| 词条 | Greater America Exposition |
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| box_width = | class = | category = 10 | image = File:East end of Grand Court-LCCN2008678228.jpg | image_width = | caption = Grand Court with red brick walkways | year = 1899 | name = Greater America Exposition | motto = | building = | area = | invent = | visitors = 845,000 | organized = George Miller | mascot = | cnt = | org = | biz = | country = United States of America | city = Omaha | venue = Kountze Park | coord = {{coord|41.2914798|-95.9391403|format=dms|type:landmark}} | cand = | award = | open = July 1, 1899 | close = October 31, 1899 | prevexpo = | prevcity = | nextexpo = | nextcity = | suppl = | prevsuppl = | prevsupcity = | nextsuppl = | nextsupcity = | prevunho = | prevunhocity = | nextunho = | nextunhocity = | simuni = | simspe = | simhor = | simoth = | website = }} The Greater America Exposition was a world's fair held on Kountze Park from July 1 to October 31, 1899.[1] FormationAfter the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition exhibition a group of investors decided to retain some of the buildings and hold a second exhibition at Kountze Park in 1899.[2] President McKinley expressed support for the exhibition as an opportunity to show America's new possessions.[2] GroundsThe grounds were refurbished with 500 staff patching and painting buildings and replanting flower beds.[1] And the concrete walkways were replaced by red brick ones.[1] BuildingsThere were agriculture,[3] apiary,[4] colonial exhibits,[5] dairy,[6] fine arts and liberal arts,[7] horticulture,[8] international,[9] manufactures,[10] and mines and mining,[11] buildings, a machinery hall,[12] a 520 by 150 feet United States pavilion,[13] and auxiliary buildings including press, fire, police and a hospital.[14] New possessionsOne March 18, 1899 the government agreed to transport agents to fetch exhibits from Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico.[2] 60 tubs of Hawaiian plants were destroyed when customs officials dumped the Hawaiian shipment,[2] and a second Hawaiian shipment went missing between San Francisco and Omaha.[2] After the exhibition some of the Hawaiian exhibits were sent to a forthcoming Paris exhibition.[2] The Cuban village included over 700 snakes, a garrotte and the hangman Valentine Ruiz.[2] The Philippines had planned to include monkeys, native birds and four water buffaloes. Six water buffaloes were shipped though only two water buffaloes arrived in Omaha.[2] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://northomahahistory.com/2015/10/09/a-history-of-omahas-greater-america-exposition-of-1899/|last=Sasse|accessdate=February 1, 2019|title=A History of the 1899 Greater America Exposition in North Omaha – North Omaha History}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://civilwarmuseumnc.org/GAEnotes.html|title=1899 Greater America Expo Notes|accessdate=February 5, 2019}} 3. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=8–9}} 4. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=30}} 5. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=23–25}} 6. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=22}} 7. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=26–27}} 8. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=28–29}} 9. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=10}} 10. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=11–13}} 11. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=19–21}} 12. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=14–15}} 13. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=6}} 14. ^{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|p=18}} ==External links==
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