A parade on campus
A dense crowd fills the parade route at the pagoda-roofed Chinese village, with a Ferris wheel behind.
The questionWith crowds this big, why was the fair laid out on a university campus, and which campus buildings predate it?
Investigate · Seattle 1909
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1 clue in this photo
Photo: Unknown author circa 1909 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Same kind of clue, elsewhere
#10Twelve men and a tripod to plant one treeIf one tree took this much effort, what did the palaces take?
Carriages for scale along the north-east frontAt that scale, what did the hauling and erection really require from a horse-powered city?
Crowds give the scaleHow many stone-setters and teams would a hall like this need on the timeline recorded?
The Galerie des Machines at true scaleHow was a span that size raised for a single season?
The Court of Honor with crowdsAt this scale, what were the crew and horse counts needed for about 200 buildings in about two years?
A horse and wagon unloading cratesHow many wagon trips would it take to supply a whole fair this way?