1893 Print World's Fair Brazil Fisheries Illinois State Building Chicago FAR2 OD1 Multi-Drive Merc-O_Matic

Multi-Drive Merc-O_Matic

Minneapolis

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1893 Print World's Fair Brazil Fisheries Illinois State Building Chicago FAR2 OD1 Multi-Drive Merc-O_MaticThis is an ultra rare original 1893 rear color cover from the Chicago "The Inter Ocean" supplement showing the Brazil Building, the Fisheries Building and the Illinois State Building. The Fisheries Building offered large aquariums filled with hundreds of species of fish, and was situated between the lagoon and Lake Michigan. The Illinois State Building was designed by architect W. W. Boyington, and cost around $250,000 to construct. The dome was two