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Chicago Headquarters
Eastern Offices
CHEMICAL BANK BUILDING
I330 ARCH ST.
CHICAGO, ILL.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND
WORLD'S FAIR ILLUSTRATED
AN ARTISTIC PORTRAYAL OF THE GREATEST
EXPOSITION THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.
A COMPLETE HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE
UNPARALLELED ADVANCEMENT OF OUR GLORI-
OUS COUNTRY DURING FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.
The Columbian Engraving and Publishing Company
are engaged in collecting and compiling material for the publication of a volume on
"THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND WORLD'S FAIR," to be opened in Chicago in
May, 1893.
It is our determination to make this work one of unsurpassed value on the
subject, and apart from its intrinsic worth to have the materials used in the publication
of the very best quality, and the book, an example of the highest art of the engraver
and printer.
In pursuance of our policy, we intend to represent the larger cities and towns
appropriately, and to publish historical and descriptive sketches of Benevolent, Humane,
Charitable, Educational, and other institutions of the respective states, with engravings,
representing the same as far as practicable, together with biographical sketches and
portrait engravings of a limited number of representative professional and business men
of each state.
While the cost of conducting the publication will be enormous to the Company,
to each individual or institution having a biographical or historical sketch, together with
an excellent copper-plate engraving, it will be comparatively small, considering the high
standard and excellence of the work and the wide-spread circulation the book will have
in the United States, and among all nations participating in the GREAT EXPOSITION.
Enclosed please find prospectus of the work with sample portraits.
Hoping to have your personal co-operation in this enterprise, we are
Very truly yours
The Columbian Engraving and Publishing Company
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This file contains sheet music, flyers, and programs of various events, concerts, and lectures relating to Polar expeditions and travel.
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"ocrText": "Chicago Headquarters\nEastern Offices\nCHEMICAL BANK BUILDING\nI330 ARCH ST.\nCHICAGO, ILL.\nPHILADELPHIA, PA.\nTHE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND\nWORLD'S FAIR ILLUSTRATED\nAN ARTISTIC PORTRAYAL OF THE GREATEST\nEXPOSITION THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.\nA COMPLETE HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE\nUNPARALLELED ADVANCEMENT OF OUR GLORI-\nOUS COUNTRY DURING FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.\nThe Columbian Engraving and Publishing Company\nare engaged in collecting and compiling material for the publication of a volume on\n\"THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND WORLD'S FAIR,\" to be opened in Chicago in\nMay, 1893.\nIt is our determination to make this work one of unsurpassed value on the\nsubject, and apart from its intrinsic worth to have the materials used in the publication\nof the very best quality, and the book, an example of the highest art of the engraver\nand printer.\nIn pursuance of our policy, we intend to represent the larger cities and towns\nappropriately, and to publish historical and descriptive sketches of Benevolent, Humane,\nCharitable, Educational, and other institutions of the respective states, with engravings,\nrepresenting the same as far as practicable, together with biographical sketches and\nportrait engravings of a limited number of representative professional and business men\nof each state.\nWhile the cost of conducting the publication will be enormous to the Company,\nto each individual or institution having a biographical or historical sketch, together with\nan excellent copper-plate engraving, it will be comparatively small, considering the high\nstandard and excellence of the work and the wide-spread circulation the book will have\nin the United States, and among all nations participating in the GREAT EXPOSITION.\nEnclosed please find prospectus of the work with sample portraits.\nHoping to have your personal co-operation in this enterprise, we are\nVery truly yours\nThe Columbian Engraving and Publishing Company"
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