GIA740680 Reconstruction of the crossing of the Viking longship "Gokstad" departing from Bergen to be exposed at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World\'s Columbian Exposition (The Chicago World\'s Fair) was a World\'s Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus\' arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The fair had a profound effect on architecture, the arts, Chicago\'s self-image, and American industrial optimism. The Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. ); 穢 Giancarlo Costa; American, out of copyright.