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This is the larger rectangle book. Measures 13.5 by 11 inches. About 1 inch thick. Approximately 300 pages full of black and white photos. The earlier edition of 1892.
The Dream City
The full title isThe Dream City: A Portfolio of Photographic Views of the World\'s Columbian Exposition.
- Burgundy/maroon textured binding
- Black leather corners
- Gold/gilt lettering
- Gold border lines around the cover
- It clearly says“THE DREAM CITY”
- At the bottom it says“CHICAGO 1892”
- Contains extensive photographic documentation of the Fair.
That1892 marking is unusual, because the bibliographic records for the Halsey C. IvesDream Citygive1893as the publication date.
What is inside
This isn\'t simply a book about Chicago. It is a major visual record of the1893 World\'s Columbian Exposition, including photographs/views of:
- The White City
- Court of Honor
- Administration Building
- Fine Arts/Art Palace
- Machinery Hall
- Transportation Building
- Manufactures Building
- Agricultural Building
- State and foreign buildings
- Midway Plaisance
- Lagoons and waterways
- Sculpture and statuary
- Exhibits and special attractions
- The Ferris Wheel
- Night and landscape views
Condion is Good for over 130 years old. Some of the last pages are loose.
