Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . • The North and South Canals, with the intervening basin, were prohfic in charms for the artist toreproduce. The one here given was taken from the landing stage on the east side of the ElectricityBuilding. With a small portion of Manufactures Building on the left, there can be seen beneath thearches of the bridg:e the bieadth of water in front of the fountains, with Machinery Hall and theAgricultural Building in the distance. ^. A south view of the Illinois Building from the colonnade of the Womans Building is producedhere with a most artisti
Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . • The North and South Canals, with the intervening basin, were prohfic in charms for the artist toreproduce. The one here given was taken from the landing stage on the east side of the ElectricityBuilding. With a small portion of Manufactures Building on the left, there can be seen beneath thearches of the bridg:e the bieadth of water in front of the fountains, with Machinery Hall and theAgricultural Building in the distance. ^. A south view of the Illinois Building from the colonnade of the Womans Building is producedhere with a most artistic effect. The sharpness of outline is softened down by the distance, while theshrubbery in front and the glimpse of the quiet waters of the lagoon give to the whole an Old Worldappearance
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectworldsc, bookyear1894
