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Travel back in time to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Join the Guild to receive an exclusive first look at the new renovations of the car that took guests to the 1893 world’s fair. We invite you to peruse world’s fair artifacts with curators; meet historic figures who made headlines at the fair; and hop aboard the L car for a tour as it reopens after its restoration. With period musicians, 19th-century costumes, and a luncheon straight from 1893, you’ll enjoy a glimpse of the wonder that fairgoers experienced 131 years ago.

Cost: $75 per person 

Schedule

10:30 a.m. – Guild Annual Meeting (Guild members only)
11:00 a.m. – World’s fair presentation and activations
12:30 p.m. – Luncheon

Questions? Contact Nell McKeown, development events manager, at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2112.

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Administration Building surrounded by crowds on Chicago Day View of the Administration Building surrounded by crowds on Chicago Day at the World's Columbian Exposition world's fair, Chicago, Illinois, 1893.
i061066_pm Illustration of the Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-061066; Charles S. Graham, artist.
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Digital camera capture of object
i025057_pm_World’s Columbian Exposition Great Basin World's Columbian Exposition view across west end of Great Basin in the Court of Honor, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-025057
i061640_pm Night view of the dedication of the World's Columbian Exposition world's fair on State Street, Chicago, Oct. 21, 1892. CHM, ICHi-0616403
Advertisement for the World’s Columbian Exposition Advertisement for the World's Columbian Exposition world's fair, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Ilustration depicts Uncle Sam and the Spirit of Chicago welcoming people, who are bearing the flags of many nations, to the Fair Grounds. Advertisement reads: All nations are welcome to the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893.
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