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This sepia colored photograph shows the original Ferris wheel built by George Ferris at the World's Fair Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The wheel measured "260 feet high" and consisted of thirty-six cars allowing for accommodations of up to 60 passengers.
Creator: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Date: 1893
Item Number: 224055
Call Number: GV.19 .1893 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224055
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Fair
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Date - 1890s - 1893
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Type of Material - Photographs
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