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Erik Larson. Exposition Universelle (1889). Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. H. H. Holmes. “Murder Castle”. H.H. Holmes’ Apartment Building. H.H. Holmes’ Building Schematics. A newspaper illustration of Holmes in his cell -- awaiting his execution. Daniel Hudson Burnham
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Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. H. H. Holmes
“Murder Castle” H.H. Holmes’ Apartment Building
H.H. Holmes’ Building Schematics
A newspaper illustration of Holmes in his cell -- awaiting his execution
Daniel Hudson Burnham September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912
Masonic Temple Building Burnham & Root (First Skyscraper) 22 Floors Constructed: 1891-1892 Destroyed: 1939
Reliance Building Burnham & Root
John Wellborn Root Jan 10, 1850 – Jan 15, 1891
Frederick Law Olmsted Referring to Olmsted in March, 1893, Burnham said, "An artist, he paints with lakes and wooded slopes; with lawns and banks and forest covered hills; with mountain sides and ocean views." (quoted from Larson's The Devil in the White City)
Pinkerton detective Frank Geyer A Newspaper illustration of Minnie Williams Ben Pietzel Alice and Howard Pietzel
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Richard Morris Hunt Pedestal of Statue of Liberty
Solon Spencer Beman Grand Central Station (Chicago)
(Also designed by Frank Maynard Howe) Henry Van Brunt
Louis Sullivan Transportation Building
Sophia Hayden Bennett Berthe Potter Palmer