The crowds who were already dazzled by the White City of the World's Fair were absolutely dumbstruck by the engineering marvel created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition by George W. Ferris.

Souvenir paperweight commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. The paperweight features a depicition of the Fair's signature features, the Ferris Wheel. The ...

MacMonnies’ Fountain as seen from the exposition’s Grand Plaza. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James and Emily Carr Moore The planning for the exposition began many years earlier, and the ...

The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was an assertive statement about American culture and identity. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. The fair was ...

Before Hawaiʻi was annexed by the United States in 1898, the nation was led by a constitutional monarchy and was recognized as an independent kingdom. Before Hawai’i’s last monarch, Queen ...