Souvenir Music from the 1893 World's Fair

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Souvenir Music from the 1893 World's Fair

Items in the Souvenir Music from the 1893 World's Fair
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Midway Plaisance (cover)

An Afternoon in MIdway Plaisance. Fantasie for Piano. (cover)

The Streets of Cairo, or, The Poor Little Country Maid (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The Streets of Cairo, or, The Poor Little Country Maid," by James Thornton. James Thornton was an Irish-born comedian and songwriter who achieved moderate success on the vaudeville stage around the turn of the…

The Viking March (sheet music cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The Viking March," by H. C. Verner

The Ferris Wheel March and Two Step (cover)
Cover image and audio recording of "The Ferris Wheel March and Two Step, by Samuel Lapin. Cover image includes a photo by J.B. Quirk Cut Co. of decorated ferris wheels and an unattributed photo of Lapin

Chicago Day Waltz (cover)
Cover image for sheet music, "Chicago Day Waltz," by George Valisi

Reja Dorada (The Golden Gate) Polka (cover)
Sheet music cover image for "Reja Dorada. (The Golden Gate.) Polka"

Three Italian Songs by George Valisi (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "Santa Lucia," "Finiculi-Finicula," and "L’addio a Napoli" ("Adieu to Naples")

The Ferris Wheel Souvenir Waltz-Polka (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The Ferris Wheel Waltz and Polka," with lithographic image by Orcutt Co., Chicago.

The Song of the Ferris Wheel (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The Song of the Ferris Wheel" by George Schleiffarth.

The Song of the Ferris Wheel (cropped) (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The Song of the Ferris Wheel" by George Schleiffarth.

Album Cover for "Souvenir Music from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893" (cover)
CD album Cover for "Souvenir Music from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893"

Midway Plaisance (cover)
Cover image from sheet music for "Midway Plaisance" by Dennis Mackin and W.T. Jefferson

Columbian Polka (cover)
Cover image for sheet music "Columbian Polka" by Lillian Beatrice Mathewson, with an inscription in cursive reading, "Dedicated by permission to Mrs. Potter Palmer, President, board of Lady Managers at the World's Columbian Exposition"--Cover

Chicago World's Exposition Grand March (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "Chicago World's Exposition Grand March" by Victor Vogel

Columbus, or World's Fair Grand March (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "Columbus, or World's Fair Grand March," by Frank Drayton

The World's Fair, or, Chicago Dudes' March (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "The World's Fair, or, Chicago Dudes' March" by Adam Geibel

An Afternoon in Midway Plaisance (cover image)
Gustav Luders (sometimes spelled “Lueders”, 1865–1913) was a minor composer of operettas in the late nineteenth century. Born and trained in Germany, he immigrated first to Milwaukee in 1888 and then became a musical theater director and…

Echoes from the White City - Waltz (cover)
Cover image of sheet music for "Echoes from the White City," by Edward Holst.

The Last Day of the Fair (cover)
Cover image for sheet music to "The Last Day of the Fair" by Frank Swain

An MP3 recording of the song "Streets of Cairo" lasting 2 min. and 46 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "The Chicago Day Waltz" lasting 3 mins. and 57 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "The Viking March" lasting 2 mins. and 23 secs long.

An MP3 recording of the song "Reja Dorada" lasting 3 mins. and 8 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "Finiculi-Finicula" lasting 1 min. and 47 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "L'Addio a Napoli" lasting 1 min. and 55 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song of "Santa Lucia" lasting 2 mins. and 34 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "The Ferris Wheel March and Two-Step" lasting 2 mins. and 16 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "The Ferris Wheel Waltz" lasting 4 mins. and 19 secs. long.

An MP3 recording of the song "The Song of the Ferris Wheel" lasting 4 mins. and 17 secs. long.