Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . Gladstones Ax and cuts of big timber made an interesting exhibit in the center of the ForestryBuilding. The ax of the statesman was shown, properly attested, in a glass case. The greatest blockof wood in the collection was half a disk of California Redwood, the tree being four hundred andseventy-five years old when Columbus landed in The Arkansas Building, situated near the northwest corner, was in the French Rococo style ofarchitecture and was erected at a cost of $15,000. The exterior was in plaster and ornamental statfwork, and m
Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . Gladstones Ax and cuts of big timber made an interesting exhibit in the center of the ForestryBuilding. The ax of the statesman was shown, properly attested, in a glass case. The greatest blockof wood in the collection was half a disk of California Redwood, the tree being four hundred andseventy-five years old when Columbus landed in The Arkansas Building, situated near the northwest corner, was in the French Rococo style ofarchitecture and was erected at a cost of $15,000. The exterior was in plaster and ornamental statfwork, and made an excellent effect. Around the interior rotunda were six rooms for exhibits of historicinterest. Some of the interior decorations were especially striking.
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