1893 Chicago World's Fair Boat Transportation Day Photo

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Home ~ Affiliations ~ Discounts ~ FAQs ~ Grading and Certification ~ Premium Shipping ~ About Us FineArt TheWorld Rare Collections New Releases Search Our Store VINTAGE ART SEARCHES 1893 Chicago World's Fair Boat Transportation Day Photo Year: 1893 Type: Original Halftone Print Grade: Very Fine ++ Authentication (more info) : Dual Certificates Image: Black / White Approximate Size (inches): 8 x 10 Approximate Size (cm): 20 x 25 Estimated Value: Not Applicable The Boat Parade on Transportation Day. This is an original 1893 halftone print of the boat parade on September 9, 1893 (Transportation Day) at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The day began with a parade of the boats of the nations from Indian canoes and African bimbas to Venetian gondolas and more. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.)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, and included among its many wonders electrical exhibits, exhibits from other countries, and a popular amusement area on Midway Plaisance with carnival rides, among them the first Ferris Wheel. Most of the fair's architecture was based on classical design which gave the area around the Court of Honor the name "The White City." To find other items from this specific collection in our eBay store, please CONDITIONThis 116+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. No creases. No tears. No water damage. FAIR3 Year 1893 DUAL CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY. Period Paper has offered dual certificates for every original product purchased since 2004. To date we have graded and provided dual certificates for over 30,000 items for historians, archivists, museum curators, and collectors.The original item listed here will come with these dual certificates. These certificates document the origin of the product and the grade of the individual product. Each certificate is serial numbered and customers often mount one on the back of a framed image and keep the other for reference or insurance purposes. Some collectors, historical societies, and museum studies educators use a certificate to display critical provenance information adjacent to an original item.Period Paper continues with its mission to build a National Archive of digital images and listed certifications, and we hope to provide access to this archive before the end of 2012. Period Paper developed a grading system specifically for this National Archive, and that grade is provided on each certificate.The serial numbers related to these certificates, and each specific product, are maintained in a database for future reference and will be used to catalog original items in the National Archive once complete. WHO ARE WE? Period Paper was founded in 2004 and has served more than 30,000 customers in 40 countries worldwide. We are a world leader in delivering original antique prints, vintage advertising, and important historical print ephemera. Our current customer base is predominantly collectors, historical societies, universities and professors, corporate archivists and curators, interior decorators, and nostalgic gift-givers. We appreciate our more than 8,000 repeat customers worldwide and continue to build on our tradition of providing an unsurpassed buying experi... read more

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