World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition Chicago Day 1 III: Events Van Buren Street terminal. Chicago Day, October 9, 1893, during the World's Columbian Exposi...
World's Columbian Exposition Chicago Day 1 III: Events Van Buren Street terminal. Chicago Day, October 9, 1893, during the World's Columbian Exposition, the Illinois Central handled 500,000 passengers, a record unequaled by an American railroad. Illinois Central Railroad Company | Exhibitions (Events) | Railroads | Spectators (Event observers) | World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Illinois) 1893-10-09 Photographic prints; 19.0 x 23.8 cm Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois Archival Photographic Files University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center apf3-03146 View information about rights and permissions .