"Fire Controlled" plate of statue on Administration building - Rand, McNally & co.'s A week at the fair, 1893 [654x1054 - 191KB]

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"Fire Controlled" plate of statue on Administration building - Rand, McNally & co.'s A week at the fair, 1893 [654x1054 - 191KB] (pic8.co)

Slightly ironic (or perhaps hubristic) that this building and a lot of others would all go up in flames not long after the fair:

https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fairfire/

"Insolent Tramps Suspected of Arson"

Hmmm. I wonder what these Insolent Tramps looked like. Any distinct facial characteristics?

Page in book: https://archive.org/details/randmcnallycoswe00wade/page/68/mode/2up

Slightly ironic (or perhaps hubristic) that this building and a lot of others would all go up in flames not long after the fair: https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fairfire/ "Insolent Tramps Suspected of Arson" Hmmm. I wonder what these *Insolent Tramps* looked like. Any distinct facial characteristics? Page in book: https://archive.org/details/randmcnallycoswe00wade/page/68/mode/2up

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