As the 19th century came to a close, prominent figures and institutions offered up their assessments as to how it would best be remembered and predicted what the 20th century held in store. Comparing ...

The INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF 1909 was a massive exhibit of Cleveland manufacture that showcased the products of Cleveland industries. The exhibition, planned in 1908 by the Chamber of Commerce as an ...

Chicago has played host to many expositions in the city’s history — perhaps most notably to the Columbian Exposition, often called the World’s Fair of 1893. In what is now known as Jackson Park, the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In any discussion regarding the biggest events ever in held in Buffalo, one could make an argument for the 1901 Pan American Exposition, which is the subject of the latest exhibit to ...

GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION (1936-37) Planned to coincide with the centennial of Cleveland's incorporation and help draw the city out of the Great Depression, by the time the Great Lakes Exposition had ...

The 1876 International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, which was more commonly known as the Centennial Exposition, was held in Philadelphia in honor of the 100th ...

Midget Village, on stage in front of a crowd, Balboa Park Expo 1935-36. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Historical Society) Balboa Park in San Diego is widely celebrated for its stunning gardens, ...

On June 1, 1905, nearly 40,000 people turned out for the opening day of Portland’s only “World’s Fair.” Today, it is all long gone. This image from 1905 shows the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds ...

The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition celebrated the 100th anniversary of the production, manufacture, and commerce of cotton. Held in New Orleans, it opened on December 16, 1884, ...

The Exposition’s poster, designed by Robert Bonfils. ImageCourtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum The end of the First World War did not mark the end of struggle in Europe. France, as the primary ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for the ...