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The 40 pages that link to World's Columbian Exposition, each with the reason it gives.

• ChicagoRelated: Its architecture and planning made Chicago a stage for national debates about urban design.

• World's fairBroader topic: Its scale and civic ambitions made it a defining example of the American world's fair.

• Beaux-Arts architectureBroader topic: Its coordinated exhibition architecture popularized Beaux-Arts ideals across the United States.

• ElevatorRelated: Its observation elevator made vertical transport a public attraction.

• Department storeRelated: The exposition’s retail displays and crowds reflected department stores’ place in mass consumer culture.

• Swami VivekanandaRelated: The exposition hosted the Parliament where Vivekananda made his American debut.

• City Beautiful movementRelated: Its White City popularized the movement's vision of an ordered, beautiful metropolis.

• Freak showRelated: Its Midway Plaisance presented commercial amusements alongside ethnographic displays.

• Frederick Jackson TurnerRelated: Turner delivered his frontier paper at the exposition’s meeting of the American Historical Association.

• Mary CassattRelated: Cassatt organized the display of works by women artists for its Woman's Building.

• Amusement parkRelated: Its Midway Plaisance popularized a fairground model of rides and attractions.

• Decorative artsRelated: Its displays and Japanese pavilion influenced American design and collecting.

• Louis SullivanRelated: Sullivan’s Transportation Building stood apart from the exposition’s dominant classical style.

• War of the currentsBroader topic: Its lighting display demonstrated AC’s ability to serve a vast public venue.

• Chicago School (architecture)Related: Its classical planning and buildings sharpened debate over Chicago’s architectural direction.

• Cinema of attractionsRelated: Its popular amusements exemplify the exhibition culture surrounding cinema’s emergence.

• Daniel BurnhamBroader topic: Burnham directed construction of the exposition, whose White City gave national visibility to Beaux-Arts planning.

• Great Chicago FireRelated: The exposition showcased a city rebuilt after the 1871 destruction.

• Art Institute of ChicagoRelated: The museum moved into its present Michigan Avenue building after the exposition.

• Catalan ModernismeRelated: International exhibitions helped circulate new design ideas that reached Catalan architects and artists.

• IllinoisBroader topic: It showcased Chicago’s growth and shaped the city’s national image.

• Scott JoplinRelated: Black performers at the exposition helped spread musical styles associated with early ragtime.

• Themed entertainmentBroader topic: Its coordinated architecture and spectacles influenced later themed environments.

• Ferris wheelRelated: The exposition commissioned the original Ferris wheel as a landmark attraction.

• Louis Comfort TiffanyRelated: Tiffany displayed major decorative work there, gaining attention for his glass and interiors.

• Norman Bel GeddesCompared with: Its grand civic spectacle offers an earlier model for the public persuasion Bel Geddes pursued through Futurama.

• Pledge of AllegianceRelated: The pledge was composed for a flag ceremony connected to the exposition’s 1892 celebrations.

• George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.Related: The exposition commissioned the monumental wheel that made Ferris famous.

• Charles Lewis TiffanyRelated: Tiffany & Co.’s display at the fair brought its silverwork and craftsmanship before a broad audience.

• Chicago LoopRelated: The fair strengthened Chicago’s civic ambitions while the Loop consolidated its commercial role.

• H. H. HolmesRelated: The fair brought visitors to the city during the period when Holmes operated there.

• History of IllinoisRelated: The exposition projected Chicago’s growth and shaped public images of the city.

• Clarence Hudson WhiteRelated: White encountered photography and visual culture during a period of growing artistic ambition.

• Faith BaconBroader topic: Her fan dance at this exposition helped establish her public reputation.

• Field Museum of Natural HistoryRelated: Its exhibits and collections supplied the foundation for the museum established afterward.

• History of ChicagoBroader topic: The exposition showcased Chicago’s recovery, civic ambition, and growing influence in American culture.

• Josephine CochraneRelated: Cochrane displayed her machine there and received recognition for its design.

• Robert RipleyRelated: Its displays helped introduce Ripley, then a child, to exhibits of unusual objects.

• Traveling carnivalRelated: Its Midway Plaisance helped popularize the amusement midway as a concentrated attraction zone.

• Whistler's MotherRelated: The portrait's presentation there helped establish its American cultural reputation.