It also placed before the world the genius of Chicago architects Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Louis Sullivan. In effect, the Columbian Exposition was Chicago's debut on a world stage as a locus of great architecture and burgeoning economic power. Illinois Institute of Technology, the professional home of Mies van der Rohe, is a perfect host to showcase the Exposition. The purpose of this project is also to electronically preserve rare and fragile materials for the benefit of Illinoisans and to make their contents easily and immediately available. The website is intended to be readable in the same linear way that the books.
Images are also available in several sizes to accommodate a variety of users.
Text has been converted in most cases exactly as it appeared in the original works. This site is also under development. Although materials are primarily available in HTML or image format, this site will also incorporate a search engine to allow users to search the text as well as an image database. Published weekly by N. D. Thompson Publishing Co., 1893-1894. The Literary Arts Co.,1894.