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1. Official catalogue of exhibits. Parts 8, 11, and 12, Departments H, L, and M, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Leather and Shoe Trades Building, and Anthropological Building
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2. World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 : Official catalogue : pt. XIV, woman's building
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3. Horrors of the white slave trade: the mighty crusade to protect the purity of our homes
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4. The World's Fair : being a pictorial history of the Columbian Exposition : containing a complete history of the world-renowned exposition at Chicago : captivating descriptions of the magnificent buildings and marvelous exhibits, such as works of art,...
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5. The white slave hell, or, with Christ at midnight in the slums of Chicago
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1. Official catalogue of exhibits. Parts 8, 11, and 12, Departments H, L, and M, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Leather and Shoe Trades Building, and Anthropological Building
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2. World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 : Official catalogue : pt. XIV, woman's building
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3. The World's Fair : being a pictorial history of the Columbian Exposition : containing a complete history of the world-renowned exposition at Chicago : captivating descriptions of the magnificent buildings and marvelous exhibits, such as works of art,...
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5. The white slave hell, or, with Christ at midnight in the slums of Chicago
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Official catalogue of exhibits. Parts 8, 11, and 12, Departments H, L, and M, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Leather and Shoe Trades Building, and Anthropological Building
A description of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, along with a list of all exhibits contained therein.

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North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences located in the Historic District of Naperville, Illinois. Oesterle Library’s Special Collections houses several collections of rare materials that focus primarily on the history of the United States and of Illinois. This digitized collection includes selections from the Tholin Chicagoana Collection, which focuses on many aspects of the history of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
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