<p>T. Dart Walker<br /> <em>Harper’s Weekly</em> cover, 1893<br /> Woodcut<br /> Courtesy of HarpWeek</p>

T. Dart Walker
Harper’s Weekly cover, 1893
Woodcut
Courtesy of HarpWeek

<p>India Building, 1893<br /> Chicago, Illinois<br /> Photograph by C. D. Arnold<br /> Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, apf3-00043</p>

India Building, 1893
Chicago, Illinois
Photograph by C. D. Arnold
Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, apf3-00043

<p>Inside the India Building, 1893<br /> Chicago, Illinois<br /> Photograph by C. D. Arnold<br /> Courtesy of the Chilson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of South Dakota, T500.C1 H2</p>

Inside the India Building, 1893
Chicago, Illinois
Photograph by C. D. Arnold
Courtesy of the Chilson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of South Dakota, T500.C1 H2

The World’s Columbian Exposition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the Americas, exposed over 27 million visitors to new technologies, the first Ferris Wheel, and international cultures. The India Building showcased textiles, carvings, religious artifacts, and other objects. In addition, wealthy merchants from Calcutta exhibited varieties of tea, which visitors could sample.

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