Pan-American Exposition Photograph Collection

Jinrickshaws, Fair Japan exhibit (Japanese Village), side view.

Gondola on canal by Manufacturer's and Liberal Arts Building.

Chiquita the Doll Lady; signed: "Mite" fully yours, Chiquita. The 31-year-old Cuban-born woman was 26 inches tall and weighed 18 pounds.

Darkest Africa exhibit (African Village) on the Midway, side view.

Entrance to Trip to the Moon ride.

Entrance to Midway attraction (Esau?).

On the Midway, Bostock's Trained Wild Animals in distance.

Old Nuremberg/Alt Nurnberg, on the Midway.

Lions at Bostock's Trained Wild Animals (also known as Bostock's Zoological Arena).

Entrance to Bostock's Trained Wild Animals (also known as Bostock's Zoological Arena). Featured elephants, polar bears, and lions.

Man with banjo, Midway exhibit.

Press Headquarters, on the Midway.

12-inch rifle, Ordnance Exhibit, in front of Government Building.

Cannons, War Department Exhibit, in front of Government Building.

Esplanade, view of Electric Tower.

Fountain of Abundance in front of Ethnology Building (domed building to right). The Music Building, where President McKinley was shot, is the domed building behind the Ethnology Building. On the far left is the Horticulture Building.

Canal, Venice in America exhibit on the Midway. The canal connected to a larger canal that encircled the main buildings.

Jinrickshaws, Fair Japan exhibit (Japanese Village), close view. Jinrickshaw and driver were available for rent by visitors to the Midway. The exhibit also served as a residence for the employees staffing the exhibit.

The Feature of the Midway: Akoun's Beautiful Orient, front view.

Midway attractions: Lubin's Cineograph, Buffalo Caf, Streets of Cairo.

Dreamland attraction, on the Midway.

Philippine Village, on the Midway. Above the entrance: "160 natives from all parts of the islands...true representation of a 'filipino' village...covers 6 acres".

Darkest Africa exhibit (African Village) on the Midway, front view.

Drill of U.S. Life Saving Crew, lakeside at Park Lake (2 of 2). The Crew would later become the U.S. Coast Guard.

Six Native Americans on horseback.

The Great Northwestern R.R.; on verso: "Mrs. Bliss wasn't sure this was in Fair-Engine is to [sic] early".

The Feature of the Midway: Akoun's Beautiful Orient, side view.

Streets of Cairo exhibit, on the Midway. On right is the Midway Oyster House.Collection contains 36 photographs of the Pan-American Exposition, including candid snapshots of the Midway and various concessionaires, street views of the Exposition, and prominent buildings, including the Electric Tower.

Esquimaux Village, on the Midway. The awning reads "savage arctic life."

Roltair's House Upside Down, on the Midway. Everything in the 'Castle' appeared to be inverted.

Souvenir sculptures (Tower of Pisa and others).

Drill of U.S. Life Saving Crew, lakeside at Park Lake (1 of 2). The Crew would later become the U.S. Coast Guard.

Native American man, Electricity Building.

Woman with umbrella, Court of Lilies pond, Machinery and Transportation Building.

Electric Tower, front view from Esplanade.

Triumphal Bridge, side view.