The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893

Like London’s Crystal Palace Exposition of 1851, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago displayed the latest wonders of American technology not to mention the less high-minded but more alluring attractions of the midway). But the fair was also the backdrop for the final battle in the current war between Edison and the Westinghouse-Tesla team. The clips are from Grand Illusions: Chicago’s World’s Fair of 1893; History Channel: “The Real West”.