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{{toplink|url=http://www.studylove.org/worldsfairs.html|name=studylove.org/worldsfairs.html}}[[File:WorldsFairs.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"The Children's Corner at the Centennial-Exhibition of Dolls and Toys", an engraving from the Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia Scrapbook. This is one of many, many resources linked to Jon Paul Sank's World's Fairs Page.]]'''Jon Paul Sank's World's Fairs Page''' is a simple, fast-loading portal to various online resources covering the arc of World's Fairs history starting with the Crystal Palace (1851). Its aim is '''to enable you to take a mental vacation "at the Fair"''' using any Web-connected device at any time when you have at least a minute to look. Even a cheapie flip phone can access some of these resources. Links include: | {{toplink|url=http://www.studylove.org/worldsfairs.html|name=studylove.org/worldsfairs.html}}[[File:WorldsFairs.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"The Children's Corner at the Centennial-Exhibition of Dolls and Toys", an engraving from the Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia Scrapbook. This is one of many, many resources linked to Jon Paul Sank's World's Fairs Page.]]'''Jon Paul Sank's World's Fairs Page''' is a simple, fast-loading portal to various online resources covering the arc of World's Fairs history starting with the Crystal Palace (1851). Its aim is '''to enable you to take a mental vacation "at the Fair"''' using any Web-connected device at any time when you have at least a minute to look. Even a cheapie flip phone can access some of these resources. Links include: | ||
• Standalone websites. • Webpages within other sites. • Videos. • Audio. • Official guide books. • Other World's Fair books, e.g., art books, photo books. • One-click searches. • YouTube and Internet Archive links. • Music. • More. | |||
The portal is global in scope, but it does include material from Philadelphia, specifically, the Centennial Exposition (1876) and the Sesquicentennial (1926). | The portal is global in scope, but it does include material from Philadelphia, specifically, the Centennial Exposition (1876) and the Sesquicentennial (1926). | ||
''Note:'' The above description was written for Wikidelphia by the portal's creator, [[User:PaulSank|Paul]]. | ''Note:'' The above description was written for Wikidelphia by the portal's creator, [[User:PaulSank|Paul]]. | ||
==Info== | |||
*Centennial: [http://studylove.org/worldsfairs18.html#1876 1876 Philadelphia (BIE World Expo)] | |||
*Sesquicentennial: [http://studylove.org/worldsfairs16.html#1926 1926 Philadelphia (Non-BIE)] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Centennial Exhibition]] | *[[Centennial Exhibition]] | ||
*[[Sesquicentennial International Exposition]] | |||
*[[Study Love]] | *[[Study Love]] | ||
[[Category:Is-Resource_Page]] [[Category:Is-Web_Portal]] | [[Category:Is-Resource_Page]] | ||
[[Category:Is-Web_Portal]] | |||
[[Category:Teaches-History]] | [[Category:Teaches-History]] | ||
[[Category:About-World's Fairs]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 16 April 2020
studylove.org/worldsfairs.html
Jon Paul Sank's World's Fairs Page is a simple, fast-loading portal to various online resources covering the arc of World's Fairs history starting with the Crystal Palace (1851). Its aim is to enable you to take a mental vacation "at the Fair" using any Web-connected device at any time when you have at least a minute to look. Even a cheapie flip phone can access some of these resources. Links include:
• Standalone websites. • Webpages within other sites. • Videos. • Audio. • Official guide books. • Other World's Fair books, e.g., art books, photo books. • One-click searches. • YouTube and Internet Archive links. • Music. • More.
The portal is global in scope, but it does include material from Philadelphia, specifically, the Centennial Exposition (1876) and the Sesquicentennial (1926).
Note: The above description was written for Wikidelphia by the portal's creator, Paul.
Info
- Centennial: 1876 Philadelphia (BIE World Expo)
- Sesquicentennial: 1926 Philadelphia (Non-BIE)