Souvenir match safe commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. Match Safe features depictions of Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus. The 1893 World's ...

Souvenir paperweight commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. It reads BIRD'S EYE VIEW COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO 1893 COPYRIGHT 1893 J. MANZ. MADE AT WORLD ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. It took eight ballots, but Chicago was ...

Jackson Park was the site of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Chicago’s Jackson Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux – the men behind New York’s Central Park. They teamed up ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr., son of Swedish immigrants, moved here from Dixon, Illinois, just as people from around the globe arrived for the 1893 World’s ...

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