MARQUETTE — Last week’s article talked about Peter White’s responsibilities as a member of the Michigan Board of Fair ...

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The year is 1893. Chicago is hosting the world. At the World’s Columbian Exposition, over 65,000 exhibits are strewn over 630 acres of the Midway Plaisance and Jackson Park. Structures erected ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. It took eight ballots, but Chicago was ...

The Chicago World’s Fair took place from May to October 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the New World, the massive event covered 690 acres. It featured nearly 200 ...

Introduction: The Chicago Fair and American anthropology in 1893 / Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox -- Essay 1. Anthropology as education and entertainment : Frederic Ward Putnam at the World's ...