tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768383583550961490.post3299356649130440902..comments2023-10-26T02:12:34.635-07:00Comments on Daily Chicago Photo: Meet BertDaily Chicago Photohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08160944740404010641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768383583550961490.post-65612095812561750952009-06-08T07:00:32.354-07:002009-06-08T07:00:32.354-07:00I did some quick google searches and haven't b...I did some quick google searches and haven't been able to find out what happened to the original. I do know that the original was gold leaf over plaster (which does not seem particularly durable). Also, the end of the Columbian Exposition was rather ill-fated. First, there was a small-pox epidemic. Next, right before the closing ceremonies, then-Mayor Carter Harrison was assassinated. Fially, a fire swept through the fair grounds and destroyed most of the buildings.Daily Chicago Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160944740404010641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768383583550961490.post-44595440793204069662009-06-08T05:57:52.874-07:002009-06-08T05:57:52.874-07:00One third? The original was humongous! Whatever ha...One third? The original was humongous! Whatever happened to it? <br /><br />You got me laughing with the 'Bert' thing :DHildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.com