The iconic centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The fair was an influential social and cultural event. The fair had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism. The Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor.

The exposition covered more than 600 acres, featuring nearly 200 new (but purposely temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world fairs, and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom.

This DVD covers a collection of over 50 vintage books and souvenir guides that chronical the 1893 fair in text and in pictures, all on one easy to read DVD that can be played in any PC.  We also include 90 minutes of presentations in slides and narration on the 1893 fair in .mp4 format.

THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE ALL INCLUDED:

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5,000 at the World's Fair That Visitors Should Not Fail To See, by W.E. Hamilton, 1893, 114 pages

A Souvenir of Worlds Fair, Prominent Women and Wives, by Josephine Dill, 1892, 136 pages

A Week at the Fair, by Rand McNally, 1893, 261 pages

Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, by Maud Howe Elliot, 1893, 326 pages

Art Gallery of the World's Columbian Exposition, by Charles M. Kurtz, 1893, 392 pages

Art Souvenir World's Columbian Exposition and Views of Chicago, by Photo Mezzo Art Company, 1892, 40 pages

Artfolio of World's Columbian Exposition, by Rand McNally, 1892, 50 pages

Catalogue of the exhibits of the state of Pennsylvania, by A.B Farquhar, 1893, 476 pages

Chicago and Her Exposition of, by James Dredge, 1893, 70 pages

Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition, Exposition Pamphlet, 1892, 17 pages

Dedicatory and opening ceremonies of the World's Columbian exposition, by Stone, Kastler & Painter, 1893, 327 pages

Fair Shadow Land, by Edith Thomas, 1893, 154 pages

From the Old World to the New, A Christmas Story of the Chicago Exhibition, Mowbray House, 1892, 178 pages

Glimpses of the Worlds Fair Seen Through a Camera, Volume 1, Laird & Lee, 1893, 198 pages

Glimpses of the Worlds Fair Seen Through a Camera, Volume 2, Laird & Lee, 1893, 198 pages

Guide to the Worlds Fair Grounds, Buildings and Attractions, by John Flinn, 1893, 70 pages

Handy Guide to Chicago and World's Columbian Exposition, Rand McNally, 1892, 270 pages

Hill's Souvenir Guide to Chicago and the World's Fair, by Thomas E. Hill,1892, 240 pages

History of the Worlds Fair, by Major Ben C. Truman, 1893, 648 pages

How To See The Worlds Fair With Little Money, M. Parker, 1893, 24 pages

Martin's World's Fair Album-Atlas and Family Souvenir, by J.F. Martin, 1892, 315 pages

Midway Plaisance and World's Columbian Exposition, by Frank H. Smith, 1893, 103 pages

Official Guide to Midway Plaisance, by John J. Flinn, 1893, 59 pages

Official Guide World's Columbian Exposition, Rand McNally, 1892, 48 pages

Official Souvenir Program of Worlds Columbian Exposition, 1892, 46 pages

Photographic History of the World's Fair and Sketch of the City of Chicago, by James Wilson Pierce, 1893, 520 pages

Shepp's World's Fair Photographed, by James W. Shepp and Daniel B. Schepp, 1893, 537 pages

Some Artists At The Fair, by Frank D. Millet, 1893, 140 pages

Souvenir of the Ceremonies of the Indiana State Building, Chicago, 1893, 44 pages

Souvenir of the Illinois dairy exhibit, World's Columbian Exposition, Illinois State Dairyman's Association, 1893, 37 pages

Souvenir of the World's Columbian Exposition in Photo-Gravure, by A. Witteman, 1893, 86 pages

The American-Hispano Pocket Guide of the Worlds Fair, Knox Hat Company, 1893, 182 pages

The Best Things to be Seen at the World's Fair, by John J. Flinn, 1893, 224 pages

The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls, by Tudor Jenks, 1893, 272 pages

The Columbian Exposition Album, Rand McNally, 1893, 206 pages

The Columbian Portfolio of Photographs of the World's Fair, 1893, 52 pages

The Columbian Souvenir Album, The Art Souvenir Company,1892, 116 pages

The Illinois Building And Exhibits Therein, John Morris Company, 1893, 168 pages

The Vanishing City, a Photographic Encyclopedia of the World's Columbian Exposition, Laird and Lee, 1893, 234 Pages

The Winters Art Lithographing Company's Popular Portfolios of the World's Columbian Exposition, 1891, 38 Pages

The World's Columbian Exposition, by George Davis, (March 1, 1892), 14 pages

The World's Columbian Exposition, Article from November 1, 1892, 4 pages

The World's Columbian Exposition, Article from February 1, 1893, 2 pages

The World's Fair Recipe Book, by John F. Landis, 1893, 130 pages

The World's Fair Souvenir Album, C. Roop & Sons, 1894, 263 pages

The World's Fair Visitor, by The World's Fair Visitors' Association, 1891, 20 pages

The World's Fair, Its Meaning and Scope, by H.G. Cutler, 1891, 666 pages

The World's fair, Some of its Principal Sights and Exhibits, Columbia Novelty Publishing,  1892, 36 pages

Visitors guide to the World's Columbian Exposition, The Union News Company, 1893, 88 pages

World's Columbian Exposition Pocket Record Book, Dibble Publishing Company, 1893, 78 pages

World's Columbian exposition portfolio of Midway, The American Eng. Co, c1893, 24 pages

World's Fair Through A Camera, Snap Shots by An Artist, 1893, 178 pages
 

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