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{{toplink|url=http://www.studylove.org/worldsfairs.html|name=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: | {{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. | *Standalone websites. | ||
*Webpages within other sites. | *Webpages within other sites. | ||
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*Audio. | *Audio. | ||
*Official guide books. | *Official guide books. | ||
*Other World's Fair books, e.g., art books, photo books. | |||
*One-click searches. | *One-click searches. | ||
*YouTube and Internet Archive links. | *YouTube and Internet Archive links. | ||
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<br>The portal is global in scope, but it does include material from Philadelphia, specifically, the Centennial Exposition (1876) and the Sesquicentennial (1926). | <br>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 by the portal's creator, | ''Note:'' The above description was written for Wikidelphia by the portal's creator, [[User:PaulSank|Paul]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 27 November 2018
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.
- Picture books.
- 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.