Gould Whittlesey Hart (Nathan⁸, Nathan⁷, Titus⁶, Solomon⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Deacon Stephen¹) was born in West Cornwall, CT on November 22, 1855. He grew up in a farming family in West Cornwall, but he soon followed a number of his relatives to New York City, where he became a well know photographer. He traveled around the world, with trips to Europe and Asia, as well across North America, always taking pictures of the places he visited. His pictures were sold in printed form and he created many slide shows from his large glass slides. Here are a few of his pictures scanned from the original glass slides.

His pictures were all taken in black and white, but he hand colored a few of them to make his slide shows more interesting. You will also see some slides showing text or humorous subjects, which he added to keep the shows fun. He carried his slides with him so he could give slide shows to paying audiences when he traveled.

• 1893 Chicago World's Fair - This was also know as the Columbian Exposition as it celebrated the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. Read more about it at the Columbian Exposition web site of the Illinois Institute of Technology, the Interactive Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition, or Julie Rose's The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, and Aftermath. This slide show is organized as a trip from New York to Chicago and the fair.

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