Hello, and welcome to the Season 1, Bonus Episode 14.5 of the Bones & Bobbins Podcast!
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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 14.5: Halloween Bonus: The Oddities at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
S01E14.5: Down to its name, the 1893 World’s Fair: The Columbian Exhibition was as problematic as it was dazzling. So, once again, we’d like to set some ground rules: 1. Actual human beings should never, ever be used as amusing exhibits, 2. the world extends farther than the US and Europe, 3. you really shouldn’t assassinate the mayor, and 4. if you think that labeling an exhibit with a slur is a good idea, you’re an asshole. Wine fountains, however, are always welcome, as are desserts. Additionally, we can also confirm that modern-day Brooklyn folks would have fit in quite nicely in the parts of the Agricultural Building devoted to brewing beer, keeping bees, processing fancy wool, and running a small dairy.
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Links to research materials:
The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair: Columbian Exhibition
- World’s Columbian Exposition Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition
- The Official Guide to the World’s Columbian Exposition: https://amzn.to/3kqNuI5 (affiliate link)
- 1893 World’s Fair Mauchline Ware Needle Case & Darning Egg: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1893-worlds-fair-mauchline-ware-1720918253
- Patrick Eugene Prendergast Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Eugene_Prendergast
Halloween Bonus Episode Further Reading:
- 1964 New York World’s Fair Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_New_York_World%27s_Fair
- Ruins of the ‘64 New York World’s Fair: https://abandonednyc.com/2013/07/21/ruins-of-the-64-new-york-worlds-fair/
- Is the 1960s World’s Fair Underground Home Still There? An Investigation, by Jen Carlson: https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/is-the-1960s-worlds-fair-underground-home-still-there-an-investigation