Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . The Live Stock Pavilion, in the arena of which the parades of live stock and competitive displayswere made, was an immense structure in the southern part of the grounds. The arena alone was fourhundred feet in diameter, and the ascending tiers of seats about it could accommodate fifteen thousandpeople at one The Battle-Ship Illinois, with its foundation of brick, and its upper works of wood and iron, is saidto have been an inspiration of Commodore Meade, of the United States Navy. It was a reproduction inappearance of a genuine battle-
Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . The Live Stock Pavilion, in the arena of which the parades of live stock and competitive displayswere made, was an immense structure in the southern part of the grounds. The arena alone was fourhundred feet in diameter, and the ascending tiers of seats about it could accommodate fifteen thousandpeople at one The Battle-Ship Illinois, with its foundation of brick, and its upper works of wood and iron, is saidto have been an inspiration of Commodore Meade, of the United States Navy. It was a reproduction inappearance of a genuine battle-ship, and was regularly equipped and manned, forming an instructiveobject lesson to people living inland.
Size: 1870px × 1336px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectworldsc, bookyear1894
