Quote from poet Edwin Markham after visiting the fair:

"I have seen tonight the greatest revelation of beauty
that was ever seen on this Earth. I may say this meaning it literally
and will full regard for all that is known of ancient art and architecture and all that the modern world has heretofore seen of glory and grandeur. I have seen beauty that will give the world new standards of art, and a joy in loveliness never before reached."

LAURA INGALLS WILDER
Some text excerpts (with accompanying
photos) from the letters that she
wrote while visiting the fair.

U.H. BERNEY
Images scanned from original negatives,
graciously shared by a Berney family member.