The Court of Honor with crowds
Crowds along the basin and fountain give the scale of the Court of Honor.
The questionAt this scale, what were the crew and horse counts needed for about 200 buildings in about two years?
Investigate · Chicago 1893
Court Of Honor From Administration Building — Official Views Of The World's Columbian Exposition — 115
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Photo: C. D. Arnold (1844-1927); H. D. Higinbotham · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
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