Chapter XIII: The Fisheries and Government Buildings

General View of Fisheries Pavilion 170
An Ornament on the Fisheries Building 171
Capital in Fisheries Building 172
Skeleton of a Whale 173
Flying-fish 173
A Fishing-boat: Group in Government Building 174
Model of a Group of Indian Metal-workers, in the Government
Building 175
Model of an Indian Warrior: Government Building 176
Model of a Group of Zuñis: Government Building 177
Army Wagons, War Department, Government Building 178
Guns, Torpedoes, and Flags: Government Building 179
The World’s Fair Post-office: Government Building 180
An Old-fashioned Mail-coach: Government Building 180
“Furthest North”: Government Building 181
The Big Tree: Government Building 182
Ordnance Department, United States Army 183
Mail-sledge and Dogs: Government Building 184
The Japanese “House of the Phœnix” on the Wooded Island 185
Portrait of Columbus, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1512 186

CHAPTER XIV.—THE CONVENT AND THE CLIFF-DWELLERS

An Ancient Caravel 187
The Original Convent of La Rábida, in Spain 188
The Convent of La Rábida at the Fair 189
Cell of the Prior Marchena in the Original Convent,—the
“Columbus Room” in the Model at the Fair 190
House in Genoa, said to be the Birthplace of Columbus 191
Departure of Columbus on his Voyage to America. (In the Convent
of La Rábida) 193
A Lamp 194
A Bear 194
Harry’s Restoration of a Cliff-Dweller 194
The Cliff-Dwellers’ Mound 195
View Looking South from the Top of the Woman’s Building—by
Moonlight 196

CHAPTER XV.—THE ELECTRICITY AND THE MINING BUILDINGS

The Electricity Building 198
Porch of Electricity Building 199
Statue of Benjamin Franklin at the Main Entrance of the
Electricity Building 201
Model of a Lake Superior Copper-Mine: Mining Building 202
Mines and Mining Building 203
An Exhibit of Rails: Mining Building 204
Twisted Iron: Mining Building 205
South Porch of Mines Building 207

CHAPTER XVI.—THE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING

The “Golden Doorway” and Part of the Transportation Building—on
a Quiet Afternoon 208
The Crowd Coming in with Lunches 209
Figure of Brakeman, Transportation Building 210
Bit of Ornament, Transportation Building 211
The “Golden Doorway,” Transportation Building 213
A Section of a Steamship 215
The “De Witt Clinton” Train 216
The “John Bull” Train 217
Interior of a Pullman Car 218
Model of the British Battle-ship “Victoria” 219

CHAPTER XVII.—THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE AGAIN

In the Lapland Village 220
A Boy from Johore 221
The Venetian Glass-blowers 222
Little Dahomey Boy, and His Playthings 223
An Actor in the Chinese Theater 224
A Chinese Mama and Her Baby 225
Interior of the Java Theater 226
The South Sea Islanders 227
A Pass for the South Sea Island Village 228
The Algerian Theater 229
One of the Two Irish Villages 230

CHAPTER XVIII.—PHILIP’S ADVENTURE

A Kodaker Caught 232
Registering in New York State Building 233
Along the Lake 234
The Dark-room 235
Lunching Outdoors 236
Wonderful! 237

CHAPTER XIX.—MR. DOUGLASS’S REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE

The Ferris Wheel, from “Old Vienna” 238
A Glimpse of the Horticultural Dome 240
The Fisheries Building, from across the Lagoon 241
At a Drinking-fountain 242
A Little Visitor 243
The 194,000,000 Candle-power Search-light 245
In the Midway Plaisance 246

HARRY AND PHILIP AT THE FAIR

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