World's Columbian Exposition

World's Columbian Exposition
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TitleWorld's Columbian Exposition
ViewChicago Day 1
SeriesIII: Events
Description[Van Buren Street terminal. On Chicago Day, October 9, 1893, during the World's Columbian Exposition, the Illinois Central handled 500,000 passengers, a record unequaled by an American railroad.]
Subject TermsIllinois Central Railroad Company | Exhibitions (Events) | Railroads | Spectators (Event observers) | World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
Photograph Date1893-10-09
Physical FormatPhotographic prints; 19.0 x 23.8 cm
Landscape DesignerOlmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
LocationHyde Park, Chicago, Illinois
CollectionArchival Photographic Files
RepositoryUniversity of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
Image Identifierapf3-03146

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