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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. World's fair - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 October 2024. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Maria E. Beasley - Wikipedia

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    A wallpaper printing press was exhibited inside the Centennial Exposition's Machinery Hall in 1876 (where Beasley was a frequent visitor).. During her time in Philadelphia, Beasley listed her profession as "dressmaker" in city directories, [6] but in 1876, when the Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia, Beasley became a frequent visitor to the exhibits in Machinery Hall.

  7. Edward A. Burke - Wikipedia

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    The publicity from the exposition propelled Burke into a second term as state treasurer in the election of 1884. With great fanfare the exposition opened on December 16, 1884. [13] Despite the generous donation from Congress, cost overruns and an aura of funding misappropriations contributed to the financial failure of the exposition.

  8. Takamine Jōkichi - Wikipedia

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    In 1884, Takamine went as co-commissioner of the World Cotton Centennial Exposition to New Orleans, where he met Lafcadio Hearn and 18 year old Caroline Field Hitch, his future wife. In 1885, he became the temporary Chief of the Japanese Patent Office and helped to lay the foundations of patent administration.

  9. Immaculate Conception Church (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    The remnants of the 1884 World Cotton Centennial or Louisiana Cotton Exposition Organ are housed within the church. [2] The pipe organ was originally built by Pilcher, and was the biggest pipe organ manufactured by the company. When it was being played inside the fair building, it caused the collapse of the main tent.