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World's Fair dedication - scene of State Street, Civic Parade.
Shows the parade for the Chicago World's Fair and a huge crowd in attendance. The Fair commemorated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the 'New World.'
Opening of the World's Columbian Exposition, May 1, 1893 - President Cleveland speaking.
Shows a crowd gathered to hear President Cleveland deliver a speech to open the World's Columbian Exposition.
Machinery Hall - International Exhibition.
The Centennial Exhibition was the first world's fair to be held in the United States. It celebrated the 100th signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Chunnel Tunnel Works at Dover.
The image shows beginning contruction on a tunnel under the English Channel.
Leeches, Swedish only.
An advertisement for leeches used in medical procedures.
Mardi Gras
Crowded street with people in Mexico City, circa 1895 celebrating Mardi Gras.
Engine used on Vera Cruz road.
Shows men stand in front, one on, train engine.
Locomotive in Mexico.
Shows a train stopped with passengers outside, a snow-capped mountain is in the distance.
New Year's Greeting by Telephone
Shows a group of men and women in formal wear speaking on the phone.
Scene of the Accident at Bray Head, on the Dublin Wicklow, and Wexford Railway
Shows a train partially off a bridge near body of water.