1904 ST LOUIS WORLDS FAIR - FERRIS WHEEL PHOTO 11X14

1904 ST LOUIS WORLDS FAIR - FERRIS WHEEL PHOTO 11X14Description:This photo 11x14 is professionally printed on archival all rag double weight paper. (285 g. thickness). Check feedbacks from satisfied buyers.The photo has a date in the left hand corner of 7/29/04. This photo is an excellent collectable. It is ready for framing. The Ferris Wheel was the engineering highlight of the exposition and one of the most pervasive, lasting influences of the 1893 fair. The Ferris Wheel was Chicago's answer to the Eiffel Tower, the landmark of the 1889 Paris exhibition. The wheel was created by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bridge builder George W. Ferris. Supported by two 140 foot steel towers, its 45 foot axle was the largest single piece of forged steel at the time in the world. The wheel itself had a diameter of 250 feet, a circumference of 825 feet, and the maximum height was 264 feet. It was powered by two 1000 horsepower reversible engines. It had 36 wooden cars that could each hold 60 people. The Ferris Wheel gross ... Read More