#columbianexposition

[eliotraffit]

COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE by ELIOT RAFFIT - Digital Artist - Fine Art Painting - from the Sculpture Collection - Hand-signed and numbered by the Artist, limited edition of 250 - Shop www.EliotRaffit.com #Eliot #EliotRaffit #DigitalArtist #FineArtPainting #ChristopherColumbus #ColumbusDay #FrédéricAugusteBartholdi #Bronze #Johnston #RhodeIsland #Gorham #ColumbianExposition

[icartant]

A miniature piece of salt-glazed pottery made by the Central New York Pottery Company (the famous White family of potters of Utica, NY) for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This mug is 2 3/8" tall and in perfect condition. #saltglazedstoneware #stoneware #columbianexposition1893 #columbianexposition #whitesuticastoneware #forsale @iowacityart (at Iowa City Art & Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLxA6qTHiwc/?igshid=vv28qqc4jsd5

[jakesmp]

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: 1892-1893 Souvenir Portfolio of World's Fair Views Chicago, Illinois 60 Images #columbianexposition #worldfair #chicago #pictures #illinois #expo #jakesmp https://etsy.me/2WNyxpv https://www.instagram.com/p/CC85-IFn7DR/?igshid=t2v80p3qlas5

[followingmygps]

Daily Waypoint | N 41º 47′ 26.695″ W 87º 34′ 58.482″ Burlington Zephyr—The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad train formed of railroad cars permanently articulated together. Built in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington. The train featured extensive use of stainless steel, was originally named the Zephyr, and was meant as a promotional tool to advertise passenger rail service in the United States. The train is generally regarded as the first successful streamliner on American railroads. The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. >>>FMG>>>> Like. Comment. Share! https://www.fmgphoto.com/Lifestyle/Transportation/i-3p49Q86 https://followingmygps.com/museum-of-science-and-industry-quick-stop/ #BurlingtonZephyr #Zephyr #PioneerZephyr #BurlingtonRailroad #BurlingtonRoute #Burlington #stainlesssteel #train #streamliner #railroad #MuseumofScienceandIndustry #museum #Chicago #Illinois #ColumbianExposition #DailyWaypoint #dailyphoto #sights #fmgphoto #followingmygps #fmg #fmgbear #photography #travel #lifestyle #LifeWellLived #travelmagazine #roadtripping #exploring #roadtrip (at Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IfOjQBrvg/?igshid=kd59220e6dr4

[darthtalon89]

#HermanWebsterMudgett #DrHenryHowardHolmes #HHHolmes #serialkiller #WorldsFair #ColumbianExposition #WorldsFairHotel #TheMurderHotel #hotel #HenryHowardHolmes #HenryMHoward #HenryGordon #AlexanderBond #OCPratt #DTPratt #AECook #GHowell #serialkiller #conartist #murder #lpontheleft #lastpodcastontheleft #podcastshow #podcast #hailgein #hailme #thatswhenthecannibalismstarted #hailyourself #hailsatan #megustalations https://www.instagram.com/p/BueLjWHnWe1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14r8ur1uy2bap

[mastersonmagic]

Evanescent magic

This Saturday is the final performance of Timeless Magic at Theater Wit. The show revolves around an 1893 Columbian Exposition souvenir coin that was passed down to me from my great Uncle Ed. The coin is the only enduring piece of hard evidence from an otherwise completely ephemeral event that took place 125 years ago. Audience members ask me if the story is true?

Mostly. Irish-American uncles tell lots of tales. Once I did a little research I found a few gaps in the story. However, Timeless Magic is also about 19th century magicians and the history of the Columbian Exposition those details have all been researched and are true.

Still, it was precisely the ephemerality of the tale that inspired me to tell it in the first place. Magic tricks and great uncles born in the 19th century share the quality of evanescence — “rapidly fading from sight or memory”. A magic trick disappears soon after it’s performed. The audience is left to try to piece together what happened. The more time passes the more difficult it is for the audience to recall every moment of the trick (this works in the magician’s favor). The precise details of a great uncle’s life and the tales he told vanish as well. But, hopefully, a crystallised moment of truth endures — a bit of timeless magic.

26 million visitors came to see the wonders of the world at the Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Ellen Terry as Lady MacBeth in a freshly painted portrait by John Singer Sargent was on display at the Columbian Exposition.

Evanescent magic: The Columbian Exposition featured the wonder’s of the world.

[muirwoodreclamations-blog]

In its simplicity, the Chicago flag is totally immune to going out of style! Find yours in our shop today through the link in our profile. Happy Friday! #chicago #cityofchicago #chicagoflag #reclaimedwood #reclaimed #windycity #secondcity #chitown #chicagohandmade #chicagomakers #makersgonnamake #handmade #oneofakind #pride #fridayflow #columbianexposition #fortdearborn #flag #flytheflag #creative #handpainted #rusticdecor #rustic (at Muirwood Reclamations)

[kentuckytrader]

This past week we discovered and brought back two large well preserved boxes full of photos, documents, and memorabilia from 1840 to 1912. We can't wait to go through it all. A few things have made it into our shops on Etsy. This souvenir portfolio with printed illustrations of the buildings and features of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 can be found at KentuckyTrader. #worldscolumbianexposition #worldsfair #vintage #etsy #kentuckytrader #exposition #columbianexposition #chicago #history #historical #souvenirs

[idkmybff-dennis]

Richie Tenenbaum would come and live here.🙋🏻‍♂️ #OHC2017 . . . #openhouse #chicago #2017 #theyale #yalebuilding #englewood #richardsonian #romanesque #architecture #landmark #columbianexposition #apartment (at Yale Building)

[spudart]

Might As Well Be Walking on the Moon by When lost in..... http://ift.tt/2f3mtOc As the sign reads: A piece of the Moon Lunar sample number 79155,10 This Moon rock came from the Taurus-Littrow Valley, site of the Apollo 17 moon walks in December 1972. This sample is a gabbroic igneous rock believed to represent the rocks under the valley floor. It formed when molten magma cooled to form a crystal structure.

