page_title: SS Fürst Bismarck (1890)
hierarchical_section_title: SS Fürst Bismarck (1890)
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: worldscolumbiane02whit (find matches) Title: The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: White, Trumbull, 1868-1941 Igleheart, William, (from old catalog) joint author Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893&#160;: Chicago, Ill.) Publisher: Philadelphia and St. Louis, P.W. Ziegler &amp; co Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: COIyUMBIA BICYCIvES. Exhibit of Pope Manufacturing Co. railway equipments&#160;; models of ocean steamers, both passenger andwar; and all sorts of modern carriages, bicycles and other modern TRANSPORTATION. 275 transportation appliances. This exhibit not only extends from thecentral aisle to the front of the building, but also reaches well intothe annex. Facing the French exhibit is the model and exhibit of the town Text Appearing After Image: FUBRST BISMARCK.—^HAMBURG AMERICAN PACKET CO. of Pullman. It is built to scale and is always a centre of interestfor the many who are curious to know the plans and accomplish-ment of this practical example of a perfect city. Next is a modelticket-office fitted up by the firm of Rand, McNally &amp; Co., of Chicago,the noted printers of railway tickets, folders and maps. The centreof the building is now reached, and here in a circular open space isthe exhibit of the Otis Company, consisting of eight passengerelevators. This vertical transportation department conveys curiousvisitors to the top of the building, whence a splendid view may behad. Great Britain comes next with her colonies, Canada and Aus-tralia, occupying four sections, extending entirely across the building 276 TRANSPORTATION. and annex. The most interesting of the exhibits here is the loco-motive, Lord of the Isles, built in 1851 for the first Worlds Fair,which has been in continuous use ever since. There is also a KALE Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The first SS Fürst Bismarck was an ocean liner built in 1890 by AG Vulcan for the Hamburg America Line. A steamship of 8,430 gross register tons, it was assigned to transatlantic crossings between Hamburg Germany and New York City, United States. Fürst Bismarck and the sister ships were part of an express fleet that usually made the trip in five to six days.
context_section_description: The first SS Fürst Bismarck was an ocean liner built in 1890 by AG Vulcan for the Hamburg America Line. A steamship of 8,430 gross register tons, it was assigned to transatlantic crossings between Hamburg Germany and New York City, United States. Fürst Bismarck and the sister ships were part of an express fleet that usually made the trip in five to six days.
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