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the worlds columbian expo was a time when a whole bunch of people designed a fair to celebrate columbus' discovery of AMERICA
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What year did Chicago World's Fair start?
In 1893. It was called the World's Columbian Exposition. This was followed in 1933 by the Century of Progress International Exposition.
What chocolate treat was invented by the chef at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago during the 1892 Columbian Exposition?
brownie
How much is columbian expostion 1494 half dollar worth?
The Columbian Exposition half dollars are dated 1892 & 1893, look at the coin again and post new question.
When was the horseless carriage shown at chicago's columbian exposition?
The horseless carriage was shown at the Chicago's columbian exposition in1893.
What is the value of an 1883 exposition half dollar?
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question. There were no "exposition half dollars" minted in 1883. If you're referring to a Columbian Exposition half, these were minted in 1892 and 1893; there's more information at the Related Question.
What has the author World's Columbian Exposition written?
World's Columbian Exposition has written: 'Catalogue of fruit, Pomological Department, Toronto, Canada'
You Have a picture of e c bennett and electrical assistants from world's columbian exposition Chicago 1892 picture in anti frame worlds columbian exposition Chicago 1892 halp dollar what is value?
The World's Columbian Exposition - also known as The Chicago World's Fair - was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. This was the first great victory of Tesla's Alternating Current Electricity. The exposition occupied 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. The main site was bounded by Stony Island Avenue on the west, 67th Street on the south, Lake Michigan on the east, and 56th Street on the north. The Midway Plaisance, a narrow strip of land between 59th and 60th Streets, extends west from Stony Island to Cottage Grove Avenue. President Grover Cleveland opened the Exposition by switching an electronic key shortly before noon, May 1, 1893. Undoubtedly the most popular attraction among visitors to the expo was the debut of the Ferris Wheel. George W. Ferris invested $25,000 for a concession in the Exposition. Then with other investors, he spent another $250,000 constructing the enormous wheel in the Fair's midway. In the internet, coins 1892-1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar, are valued. we are now trying to value an old picture of a historic event. It is framed so it should be in good condition. You see a apraisal expert. word of caution. The event you stated was held 1893 and not in 1892.
Was the petition for the world Columbian exposition signed?
yes
Is a 1893 columbian exposition coin silver?
Yes
Where was the kinetoscope first presented to the public?
the World's Columbian Exposition
Where is the mint mark on columbian 1892?
There is no mintmark on the Columbian Exposition Dollar. All of them, including the 100 or so proofs, were struck at the Philadelphia mint and this mint did not put mintmarks on the coins they produced until 1968. At that time the "P" was placed on all coins minted at Philadelphia except for the Lincoln Cent.
What carnival ride was invented for the columbian exposition of 1893?
The Ferris wheel.
