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In the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901, electricity became a central theme. By creating a hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls, the Exposition was equipped with a seemingly endless electric source. In attempts to outdo Chicago’s efforts…

This photograph shows a Javanese(presumed by curator of photograph) woman working with fabric in a replica Javanese hut. Many qualities of the photo differentiate it from the other cultural displays of the time in its ethnographic nature. It shows…

A poster advertising the Buffalo, NY exposition.Electricity became more than the theme for major theme for the Buffalo exhibition; it provided a visible symbol of progress. This argument it presented visually in the poster by the buffalo,…

Georgia O'Keeffe's painting of the New York skyscraper is one example of the many ways artist tried new styles to capture the new nights of brightly lit cities. David Nye describes this version as one of the more positive depictions of the city,…

This is an article from Chicago Tribune, Electricity at the Fair, broadcasting the electrified Chicago World Fair in 1893. Chicago Tribune is a newspaper media worldwide. There is a specific article introducing the electricity in the Chicago Fair,…

This is the outside of Dahomey Village, a recreation of a West African village. The visitors, all white and dressed in modern Western clothes make a sharp contrast with the posters outside the village of half naked men with weapons. Also, the…

This print is from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition. It shows a variety of westerners being presented with various vases by Chinese vendors at the exhibition. Interestingly, the graphical center of the print…

Despite China's late arrival to the Centennial and limited space for their exhibit, China's exhibit was made extremely unique by their use of partitions along the perimeter and the addition of a roof to the exhibit. This enclosure blocked…

The caption to this comic should read in the first frame "Go, my son, go and study the civilization of the Occident" and "I am industriously studying the civilization of these Americans but it is very expensive. Please send me a bag of dollars" in…

The Corliss steam engine inside Machinery Hall, which President Grant symbolically started in a display of American development. (see corresponding post)

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