A souvenir program from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Take it home and reminisce about the

A souvenir program from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Take it home and reminisce about the 40 ladies from 40 nations that you saw at the “Women’s Congress of Beauty” or your ride on the original Ferris Wheel.

The fair attracted 27 million visitors and only cost $46 million to construct (about $1.2 billion today).

This seems a bit different from the state fair today. Was deep fried butter on the menu? Probably not.