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Columbian Expo, Constructing World's First Ferris Wheel, 1893

Ferris wheel shown in the final stages of construction on June 11 or June 12, 1893. Only six cars are shown mounted on the wheel. The original Ferris Wheel was the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The wheel rotated on a 71 ton, 45.5 foot axle comprising what was at that time the world's largest hollow forging, manufactured in Pittsburgh by the Bethlehem Iron Company and weighing 89,320 pounds, together with two 16 foot diameter cast-iron spiders weighing 53,031 pounds. There were 36 passenger cars, each fitted with 40 revolving chairs and able to accommodate up to 60 people, giving a total capacity of 2,160. The Ferris Wheel took 20 minutes to make two revolutions, the first involving 6 stops to allow passengers to exit and enter and the second a 9 minute non-stop rotation, for which the ticket holder paid 50 cents. Cropped stereograph by B.L. Singley, 1893.
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Columbian Expo, Constructing World's First Ferris Wheel, 1893
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Ferris wheel shown in the final stages of construction on June 11 or June 12, 1893. Only six cars are shown mounted on the wheel. The original Ferris Wheel was the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The wheel rotated on a 71 ton, 45.5 foot axle comprising what was at that time the world's largest hollow forging, manufactured in Pittsburgh by the Bethlehem Iron Company and weighing 89,320 pounds, together with two 16 foot diameter cast-iron spiders weighing 53,031 pounds. There were 36 passenger cars, each fitted with 40 revolving chairs and able to accommodate up to 60 people, giving a total capacity of 2,160. The Ferris Wheel took 20 minutes to make two revolutions, the first involving 6 stops to allow passengers to exit and enter and the second a 9 minute non-stop rotation, for which the ticket holder paid 50 cents. Cropped stereograph by B.L. Singley, 1893.
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Tamaño imagen:
3633 x 3750 px | 39.0 MB
Tamaño impresión:
30.8 x 31.8 cm | 12.1 x 12.5 in (300 dpi)
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