A single illustration page from The Book of the Fair (1893), the account of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, showing two photographs of cotton exhibits. The top photograph shows North Carolina's display of raw cotton bales piled in a rounded mound topped with a woven basket. The lower photograph is captioned as Brazil's cotton display.

A single illustration page from The Book of the Fair (1893) showing two photographs of cotton machinery. The top photograph shows a cotton calendering and drying machine with large rollers, cloth cylinders, hand wheels and gears; the bottom photograph shows a row of cotton machines in a factory setting. Captions are brief, with no descriptive text.

A single illustration page from The Book of the Fair (1893), captioned "An Exhibit of Laces." It shows a photograph of an exhibition interior with a white brick fireplace, a glass display case, and a tall glass-paneled wooden cabinet displaying draped lace garments and fabrics. The page has only a caption and no explanatory text.

A single illustration captioned "Weaving Glass Fabrics" from The Book of the Fair (1893), the account of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It shows two workers at a wooden loom with glass threads as the warp, with a second loom visible at the right in a workshop interior. There is no technical or structural detail beyond the image and caption.

Two plates of illustrations of Italian lace from The Book of the Fair, the account of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The first plate shows six numbered lace pieces with floral and scrolling designs in needle and bobbin-style lace. The second has three photographs: two interior views of Italian lace displays (a tall ornate stand with lace panels, and a glass-fronted cabinet with a lace-hung wall) and a piece captioned as the Queen of Italy's point d'Argentan.

A single-page illustration titled "Knitting Machines" from The Book of the Fair, the account of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It shows a photograph of an interior with several circular knitting machines, with cylindrical needle cylinders, cast-iron frames and hand cranks, behind a decorative scrolled iron railing. The only text is the caption.

A single illustration page from The Book of the Fair (1893), the souvenir history of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It shows two photographs of industrial power looms: a single large weaving loom above, and a long row of cotton and woolen weaving looms below. The only text is the captions.

A single illustrated page from The Book of the Fair (1893), the souvenir record of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It shows a photograph of an interior display of Turkish tapestries and rugs, with carpets hung on a wall, one bearing a large oval medallion with calligraphic script, and smaller rugs with floral and geometric patterns. The only text is the caption 'Turkish Tapestries'.

A single illustration from The Book of the Fair (1893), captioned "Weaving and Spinning." It is a photograph of a workshop interior with exposed ceiling beams and an American flag on the wall. A large spinning wheel stands in the foreground with a seated person behind it, and a loom is visible in the background.