View of Choral Hall at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The classical Romanesque structure has a row of Doric columns at the entry. Names carved on the exterior of the building include: "Mendelssohn, Wagner, Purcell, Weber, Rossini, Liszt, Berlioz, Beethoven, Schubert, Spohr, Chopin, Glinka, Schumann, Gade, Meyerbeer." Posters on the exterior of the building read: "Festival Hall, The Great Organ, Last Concert, Clarence Eddy." Men lean on a fence near a pond. Print 91.
Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 25 x 33 cm. (10 x 13 in.).
Is Part Of
W. H. Jackson folio VIII. World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois.
Subject
World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings; Chicago (Ill.); Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700310424
Notes
Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in W. H. Jackson folio.; Condition: discolored.; Title supplied.; R7003104243
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