 New York Crystal Palace for the exhibition of the industry of all nations / designed by Carstensen & Gildemeister, N.Y. ; lithography of Nagel & Weingärtner, N.Y.; figures by Doepler. New York : Published by Goupil & Co., c1852. Courtesy Popular Graphic Arts, Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-09306 |  Crystal Palace (London, UK) General View from Water Temple, c 1854, by Philip Henry Delamotte, Negretti and Zambra, Courtesy Wikimedia |
On this day, July 14th, 1853, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations was opened with US President Franklin Pierce in attendance.
The exhibition was a World's Fair that was located in what is now Bryant Park. It was based on the Great Exhibition in London, UK of 1851, which was a wild success. The Exhibition even had its own version of the fabled Crystal Palace, the New York Crystal Palace (above left), which like it's London inspiration (above right) was eventually destroyed by fire.
The exhibition is also where Elisha Otis demonstrated his safety equipped elevator, with the "safety" stopping the car from falling should the hoist rope break.
The exhibition had in excess of 1.1 million visitors during its duration. The exhibition closed on November 14, 1854.
The exhibition was a World's Fair that was located in what is now Bryant Park. It was based on the Great Exhibition in London, UK of 1851, which was a wild success. The Exhibition even had its own version of the fabled Crystal Palace, the New York Crystal Palace (above left), which like it's London inspiration (above right) was eventually destroyed by fire.
The exhibition is also where Elisha Otis demonstrated his safety equipped elevator, with the "safety" stopping the car from falling should the hoist rope break.
The exhibition had in excess of 1.1 million visitors during its duration. The exhibition closed on November 14, 1854.
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