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The Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, 1851)

• 1851 Project: The Great Exhibition
  Documentation of the Great Exhibition, 1851, Crystal Palace.
• Albert's Crystal Palace Exhibition
• American Superiority at the Worlds Fair (1851)
• Crystal Palace
• The Crystal Palace, or The Great Exhibition of 1851: An Overview
• The Great Exhibition of 1851
  The Great Exhibition of arts and manufactures at Crystal Palace, 1851, and some of the beautiful objects there.

Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1867)

• 19th Century Art: Edouard Manet
• The Paris Exhibitions - Exposition Universelle de Paris

1873 World Exposition in Vienna (Vienna, 1873)

• Institut für Kunstgeschichte - Weltausstellung Wien 1873

Centennial Exposition (Philadelphia, 1876)

• The 1876 Centennial Monorail
• 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
• Bright Lights, Bold Adventures: 1846-1878: Centennial 1876
• Centennial Exposition
  The Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia in 1876 was the first major world's fair held in the United States and served as a model for later expositions.
• A Digital Archive of American Architecture: 1876 Centennial Exposition
  An online archive of images of American architecture from 1620 to the present.
• NGA - Photo Archives: Philadelphia Exhibition 1876
• The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition

Paris Exposition Universelle de 1878

• The Paris Exhibitions - Exposition Universelle de Paris

Sydney International Exhibition (Sydney, Australia, 1879/80)

Melbourne International Exhibition (Melbourne, Australia, 1880/81)

• Melbourne Museum - Royal Exhibition Building

International Cotton Exposition (Atlanta, 1881)

• International Cotton Exposition
  The International Cotton Exposition held in Atlanta in 1881 promoted the agricultural growth of the South after Reconstruction.

De Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling (Amersterdam, 1883)

• Wereldtentoonstelling Amsterdam 1883
• World Expositions in Amsterdam - 1883

World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition (New Orleans, 1885)

• World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition
  Contemporary reports of the World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition held in New Orleans in 1885.

1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition (London, 1886)

• Architronic v6n1: A Critical History of Architecture

Exposicion Universal de Barcelona (Barcelona, 1888)

• Design in XXth Century Barcelona From Gaudí to the Olympic Games

Exposition Universelle Internationale (Paris, 1889)

• Exposition Universelle de 1889
• Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1889
  Contemporary accounts of the world's fair held in Paris in 1889.
• The Paris Exhibitions - Exposition Universelle de Paris
• World Fair Paris 1889, Art de Voir
  Site on world fair Paris 1889 and history photography.

Jamaica Exhibition (Jamaica, 1891)

• Jamaica Exhibition
  The Jamaica Exposition of 1891 designed to generate interest in commercial opportunities in the British colony.

World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893)

• 1893 World's Fair Web-Book
  The purpose of this site is to illuminate in some small way, a brief moment in American history. The Columbian Exposition was America's coming of age party, and for a moment in time the Fair arguably held the best of what America was, - and the dreams of what could be. The Fair helped mold a young America's self image and thus affected what we have become. It should not be forgot.
• African-American Women and the Chicago World's Fair, Document List
  This project draws together documents from African American women at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and interprets their diverse expressions of women's citizenship. By demanding increased participation in the selection of exhibits at the fair and by exposing contemporary social conditions for African Americans they contributed to an expanded definition of Black American women's citizenship.
• The Big Ferris Wheel
• Digital Archive of American Architecture: 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition
  An online archive of images of American architecture from 1620 to the present.
• History Files - The World's Columbian Exhibition
  The World's Columbian Exposition was the first world's fair with a separate amusement area.
• Interactive Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition
• MIT Museum Online Gallery: From Louis Sullivan to SOM
• Scenes from the 1893 World's Fair The Columbian Exposition
  Scenes From the 1893 World's Fair, the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois - by C Graham
• World's Columbian Exposition
  This page is dedicated to collecting information on the Chicago Exposition of 1893 and its inspiration for twentieth century urban planning.
• World's Columbian Exposition
  The World's Columbian Exposition, or Chicago World's Fair, generated tremendous interest throughout the country. More than 100 articles about the fair are available online.
• World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath
  A hypertextual exploration of Chicago's World's Fair of 1893, and its social and cultural implications for early modern and postmodern America.
• World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago
• World's Columbian Exposition Slideshow
  Photographs and Illustrations of the 1893 Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois.
• World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
• The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893: Maps
  Maps and plans of the World's Columbian Exposition.

California Midwinter International Exposition (San Francisco, 1894)

• California Midwinter International Exposition
  The California Midwinter International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1894 drew upon the interest in expositions generated by the Chicago World's Fair the year before.
• History of the de Young Museum
  The de Young Museum started life as the Fine Arts Building at the 1894 California Midwinter Exposition in Golden Gate Park.

Cotton States and International Exposition (Atlanta, 1895)

• Cotton States and International Exposition
  The Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta in 1895 was a symbol of the New South emerging after Reconstruction and before the Spanish-American War.
• Making the Atlanta Compromise: Booker T. Washington is Invited to Speak
• Modern History Sourcebook: Booker T Washington (1856-1915): Speech at the Atlanta Exposition, 1895

Berlin Trade Exhibition 1896 (Berlin, 1896)

• The Berlin Trade Exhibition of 1896: The prevented World Exhibition

Indian Congress (Omaha, Nebraska, 1898)

• Indian Congress
• The Indian Congress of 1898

Trans Mississippi and International Exposition (Omaha, Nebraska, 1898)

• 1898 Omaha Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
• Trans-Mississippi Exposition
  The Trans-Mississippi Exposition held in Omaha in 1898 during the Spanish-American War and featuring a Native American Congress, with speeches given at the fair and protests of Indian shows.
• Trans-Mississippi International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898
  Subjects included on this page and updates to come: Worlds Fair, Trans-Mississippi Exposition Historical Association, Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition of 1898, Frank A. Rinehart, photographer, Renaissance Architecture, Omaha History, Omaha Exposition, 1998 Omaha Events, Nebraska History, 1998 Nebraska Events, President William McKinley, Thomas Kimball, Indian Congress, Historical Associations, 1898 Exposition, Centennials, Classic Architecture, William Jennings Bryan, Buffalo Bill.
• Trans Mississippi & International Exposition
• The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Centennial