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Title	Columbian Exposition 1893 Pass
Subject	Meek, George Burton, 1873-1898; Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Time Period	1890s
Place	Chicago (Illinois)
Description	Pass for the Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, Illinois, issued to Geo. B. Meek. George Burton Meek was listed as an ordinary seaman on the Battleship Illinois. Illinois was a detailed, full scale mockup of an Indiana-class battleship, constructed as a naval exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. A detachment of officers, sailors, and marines performed standard drills and duties as they would on a functioning warship. The fairgrounds were open to the public from May to October, 1893. George Burton Meek, a fireman first class aboard the torpedo boat Winslow, was killed in action during the battle of Cardenas Bay on May 11, 1898.
Date of Original	1893
Collection	Clyde Heritage League Museum
Submitting Institution	Clyde Public Library
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Date created	2010-07-28

Title	Columbian Exposition 1893 Pass
Subject	Meek, George Burton, 1873-1898; Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Time Period	1890s
Place	Chicago (Illinois)
Description	Pass for the Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, Illinois, issued to Geo. B. Meek. George Burton Meek was listed as an ordinary seaman on the Battleship Illinois. Illinois was a detailed, full scale mockup of an Indiana-class battleship, constructed as a naval exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. A detachment of officers, sailors, and marines performed standard drills and duties as they would on a functioning warship. The fairgrounds were open to the public from May to October, 1893. George Burton Meek, a fireman first class aboard the torpedo boat Winslow, was killed in action during the battle of Cardenas Bay on May 11, 1898.
Date of Original	1893
Collection	Clyde Heritage League Museum
Submitting Institution	Clyde Public Library
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	CLY_CM_0004_0001.tif
Image Height	1536
Image Width	2424
File Size	11182284 Bytes
Full Text	EXPIRES BY LIMITATION APRIL 30, 1893, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. VOID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY E. A. FELDER. no. a 7472 Supt Department of Admissions.
Date created	2010-07-28

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