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Christopher Columbus at Machinery Hall

Statue (no longer existing)

1893

Chicago / Christopher Columbus at Machinery Hall

Description

Concrete statue, made for the 1893 Columbian Exposition Worldâ€™s Fair, on display at the north entrance of Machinery Hall.

Annotation

Alan Gornik wrote me:

I have a Tribune newspaper article that says that this statue was destined to be displayed later at Chicagoâ€™s Garfield Park, but that apparently never happened. Being of concrete, I think it would not have held up well in our weather. So I think this statue is no longer existing.

Sources & Information

Illinois Institute of Technology, Paul V. Galvin Library, Digital History Collection, World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, The Book of the Fair, Page 307.
Information from Alan Gornik, Western Springs, IL.

Exact Location Unknown

Item Code: usil07; Added: 25 September 2010

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