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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Jackson Faulk collection of photographs of the Dakota Territory and Yankton, Santee, and Teton Sioux

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Photographs-Box-105
Abstract A collection of 56 photographs acquired by Faulk, mostly consisting of large-format albumen prints, but also a few stereographs and carte de visites. Dakota Territory scenes include views of Yankton, its buildings, and its citizens; photographs of Fort Dakota and Fort Randall by B. H. Gurnsey; the Congregational Church and parsonage at Faulkton; the Big Sioux River and Sioux Falls; and Indian camps. The collection also includes 32 oval portraits of Yankton, Brule, Two Kettle, and Santee...
Dates: approximately 1855-1909

Christina Olson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Olson
Abstract

Material relating to Chicago dancer Christina Olson, who at the age of twelve performed as a Turkish dancer in the Turkish Theater at the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893. Includes music school diploma, hand-written documents concerning her employment and performances, her marriage certificate and two photographs. Also, three items relating to the Exposition – a general ticket of admission, her passbook and a program for the Turkish Theater.

Dates: 1891-1918

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  • Subject: Photographs -- 1851-1900 X

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Albumen prints -- Dakota Territory -- 1851-1900 1
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) -- 1851-1900 1
Dakota Indians -- Photographs 1
Folk dancing, Turkish 1
Indians of North America -- Dakota Territory -- Photographs 1