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The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition put Chicago on the map as a city of arts and extravagance, but in true Victorian fashion it was also filled with a ton of VERY strange attractions and events. Come learn with me about the World's Fair and rank it's odd offerings.

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Sources

The Great American Fair by Reid Badger

Chicago By Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America

The World’s Columbian Exposition by Norman Bolotin and Christine Laing

Florida and the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 by Stephen Kerber

A History of the World’s Columbian Exposition Held in Chicago in 1893; by Authority of the Board of Directors by Rossiter Johnson

Remembering the Chicago World's Fair by Russell Lewis

The Century World's fair book for boys and girls; being the adventures of Harry and Philip with their tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian exposition by Tudor Jenks

The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair: Their Observations and Triumphs by Charles M Stevens

“Types of Humanity: Some of the Odd People to be Seen at the Fair.” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois • Sun, Mar 12, 1893, Page 13

“In the White City: Gloom Strides Where Glory Once Vaunted Achievements.” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois • Mon, Nov 20, 1893, Page 7

“The First Ferris Wheel Still Exists (Mostly),” by Orangebean Indiana https://orangebeanindiana.com/2021/09...

Ferris Wheels: An Illustrated History By Norman D. Anderson

Colorado, Racism, and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair by Laura Ruttum Senturia for the Denver Public Library https://history.denverlibrary.org/new...

worldsfairchicsgo1893.com

The O'Leary Legend By greatchicagofire.org https://greatchicagofire.org/olearyl...

“Madman In MidAir,” by The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, September 24, 1893