EXPOSITION, TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL. 



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broad flight of steps and through a colonnade. 

 The entrance was Hanked on either side by pavil- 

 ions rapped l.y richly decorated domes. The mam 

 building was surrounded by a colossal dome which 

 towemf above all other buildings, and which was 

 cnm>ed l.v a heroic figure representing "Liberty 

 EnfiStening th.- World." At night the dome 

 was lighted by electricity, and the torch was 1< 

 feet above the" ground. 'The side sections, which 

 were separated from the central portion of the 

 building bv colonnades connecting with the * me 

 Arts Building on the south and the Agricultural 

 Huilding >n the north, each had a frontage of 



.m.i WIT.- UK) feet deep, with a height at the 

 t..n ..f the balustrade of 44 feet, making a total 

 length of the building of 504 feet and height at 

 pinnacle of 178 feet The floor space approximated 

 50.000 square feet, which was apportioned to the 

 exhibits of the executive department and the 



was richly decorated in this manner, and on either 

 side of it were figures representing the "Sower" 

 and the " Digger " from Millet's famous paintings, 

 supported on either side by lesser figures and the 

 arms of the State and nation. At each side of the 

 great central arch were recessed niches, and crown- 

 ing this central composition were three sculptured 

 groups, those on either side representing the zodiac 

 and the seasons, while the central figure crowning 

 the whole composition represented " Prosperity." 

 supported by " Labor " and " Integrity." At the 

 corner pavilion there were figures representing the 

 seasons and the favorable winds, and inscriptions 

 relating to the subject of agriculture. Names of 

 those who have been patrons of agriculture, or who 

 have made notable inventions in that field of labor, 

 were inscribed upon panels in the frieze. The 

 superintendent in charge of this building was Prof. 

 F. W. Taylor, of Lincoln, Neb. 



THE GRAND CANAL AT NIGHT. 



Smithsonian Institution, with its dependencies, and 

 Hit- Fish Commission. It was conceded that this 

 exhibit was " better rounded, more attractive, and 

 decidedly more instructive than any previous dis- 

 play of the l"n it ed States Government." The com- 

 mi-*i"ii under whose direction the exhibits were 

 prepared and cared for consisted of J. II. Brigham, 

 representing the Department of Agriculture, Chair- 

 man : C. K. K em per, Treasury; F. W. Clarke, 

 Interior: Lieut. -Commander E. M. Stedman.Navy; 

 MHJ.T Henry C. Ward. War: W. H. Michael, 

 State; J. B. Brownlow, Post Office ; Frederick W. 

 True, Smithsonian Institution; and William de 

 <'. Knvrnel. KNh Commission; with William V. 



National Museum, as Secretary. 



Agricultural HiiiMing. This building was de- 



d by C'ass (iillnTt. of St. Paul, Minn., and was 



400 feet long and 148 feet wide, with a total floor 



space of 84,260 sodium- feet. The style of architec- 



t ure was of Renaissance or classical type, and the 



ili-i-o rations and ornament were entirely modeled 



from agricultural products; festoons of corn and 



other cereal*, and even common market garden 



net*, were given place in the decorations. The 



great semicircular niche forming the main entrance 



Administration Arch. This building was de- 

 signed by Walker & Kimball, and was 50 feet 

 square and 150 feet high. Like the other buildings 

 on the Main Court, the Administration Arch was 

 Renaissance in style, and the graceful lantern that 

 surmounted the sharply inclined roof was the high- 

 est point on the grounds, with the single exception 

 of the colossal figure of " Liberty Enlightening 

 the World," which capped the dome of the Gov- 

 ernment Building. On the front of the arch near 

 the main cornice line were the seals of the State 

 of Nebraska and of the city of Omaha, one on 

 either side. Statuary of heroic size was used above 

 the cornice to heighten the architectural effect. 

 On each of the four pavilions were four symbolic 

 figures, and at the center of the south side, fa- 

 cing the lagoon, was a group symbolizing " Ad- 

 ministration." Between the roof and the main cor- 

 nice was an open space, which was utilized 

 point of observation, it being above the roofs of 

 other buildings. The arch was used by the presi- 

 dent of the Exposition as a place of exchange < 

 official courtesies in the entertainment of distin- 

 guished visitors, and also contained certain of the 

 offices of administration. At either side of the 



