1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Minnesota's Building Whitney ORIGINAL HISTORIC IMAGE

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Home ~ Affiliations ~ Discounts ~ FAQs ~ Grading and Certification ~ Premium Shipping ~ About Us Fine Art World Images Rare By Artist On Sale! VINTAGE ART 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Minnesota's Building Whitney ORIGINAL HISTORIC IMAGE Details Year: 1893 Type: Original Halftone Print Grade: Very Fine + Authentication: Dual Certificates Image: Grayscale Approximate Size (inches): 10 x 8 Approximate Size (cm): 25 x 20 Description and Condition "Minnesota's Building." This is an original 1893 halftone print of the Minnesota State Building at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. The architect was William Channing Whitney, of Minneapolis. The statue at the entrance represented Hiawatha bearing Minnehaha "over wide and rushing rivers." The sculptor was Jacob Fjielde. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.)Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of halftone prints of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. This original collection of the fair's many architectural, artistic, mechanical, agricultural, industrial, archeological, ethnological, historical, and scenic attractions was printed in 1893.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."CONDITIONThis 118+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. No creases. No tears. No water damage. To find other items from this specific collection in our eBay store, please FAI4C93 Product Pricing & What We Deliver At times we receive inquiries about our pricing, especially for vintage advertising or historical halftone prints, and are asked why our prices are consistently higher than some other sellers of similar items. For the first five years of our business, we asked our primary consumer base what they wanted. Our primary consumers - historical societies, historians, archivists, curators, university professors, historical decorators, and collectors, etc., have diverse and specific needs and we've built our business to accommodate those needs, like no other seller worldwide. Below is what is unique about how and what we offer as the world's leader in print ephemera: Product Packaging. Every product is placed against custom black acid-free board with crystal-clear, archival protective closures. We are the only sellers in the industry who provide display-quality black boards with every item (which also make exceptional presentations for gift-giving). Oversized engravings are protected by museum quality tubes. Product Pictures. Online digital images to evaluate the original products are imaged high resolution, 100% perpendicular, giving the customer the ability to enlarge and see fine details in every listing. This digital imaging is not provided by any other seller of ephemera worldwide. Images captured for posting online come from world-class Nikon imaging systems. Product Provenance via Dual Certificates. Period Paper maintains image & text databases to track full provenance for virtually every item in inventory. This requires acquisitions that allow us to document provenance, in-house maintenance of databases, and dissemination of that information to buyers. We provide two certificates, beautifully printed on linen stock. Most buyers mount one on the back of a framed item, and keep the other filed for reference. Product Acquisition. Period Paper only acquires common items in the very b... read more

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