Correspondence Index: Record of Exhibits to be Procured for Chicago World's Fair 1893
Correspondence index : record of exhibits to be procured for Chicago World's Fair 1893
The World’s Columbian Exposition was a grand celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the New World in 1492. Held in Chicago in 1893, it featured the latest innovations from around the world including the first ever Ferris Wheel, built by George Washington Gale Ferris himself. This manuscript is the correspondence index of Joseph Gladding Pangborn, a former Civil War soldier who became chairman of the exposition’s World’s Transportation Commission. Responsible for creating the transportation section of the exposition, Pangborn and photographer William Henry Jackson traveled across the globe gathering material to feature in Chicago. This one-of-a-kind ledger describes those activities as they happened, with correspondents from all over the world listed within.
This late 19th century ledger book is half bound in maroon leather and black bookcloth. The spine is largely missing. The front endpaper is torn at the gutter. The corners are also blunted and the binder's board is exposed. At the board edges some of the booklcoth is detaching. Conservators will create a new spine and repair the corners. The bookcloth will be re-attached and the endpaper repaired.
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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future
