(animated stereo) Original Ferris wheel, 1893
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Details and History
The Wikimedia Commons offers a multitude of historical images with no restrictions on use. This 1893 B. W. Kilburn stereoview, shows The wonder of the age, Midway Plaisance, World's Columbian Exposition. The eponymous designer of the wheel, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., constructed it as a "tallest ever" landmark for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This wheel was moved to St. Louis for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition then was demolished in 1906.
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Technical trivia
The image was darkened (PictureWindow Pro) then subsequent manipulations and gif generation were performed with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.
(animated stereo) Original Ferris wheel, 1893
To see the animated image scroll down to the first comment (below) or view original size.
Details and History
The Wikimedia Commons offers a multitude of historical images with no restrictions on use. This 1893 B. W. Kilburn stereoview, shows The wonder of the age, Midway Plaisance, World's Columbian Exposition. The eponymous designer of the wheel, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., constructed it as a "tallest ever" landmark for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This wheel was moved to St. Louis for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition then was demolished in 1906.
Quick Links to related animated stereo images:
Other Kilburn images.
Images with Ferris wheels.
Browse the 19th century or by decade: 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s.
Browse the 20th century or by decade: 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s.
Copyright Advisory
This item is indicated as being in the public domain on its Wikimedia page:
secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/File:The_wond...
Technical trivia
The image was darkened (PictureWindow Pro) then subsequent manipulations and gif generation were performed with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.