The Resource The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture, Reid Badger
The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture, Reid Badger
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The item The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture, Reid Badger represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Des Plaines Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 177 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 fold.)
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Preface
- Prologue: Opening day
- Introduction: The Great World's Fair and Victorial Culture
- pt. 1. THE BACKGROUND
- The Crystal Palace and the origins of the institution
- The growth and character of the institution
- America and the Great World's Fairs
- pt. 2. THE SETTING
- Energy and uncertainty
- The representative city
- pt. 3. THE GREAT FAIR
- Genesis and growth of the idea
- Organization
- The site, the plan, and the design
- Finance and promotion
- Dedication day
- Final preparations
- The World's Congress
- The exhibits
- The midway
- pt. 4. THE CULTURE
- Achievement and influence
- A confusion of symbols
- The vision of unity
- Epilogue
- APPENDICES
- A) The World's Fairs
- B) U.S. appropriations to exhibitions and fairs
- C) The act creating the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
- D) Preliminary and final classification system
- E) The Presidential proclamation
- F) Memorandum of December 9, 1890
- G) Burnham's letter of December 13, 1890
- H) A financial balance sheet
- Isbn
- 9780882296920
- Label
- The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture
- Title
- The great American fair
- Title remainder
- the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture
- Statement of responsibility
- Reid Badger
- Language
- eng
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Badger, Reid
- Dewey number
- 909.81/074/017311
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- T500.B1
- LC item number
- B3
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- World's Columbian Exposition
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture, Reid Badger
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 165-171
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Prologue: Opening day -- Introduction: The Great World's Fair and Victorial Culture -- pt. 1. THE BACKGROUND -- The Crystal Palace and the origins of the institution -- The growth and character of the institution -- America and the Great World's Fairs -- pt. 2. THE SETTING -- Energy and uncertainty -- The representative city -- pt. 3. THE GREAT FAIR -- Genesis and growth of the idea -- Organization -- The site, the plan, and the design -- Finance and promotion -- Dedication day -- Final preparations -- The World's Congress -- The exhibits -- The midway -- pt. 4. THE CULTURE -- Achievement and influence -- A confusion of symbols -- The vision of unity -- Epilogue -- APPENDICES -- A) The World's Fairs -- B) U.S. appropriations to exhibitions and fairs -- C) The act creating the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- D) Preliminary and final classification system -- E) The Presidential proclamation -- F) Memorandum of December 9, 1890 -- G) Burnham's letter of December 13, 1890 -- H) A financial balance sheet
- Dimensions
- 21 x 26 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 177 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 fold.)
- Isbn
- 9780882296920
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 79011774 //r84
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm04832338
- (Sirsi) o04832338
- (TMQ) o04832338
- Label
- The great American fair : the World's Columbia Exposition & American culture, Reid Badger
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 165-171
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Prologue: Opening day -- Introduction: The Great World's Fair and Victorial Culture -- pt. 1. THE BACKGROUND -- The Crystal Palace and the origins of the institution -- The growth and character of the institution -- America and the Great World's Fairs -- pt. 2. THE SETTING -- Energy and uncertainty -- The representative city -- pt. 3. THE GREAT FAIR -- Genesis and growth of the idea -- Organization -- The site, the plan, and the design -- Finance and promotion -- Dedication day -- Final preparations -- The World's Congress -- The exhibits -- The midway -- pt. 4. THE CULTURE -- Achievement and influence -- A confusion of symbols -- The vision of unity -- Epilogue -- APPENDICES -- A) The World's Fairs -- B) U.S. appropriations to exhibitions and fairs -- C) The act creating the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- D) Preliminary and final classification system -- E) The Presidential proclamation -- F) Memorandum of December 9, 1890 -- G) Burnham's letter of December 13, 1890 -- H) A financial balance sheet
- Dimensions
- 21 x 26 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 177 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 fold.)
- Isbn
- 9780882296920
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 79011774 //r84
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm04832338
- (Sirsi) o04832338
- (TMQ) o04832338
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