Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . Chicago Day.—Who has not heard of it? The seething mass of humanity, which left scarcely a square yard of unoccupied space in the vast area covered by the Exposition buildings and its grounds, was proof positive that not only Chicagoans, but the strangers within her gates wished to show by their presence their appreciation of Chicagos herculean task. Seven hundred and fifty-four thousand, two hundred and sixty-one visitors! No wonder the world stood The Administration Building had a character about it so unmistakable that from whatev
Views of the World's fair and Midway plaisance .. . Chicago Day.—Who has not heard of it? The seething mass of humanity, which left scarcely a square yard of unoccupied space in the vast area covered by the Exposition buildings and its grounds, was proof positive that not only Chicagoans, but the strangers within her gates wished to show by their presence their appreciation of Chicagos herculean task. Seven hundred and fifty-four thousand, two hundred and sixty-one visitors! No wonder the world stood The Administration Building had a character about it so unmistakable that from whatever point aview was taken of it, or wherever it appeared it could always be recognized. Its east front wasa favorite one to present, flanked by the Electricity Building on the right and Machinery Hall on theleft.
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