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Was at the Art Institute of Chicago this evening. It's been a long while since I had been there. Used to go all the time when I was a kid and the Thorne Gallery of Miniatures was one of my favorites. It was neat to see this one amongst all the other modeled rooms. All the displays were set back into the wall with a framed window. This one was about 24" deep by 12" wide. The details and the time invested in making this miniature model is boggling.

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I am not sure if this model of a luxurious 4 car train got past the model stage for the exposition.  In looking at the photographic journal of the 1893 World Exposition, published in 1894, there is no mention of Pullman being a part of the Exposition.  I looked through the pictures to see if I could see something and came up with nothing.  Pullman had some very grandios ideas for passenger cars cars for which I am always interested in seeing.  Was there any more to the display at the museum or more information regarding the cars than what is published in this thread?  Very elegant looking.

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