Trade Card for The World's Inn at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893
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The World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago attracted more than 25 million visitors in 1893. It was a prime business opportunity for hotels like the World's Inn, located just steps away from one of the fair's entrances. The hotel's fireproof steel-beam construction was another important selling point -- particularly when memories of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire remained prevalent.
The World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago attracted more than 25 million visitors in 1893. It was a prime business opportunity for hotels like the World's Inn, located just steps away from one of the fair's entrances. The hotel's fireproof steel-beam construction was another important selling point -- particularly when memories of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire remained prevalent.
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
circa 1893
Subject Date
circa 1893
Creators
Globe Lithograph & Print Company
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Lithographed by Globe Lithograph & Print Company for Manager Charles E. Leland of the World's Inn.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.0.281.522
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 6.125 in
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