The book of the fair : an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian exposition at Chicago in 1893 ... (1893)
tion in the domain of transportation. the cylinder lifting high out of the water like a birch-bark canoe. A much frequented portion in the marine division of the United The vessel] was lighted throughout with electricity and elegantly States was that of the American Steam Barge company, of West… … on the waterways within the grounds, the entire the Whaleback. When the first of the class appeared upon the lakes travel by water exceeding 3,000,000. No accidents were reported. it was the subject of much ridicule, but soon it demonstrated its Scattered throughout the Transportation building are…
