Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the 1893 World's Fair

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10 жыл бұрын

120 years after the 1893 World's Fair, the Field Museum is opening its hidden collections to display incredible artifacts and specimens that will bring to life one of the most spectacular events in the Windy City's history in Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the 1893 World's Fair. Get a look at objects that have rarely-or never-been on display since they amazed fairgoers over a hundred years ago, including a meteorite so feared it was kept chained in a dungeon. Explore how the fair brought visitors closer than ever to unique wonders like exotic animals, international cultures, and strange new products from all over the world. Discover how the fair lives on even today, only at The Field Museum.

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@littlegreenfrogfromkekista5600 3 жыл бұрын

The entire complex was solid marble

@-oiiio-3993 Жыл бұрын

No, it was not. Most of it was 'staff', a plaster and plant fiber mixture, applied to wood and steel armatures.

@sablechicken Жыл бұрын

@@-oiiio-3993 Where did they get all the plaster?

@-oiiio-3993 Жыл бұрын

@@sablechicken Beats me. If that keeps you up at night, perhaps you should research reputable sources and find the answer. Do you suppose plaster to have been a rare substance in 1891?

@philyb3040 4 жыл бұрын

1 How did they build these buildings 2 Where are pictures of them pouring the foundations? 3 Why for the love of everything holy would you tear these magnificent buildings down???? Why did they all of a sudden stop building these types of masterpieces? Mainly horse and buggy people could not build those monstrosities, but go ahead and make believe............. They were here before we came along!

@philyb3040 3 жыл бұрын

@@oceanslevel5081 Of course

@HunterMann 3 жыл бұрын

Well, one thing that occurs to me is, like most worlds fairs, things were not built to code for permanent construction. Many of the buildings were to be seen not occupied, and certainly wouldn’t hold up to decades, or centuries of weather wear, earthquakes, etc. The same demolition happened in San Francisco at their Worlds Fair site: thankfully they at least preserved the Palace Of Fine Arts, which has stayed open and active as a place for exhibits, a science discovery museum, and performances & film festivals in the auditorium, and other events.

@philyb3040 3 жыл бұрын

@@HunterMann Dude it baffles me how blind people can be! You obviously know nothing about construction. You/we’ve be played. Go to Jon Levi KZfaq channel to catch up. Also when the buildings cried channel your welcome

@mikestyles499 3 жыл бұрын

@@philyb3040 I grew up in a home built with architectural scrap from the 1893 Fair in Hinsdale, a suburb of Chicago. The fair buildings were built to be temporary, and then covered on the outside with a type of plaster and painted white. That is a matter of record. It must have been quit an exhibit to see, especially at night.

@philyb3040 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikestyles499 I don’t believe anything the piece of shiit wealthy owners of America write in his story books. Go check out Jon Levi KZfaq channel then you’ll understand. Explain Angkor Wat’s construction smarty pants..... you think you’re smart but you’re not.

@Deborah-kz1bv 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your video. I wish I could have seen the exhibit. It looks amazing. But, will someone please tell me, what the story on the sea lion was?

@luftwaffe6521 Жыл бұрын

I have a souvenir glass ( for a beverage) from the 1893 worlds fair. It has a woman’s name on it. Rose Connelly was her name.

@YeetemUpper 2 жыл бұрын

What is the song that plays at the beginning of the video?

@uhadme 3 жыл бұрын

They recaptured the 450 acres and the 170 buildings very nicely. Strange having a larger population and more people to tax.. and ewe cannot afford to make a single structure in memorance. Nice that ewe added some propaganda they forgot to include in the original programming camp

@-oiiio-3993 Жыл бұрын

Grow up, fool.