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Title World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

Date 1893

Place Illinois--Chicago

Language English

Subjects Pop-up books, Toy and movable books, World's Columbian Exposition

Description Chromolithographed pop-up viewbooks. Cover title. "Printed in Germany." "Patented June 26, 1883." Each pop-up book consists of two pieces of illustrated cardboard that have been taped together, one piece forming the foreground and the other piece forming the background. Three rows of cut-out carboard building shapes are affixed to the foreground leaf. When the volume is opened and placed upright, the cut-out buildings are raised up to present a three-dimensional panorama of an area of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Extent 4 volumes : color illustrations ; 26 x 31 cm

Format Chromolithographs, Pictorial works, Pop-up books, Toy and movable books, Viewbooks

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Case Wing folio T500.C1 W86 1893

BibID 999682198805867

Size 5512px × 3779px 119.23 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

File Created 08/16/2022

Filename 999682198805867_ord_case_wing_t_500_c1_w86_1893_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11GEL1

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