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The Corliss Engine, as exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition by President Grant, powered all the machines in machinery hall- and stood as a large testament to the American horsepower. In his classic nearly-poetic style, Howells described the massive…

This picture is not a high detail photograph but rather an animation regarding what is expected to be seen at the Fair. The picture shows two men in a fishing boat, one actively fishing with a harpoon, another using a paddle to move the boat.
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It seems to show two soldiers (one of which is injured/wounded) at an abandoned/war-torn base. The location is unknown.

- Calen McGee

A poster advertising "Liberty Loans" early on in the United States' involvement in World War I. With the Statue of Liberty in the background looming over the ferries heading towards the Ellis Island, this poster was aimed at recent immigrants and…

Paperweight Commemerating Ferris Wheel at 1893 Chicago World's Fair

Photograph of Major General John White Geary on pin memorializing the Civil War. The pin is mounted on a velvet cushion in an ornate frame. Added by Ben Kaplow

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,…

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…