Cairo Street Picture

Authors

Otterbein University

Files

Date Range

1893

Materials/Description of item

A sepia photograph of Otterbein students at Cairo Street in the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition, or Chicago World's Fair. The architectural details in the background of the photo, like the striped arches mimicking the use of alternating light and dark stone, evoke elements of Islamic architecture.

Dimensions

Otterbein History, Cornell Collection, Chicago World's Fair.

Keywords

Otterbein History, Cornell Collection, Chicago World's Fair.

Disciplines

Cultural History | History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Otterbein University, "Cairo Street Picture" (1890). The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera. 30.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/cornell_ephemera/30