Looking, Moving, Heavenward, World's Columbian Expoisiton Ferris Wheel black-and-white photoprint; stereograph
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- AC0519-0000113.tif (AC Scan)
- Publisher
- B.W. Kilburn Company
- Collector
- Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Donor
- Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Names
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Collection Collector
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum
- Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Place
- Chicago Ill. -- 1890-1900
- Topic
- Amusements
- Exhibitions -- 1890-1900
- Ferris wheels
- Rides
- World's fairs
- Publisher
- B.W. Kilburn Company
- Collector
- Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Donor
- Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- See more items in
- Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
- Larry Zim World's Fair Collection / Series 1: World 's Fairs Materials / Chicago Columbian, stereographs
- Extent
- 1 Item (3.6" x 7".)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Silver gelatin on paper.
- Date
- 1894
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Stereographs
- Collection Citation
- Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Stereographs -- 1890-1910
- Scope and Contents
- Stereograph of the first Ferris Wheel, which made its debut at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560697340670-1560697340721-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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