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Woman Working at the Javanese Exhibit
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…
Westerners Inspecting a Vase at the Chinese Exhibit
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…
U.S. Sanitary Commission Fair
From June 7th to June 21st in 1864 the U.S. Sanitary Commission held a fundraising even on Logan Square. It was the only such fair that President Lincoln attended; he gave a speech there.
Troupe of very remarkable trained pigs, poster for Barnum & Bailey, ca. 1898
"Barnum & Bailey, greatest show on earth -- Troupe of very remarkable trained pigs, performing numerous difficult, clever and wonderful tricks, animals showing almost human intelligence and reason, while in the performance of many curious and…