Leaflet regarding women's suffrage in Wyoming, presented at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893. View the original document and a transcript of the text.

A tour of the sculpture in the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 brought to you by the Paul V. Galvin Library from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Black and white images show the artwork in a hauntingly beautiful way.

Check out this archived guide to the Internet 1996 World Exposition- Columbian Exposition and Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Zigzag Journeys on the Mississippi by Hezekiah Butterworth (1892). This is a book from the Zigzag Series; it features illustrated stories about the Great World's...

Use this site to learn about the inventor of the Ferris wheel, George Ferris, from this 1893 newspaper account of its debut at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

A brief description of the Exposition of 1893. Follow the links for more information.

In addition to quick facts and a photo, the Brookfield Zoo provides information on the social and eatings habits, appearance, habitat, and other characteristics of the colobus monkey, who despite having no thumbs move around trees fairly...

A brief description of the peephole kinetoscope which Thomas Edison unveiled at the Columbian Exhibition in 1893.

What a surprise to read about the several controversies engendered by the request that the Columbian Exposition be open on Sundays. This lesson plan examines the background of the main controversy and its relation to the First Amendment....

Learn about the history of the Ferris wheel in this transcript of a radio broadcast.