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Showing posts with label 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Show all posts
Saturday, August 12, 2023

1853, April 26th, Mr. Winbolt, an Upholsterer, Premises were set Ablaze, Chicago.

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The alarm of Fire was occasioned by the burning of the premises belonging to Mr. Winbolt, an Upholsterer, at Randolph Street, situated on t...
Friday, August 11, 2023

The 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois.

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The World's First Parliament of Religions was a historic interfaith gathering held in Chicago, Illinois, from September 11 to 27, 1893. ...
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Monday, August 7, 2023

World's Fair Columbian United States Silver 1892 and 1893 Half Dollar Coins.

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The Columbian half dollar was the first commemorative coin issued by the United States. It was struck in 1892 and 1893 to raise funds for th...
Saturday, June 3, 2023

The Tom Thumb, America's First Steam Locomotive (1830), at the 1933/34 Chicago World's Fair.

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In the 1820s, the port of Baltimore was in danger. The threat came from the newly opened Erie Canal and the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Can...

The DeWitt Clinton Steam Locomotive at the 1893 and 1933/34 Chicago World's Fairs.

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The New York Central Railroad  built the DeWitt Clinton in 1831, which began the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad (M&H), a New York City pre...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Chicago's Founding Hot Dog Co's.: David Berg & Co. (1860); Oscar F. Mayer & Bro. (1883); Vienna Beef (1893).

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David Berg & Company  — 1860 David Berg & Company had developed a following of customers fond of their signature, "Kosher Style...
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Sunday, March 26, 2023

The South Side Rapid Transit 'L' Railroad (CTA Green Line), extended for the 1893 World's Fair.

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Chicago would start its first elevated 'L' train line in 1888.  The first 'L' line ran to the south side, known as the ...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Nikola Tesla's "Egg of Columbus" at the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.

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Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian-American engineer and physicist who made dozens and dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transm...
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Monday, September 26, 2022

The First Elongated Coin Souvenirs in America were at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

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Modern Example with Four Different Stamps It's generally accepted that the first elongated coins in the United States were sold at Chica...