• IdentificationICU.SPCL.CRMS229
  • TitleGuide to Allen D. Albert, Reports on World's Fairs1929
  • PublisherUniversity of Chicago Library
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Date1929
  • Physical Description3 volumes
  • RepositorySpecial Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
  • AbstractTypewritten comparative reports regarding financing, expenses, logistics, and publicity of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Louisiana Purchase Exhibition (St. Louis, 1904), Panama-California Exposition (San Diego, 1915), and Panama-Pacific Exposition (San Francisco, 1915). Prepared for the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1933.

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Typewritten comparative reports regarding financing, expenses, logistics, and publicity of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Louisiana Purchase Exhibition (St. Louis, 1904), Panama-California Exposition (San Diego, 1915), and Panama-Pacific Exposition (San Francisco, 1915). Prepared for the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1933.

Contents: Vol. 1.Use of newspaper space in world's fair publicity -- v. 2. Foreign exploitation: Chicago-1893, St. Louis-1904, San Francisco-1915 -- v. 3. Summary of financial statements in other world's fairs.

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  • Names
    • Albert, Allen D. (Allen Diehl), b. 1874
    • World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
    • Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
    • Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
    • Panama-California International Exposition (1916 : San Diego, Calif.)
  • SubjectExhibitions