Call NumberWHJ-10423CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Datecirca 1894SummaryMen and women walk on the sidewalk near the Columbian Arch of The Peristyle at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The Arch is ornate and Romanesque in design. Corinthian colonnades extend from both sides of the arch. The names of explorers including Champlain, LaSalle, Poncedeleon, Cortez and Desoto are carved on the arch. A statue of Columbus mounted on a horse sits on top of the arch. Words reading "Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free" are carved under the statue. Other carvings read: "To the Pioneers of Civil and Religious Liberty." Statues of classical figures line the roof of the colonnade. Print 90.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 25 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.).Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChicago (Ill.)--19th centuryArches--Illinois--Chicago--19th centuryColonnades--Illinois--Chicago--19th centuryWorld's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)Geographic AreaChicago (Ill.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310423Type of MaterialAlbumen printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson folio VIII. World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois.NotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in W. H. Jackson folio. Condition: discolored. Number: "8" hand lettered on negative and reproduced in print. Title supplied. R7003104235
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, Arch at the center of The Peristyle, Chicago World's Fair (circa 1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1102635
