World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 -- Event Tickets

Digital Record

Identifier: Digital Object ID ##v9btfy

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Dates

Digitized: 1893

Summary Note

Dozens of different types of tickets were issued to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois which ran May 1 to October 30th, 1893. Shown here are "special day" tickets.

&nnsp; The "Chicago Day" ticket commemorated the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the design featuring a 'phoenix' rising from the ashes. The reverse shows Fort Dearborn, built in 1816 to protect settlers.

&nnsp; The "Manhattan Day" ticket was held a week before the Fair closed and officials from Manhattan were invited to deliver speeches lauding their city and Chicago.

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