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CHAPTER I.—THE JOURNEY

The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls: Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition · Tudor Jenks

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Here are the Tickets 1 The Foundation of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building 2, 3 A Wilderness of Iron.—Building Machinery Hall 4 One of the Decorators at Work 6 Making “Staff” 7 The “Court of Honor” as it Looked in June, 1892 8 “Yo’ Section Ready, Sah!” 10 The Opening of the Fair, May 1, 1893.—The President of the United States Speaking 11 Ground-plan of the World’s Fair Grounds 12 “Hi, there, Mama! Here’s Roomers!” 14 Here we Are! 15

CHAPTER II.—THE FÊTE NIGHT

Administration Building 16 A Ticket of Admission 17 Interior of the Dome of the Administration Building 18 A Group of Statuary on the Administration Building—“The Glorification of War” 19 The Great Fountain, “The Triumph of the Republic” 20 A Nearer View of the Fountain 21 “He’s a Cowboy” 22 The Grand Basin from a Balcony of the Administration Building 23 The Peristyle, East End of the Court of Honor 24 The Statue of “The Republic” 25 View Looking North from the Dome of the Administration Building—Just before Sunset 26 “There was Room for Another Boy Inside,—and Harry Made a Sketch of It” 27 A View from the Lion Fountain 28 Evening on the Canal 29 View from the Island at Night 30