The book of the fair : an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian exposition at Chicago in 1893 ...
A large illustrated survey of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, compiled by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published in Chicago in 1893 for a general readership interested in science, art, and industry. The pictures are plain halftone photographs and printed engravings of exhibit halls and machinery, with captions identifying each object, which a designer might use as reference for period industrial interiors and display settings.
