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- Trade Card for The World's Inn at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893 - The World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago attracted more than 25 million visitors in 1893. It was a prime business opportunity for hotels like the World's Inn, located just steps away from one of the fair's entrances. The hotel's fireproof steel-beam construction was another important selling point -- particularly when memories of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire remained prevalent.
- circa 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for The World's Inn at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893
The World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago attracted more than 25 million visitors in 1893. It was a prime business opportunity for hotels like the World's Inn, located just steps away from one of the fair's entrances. The hotel's fireproof steel-beam construction was another important selling point -- particularly when memories of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire remained prevalent.