Architects
He designed the Manufacturer and Liberal Arts building
Who is George Post?
According to Fire Marshal Edward W. Murphy, this "building gives us more trouble than any structure on the grounds. It is a miserable firetrap and will go up in smoke before long."
He was Holmes “articulator” of skeletons
Who is Charles Chappell?
He said “The duty is not to make a garden, or to produce garden effects, but relates to the scenery, in a broad and complimentary way.”
Who is Frederick Law Olmstead?
Who are Julia and Pearl Connor?
She designed the Women's Building
Who is Sophia Hayden?
On this day Chicago’s World Fair broke the record for attendance, a record that Paris had previously held.
What is October 9, 1893?
He spent time in a clinic to cure his alcohol addiction in Dwight, Illinois where he met Emiline Cigrand
Who is Benjamin Pietzel?
She said, “Ambition has been curse of his life…He wanted to attain a position where he would be honored and respected. He wanted wealth.”
Who is Myrta Belknap?
She attended the World Fair, taking a break in her fight for Women's equality. Buffalo Bill treated her like a Queen when she took in his show.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
He designed the Administration building
Who is Richard Morris Hunt?
This reporter stated on October 31, 1893 (the last unofficial day of the World Fair) the following: "Beneath the stars of the lake lay dark and sombre...but on its shores gleamed and glowed in golden radiance the ivory city, beautiful as a poet's dream, silent as a city of the dead"
Who is William Stead?
This man tried to gain access into Mr. Belknap’s room while he was sleeping in the World’s Fair Hotel, as a guest of H. H. Holmes.
Who is Patrick Quinlan?
In a tour of Chicago, before the official start of the World Fair, he remarked to Jane Addams “You ought to begin house cleaning so to speak, and get your alleys and streets in better condition; never in our worst season had we has so much filth in New York City.”
Who is Jacob Riis (investigative reporter)?
This innovation was introduced at the World Fair and this was responsible for "out Eiffeling Eiffel". It had this many cars that sat this many people and was developed by this engineer.
What is the Ferris Wheel with 36 cars fitting 60 people each, invented by George Washington Gale Ferris?
He designed the Electricity Building
Who is Henry Van Brunt?
He was assassinated by Patrick Prendergast and this prosecuted him in his subsequent trial.
Who are William Carter Harrison and Alfred S. Trude?
According to Dr. Hervey Cleckley, he described this as “a subtly constructed reflex machine which can mimic the human personality perfectly.”
What is psychopathy?
She was invited to the World Fair as a special guest due to her royal lineage, as she remarked about the women of Chicago “I realize with some bitterness that if this progress (the freedom that women in Chicago enjoy) ever reaches Spain, it will be too late for me to enjoy it.”
Who is the Infanta Eulalia?
This was described as a giant "wasteland"
What is Jackson Park?
He designed the Machinery Hall.
Who is Richard Peabody?
Why did the city of Chicago and the federal government decide to not maintain the structures.
This was located at 63rd and Wallace in Englewood
What is the World's Fair Hotel?
As the leader of the country, he officially opened the World Fair during the Dedication Day ceremony on October 12, 1892, expressing “As by a touch, the machinery that gives light to this vast Exposition is set in motion…so as the same instant let our hopes and aspirations awaken forces which in all time to come shall influence the welfare, the dignity, and the freedom of mankind.”
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This type of current was responsible for lighting the fair and was developed by this man. The city at night was described as a heaven by this person.
What is alternating current, by George Westinghouse. Hilda Satt described it as such.