[rednowkees]

Timeless Magic’s “Palace intrigue”

“The palace intrigue behind Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition is alive and well in this tidy 60-minute act from magician Sean Masterson. The narrative revolves around a cryptic coin dating back to the World's Fair, acquired by Masterson when he was a boy.”

—The Chicago Reader reviewing Timeless Magic at Theater Wit

The solid silver commemorative coin from the Columbian Exposition belonged to my great Uncle Ed. He passed it on to his younger brother, my grandfather.

The Chicago’s World’s Fair of 1893 has always loomed as a magical place in my imagination. I’m not the only one. Chicago resident Frank L. Baum took his inspiration for the Land of Oz from the “White City”.

What fascinates me is how the fair brought together many of the notable players of the following century. Nikola Tesla beat out Thomas Edison to generate the fair’s electricity with his alternating current (Edison won the 20th century with his direct current). George Ferris constructed the very first Ferris Wheel on the fairgrounds to compete with the visual wonder of the Eiffel Tower from the 1889 Paris fair. The Yerkes telescope was built for the fair as the world’s largest refracting telescope (It’s still the largest and you can still visit it today). Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination ten years later would kick off a series of events leading to World War I, also visited the fair.

My main fascination is the magicians who performed and passed through the fair including Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. I include both of these magicians in my show Timeless Magic now playing at Theater Wit. Much has been written about Houdini. But, in the beginning of the 20th century Thurston’s name was far more synonymous with magic. An extraordinarily adept manipulator of playing cards, Thurston went on to command one the great illusion shows of the 20th century. For 35 years he crisscrossed the entire country with his full-evening show. The sets and illusions for his lavish spectacle filled eight railroad cars.

Billy Robinson is another magician who came to Chicago for the fair and is the main character in my show at The Wit. In 1893, like Houdini and Thurston, he was also an unknown prestidigitateur who would later skyrocket to fame.

The show “functions as a historical anthology, highlighting the performers and the tricks... that informed much of magic’s golden era.”

—The Chicago Reader reviewing Timeless Magic at Theater Wit

Bibliography:

Steinmeyer, Jim (2011). "The Last Great Magician in the World: Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the battles of the American wizards". New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin

My ever-dapper great Uncle Ed (center) from whom I inherited a silver commemorative coin from the Columbian Exposition of 1893.

Much has been written about Houdini. But, in the beginning of the 20th century Thurston’s name was far more synonymous with magic. 

Nikola Tesla beat out Thomas Edison to generate the fair’s electricity with his alternating current (Edison won the 20th century with his direct current).

Chicago resident Frank L. Baum took his inspiration for the Land of Oz from the “White City”

The Yerkes telescope was built for the fair as the world’s largest refracting telescope (It’s still the largest and you can still visit it today).

[instapicsil1]

This month we're celebrating 125 years of discovery, exploration, inspiration, leadership, and conservation. Our museum has its origins in the 1893 World's Fair, and 2,000 items from the Columbian Exposition remain on display today—including this papier-mâché octopus. 🐙 More highlights from our historic collection ➡️ bit.ly/WorldsFairObjects #FieldMuseum #NaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistory #ChicagoWorldsFair #ColumbianExposition #ChicagoHistory #Chicago #octopus #photoarchive https://ift.tt/2Nco1o1

[instapicsil2]

#TBT to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition at the western entrance to the Midway Plaisance, here fairgoers were able to experience a great variety of cultures and life. This photo features the “Chinese Joss house” (left) juxtaposed with “Old Vienna” (right) while the original Ferris Wheel looms in the distance. ... Photo from the Illinois State General Collection, Illinois Digital Archives – A service of the Illinois State Library and the Office of the Secretary of State ... #illinois #ilhousegop #chicago #worldsfair #throwbackthursday #columbianexposition #illinoishistory #history http://ift.tt/2yVcKRF

[jakesmp]

1892 Columbian Exposition Chicago Choice B.U. MS-63

This coin was issued for the Exposition held in Chicago from 1892-1893.

Mint: Philadelphia Content: 90% Silver Diameter: 30.6mm

Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber and Olin Lewis Warner

Reverse Designer: George T. Morgan and Olin Lewis Warner

For added savings use Coupon Code: M09Y19200 to save $2.00 off your order of $10.00 or more. Coupon code good until September 30, 2019.

[instatrack]

#TBT to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition at the western entrance to the Midway Plaisance, here fairgoers were able to experience a great variety of cultures and life. This photo features the “Chinese Joss house” (left) juxtaposed with “Old Vienna” (right) while the original Ferris Wheel looms in the distance. ... Photo from the Illinois State General Collection, Illinois Digital Archives – A service of the Illinois State Library and the Office of the Secretary of State ... #illinois #ilhousegop #chicago #worldsfair #throwbackthursday #columbianexposition #illinoishistory #history http://ift.tt/2yVcKRF

[graysauctioneers-blog]

Thanks for everyone who came to the auction yesterday. Lot 3 #sold for $2,600! A Porcelain Vase with Gilt Painted Decoration, 19th Century, depicting a building from the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. #graysauctioneers #auction #worldsfair⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #stlouis #porcelain #columbianexposition #chicago #stlouishistory #vase #stlouisworldsfair #gilt #gold #pinkandgold #giltpaint #auction #auctionhouse #worldsfairauction #stlouisexposition #collectors #collection #collectorsitem #collectible #worldsfaircollection #cleveland #clevelandauction #liveauctioneers #bidsquare #progress #soldprice