California Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  Administration Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view of the Administration Building and Columbian Fountain at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, taken across part of the Grand Basin. The building is two stories, with a large dome and statues lining the rooftops. The Columbian Fountain features a miniature ship with allegorical figures rowing and steering.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 43, Item 1

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  Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view across the lagoon of the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building is wide, mostly two-storied, with a colonnade composed of thin columns along the front facade.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 34, Item 1

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  North porch of the Palace of Fine Arts, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view of the north porch of the Palace of Fine Arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. There are about fifteen steps leading up to the large neoclassical entrance, a porch with four tall pillars and a triangular pediment. This is the side of the building that did not face out over the north pond, and features a reproduction of the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta (or Primaporta). There are numerous people sitting in chairs in front of the building or on the porch steps.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 36, Item 1

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  Statue of the Republic, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view of the Statue of the Republic at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The 65-foot-high statue is mounted on a pedestal in the center of the Grand Basin with the Casino and a colonnade in the background, both with numerous smaller statues along their roofs. A small boat is approaching the statue on the right.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 28, Item 1

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  "Sol's Clock" sundial, Washington Park, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view of "Sol's Clock", a sundial made out of plants, at Washington Park for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The sundial is on the side of a slight incline, with the numbers arranged in an arch and a tilted pole in the center.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 41, Item 1

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  South facade of the Palace of Fine Arts, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

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  A view of the southern facade of the Palace of Fine Arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, taken across the north pond. There are about fifteen steps leading up to the large neoclassical entrance, a porch with four tall pillars, a triangular pediment, and a large dome. There are a few people walking between the building and the water, and about four gondolas docked in near the bottom of the porch steps. A pair of ducks, one white and one dark, are swimming in the foreground.

  mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 38, Item 1