CHICAGO DAY : At the World's Columbian Exposition : Candid Photographs

Dybwad, G. L.;Bliss, Joy V.

ISBN 10: 0963161237 / ISBN 13: 9780963161239

Published by The Book Stop Here, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., 1997

About this Item

1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 1997 , Illustrated hardcover boards , 140 page book with many color and black & white illustrations . This is a scarce signed and dated copy to one of largest collectors of World's Fair items ( Charles Penney ) .Also included in the large folding map of the exposition . Condition : Very Fine Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Seller Inventory # 011516-U

Bibliographic Details

Title: CHICAGO DAY : At the World's Columbian ...

Publisher: The Book Stop Here, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Various Contributiors

Condition: Very Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued

Signed: Author Inscribed

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis:

Chicago Day celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the great Chicago fire - October 9, 1871 - and the city's subsequent rebirth. This thrilling account of the greatest day at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, is based on elaborate contemporary newspaper accounts, souvenirs of the day, and 43 candid platinum unpublished photographs. Recognized nationwide, Chicago Day was the most memorable and newsworthy day at the fair, breaking all attendance records with 3/4 million tickets sold. In spite of extensive planning, some events went awry: 5 attendees died, women fainted, children were separated from parents, and the vast evening parade stalled.

Contains 225 illustrations on glossy paper, 9 in full color; and a 2 foot square high resolution full-sized reproduction of Heinze's accurate architectural map of the fairgrounds with the photographer's route and position marked in red.

Includes chapters on world's fair photography by T. Yanul and gas ballooning by Ruth O. Jones, an introduction to the Columbian Exposition, and the extensive planning for Chicago Day; also selected recipes from Columbian cookbooks, bibliography, and complete index. --On Amazon, see also Dybwad's publication of an eye-witness diary of an August trip to the 1893 Columbian Exposition, "White City Recollections," ISBN 0963161229; and a 2-volume bibliography on the 1893 fair, ISBN 0963161202 and 0963161245.

From the Author:

Chicago Day was so vast that it was clear from the detailed and sometimes conflicting newspaper accounts that no one person, including reporters, could have seen all the events.