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  2. Century of Progress - Wikipedia

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    A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial.

  3. World Cotton Centennial - Wikipedia

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    The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange , the idea ...

  4. List of world's fairs - Wikipedia

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    1897 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – Irish Fair (1897) [citation needed] 1897 – Nashville, Tennessee, United States – Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition [71] 1897 – Stockholm, Sweden – General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm [71] 1897 – Kiev, Russian Empire – Agricultural Exhibition [citation needed]

  5. Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary - Wikipedia

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    In 1881 Molinary exhibited at the International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1885 she was included in the exhibition at the World Cotton Centennial in New Orleans. Her work was also exhibited at the Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas in 1889 and the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [4]

  6. This 1800s building that captivated Cincinnati is now a ...

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    Look at Cincinnati’s Exposition Hall, ... in 1880 before a run at the World’s International and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans in 1884. ... the International Panorama Co. of ...

  7. Maria E. Beasley - Wikipedia

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    She patented a barrel-hooping machine in 1881 [11] and 1882, [12] which she displayed at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in 1884. [6] Her invention significantly impacted industrial barrel production (one machine could hoop up to 1,700 barrels per day), and her patent was licensed to the Standard Oil Company for $175 per ...

  8. Jenny Eakin Delony - Wikipedia

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    She represented the state regionally and nationally at various exhibitions: the World Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans (1884), the State Exposition in Little Rock (1887), World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893), and the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta (1895). She won premiums for many works exhibited.

  9. Greene E. Evans - Wikipedia

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    [2] He attended the 1885 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans as a representative of the General Assembly and was an honored guest. He was a singer and belonged to a lyceum. He eventually settled in Chicago with his wife and only child, working as a coal dealer. [3] He lived in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee ...