The World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was organized for the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the New World. Open from May to December of
This postcard was not mailed; there is no personal story attached to it. The image has importance to me, however, because I visited this awe-inspiring
The city of Chicago, with the its huge industrial and transportation enterprises, attracted immigrants from many parts of Europe. “In 1900, nearly 80 percent of
The story of Pan Am, once the largest and best-praised airline company in the world, is inherently interesting. The role of the clipper aircraft is
The World’s Fair of 1904, officially the “Louisiana Purchase Exposition”, opened in St. Louis in April of 1904. While the fair was intended to showcase
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first English colony in the New World, citizens of Norfolk, Virginia organized a campaign for a national exposition.