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Title: The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ..
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Richardson, Abby Sage, 1837-1900
Subjects: United States -- History
Publisher: Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ding is one story in height, the main cornice upontlie outside being 40 feet from the ground, and the interior height to the topof the ventilators in the avenue 70 feet, and in the aisles 40 feet. To breakthe long lines of the exterior, projections have been introduced upon thefour sides ; and the main entrances are finished with fagades extending to78 feet in height. The eastern entrance will be the principal approach fromrailways, and from the Main Exhibition Building. Along the southern sideare placed the boiler-houses, and such other buildings for special kinds ofmachinery as may be required. The plan of the Machinery Building showstwo main avenues 90 feet wide, with a central aisle between, and an aisle oneither side, these being 60 feet in width. These avenues and aisles togetherhave 360 feet width, and each of them is 1,360 feet long. This Machinery Building has very superior facilities for shafting, anddouble lines are introduced into each avenue and aisle at a height of about
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618 APPENDIX. 2 feet. A Corliss steam-engine of 1,40<I horse power drives the uiainshafting. There are also counter-lines of shafting in the aisles, and specialsteam-power is furnished where necessary. Steam-power is furnished freeto exhibitors. In the annex for hydraulic machines there is a tank GO feet1)V 160 feet, with 10 feet depth of water. It is intended to exhibit all sortsof hydraulic machinery in full operation ; and at the southern end of thetank there is a waterfall 35 feet high by 40 feet wide, supplied from thetank by the pumps on exhibition. THE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING. This building illustrates a novel combination of materials, mainly woodand glass, and consists of a long nave crossed by three transepts, each beingcomposed of truss-arches of Gothic form. The nave is 820 feet long by12.^ feet in width, with a height of 75 feet from the floor to the point of thearch. The central transept is 100 feet wide, and 75 feet high, and the twoend transepts 80 feet wide an

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