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(World's Columbian Exposition.) Illustrated Manuscript Travel Diary of Clarence G. Nicholson of Philadelphia. Departing from Philadelphia's Reading Railroad Terminal on The World's Fair Flyer on Sept. 16, 1893 for Milwaukee via Chicago & then back to Chicago & returning by rail to Philadelphia in Oct. 1893.
Thick 4to, orig. cloth; worn, bdg. broken. Approx. 500 leaves, incl. approx. 265 text pages on 265 leaves; over 500 half-tone & engraved mounted illus.; 15 orig. mounted photographs, World's Fair Columbian Exposition mounted tickets & invitations.
The diary gives an account & illustrates the journey through eastern Pennsylvania, upstate New York (incl. Niagara Falls), Milwaukee & Chicago. Illustrations include orig. photos of the Pennsylvania & New York countryside; urban & industrial views of Milwaukee (incl. the Pabst Brewery); Chicago architectural views; many views of the building & exhibits of the World's Columbian Exposition; at the end of the last entry an orig. photo of the diarist.
From the library of Edmund Bacon.