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Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair

Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair

Photo by the Waterman Co., Chicago, Ill. 1893

George Ferris

A contemporary newspaper article describing the Ferris Wheel at the Chicago fair. "To the health of my husband and the success of the Ferris wheel."

View of George Ferris' Ferris Wheel

When George Gale Ferris built his first wheel he probably never dreamed of the trend he was starting. However, his wheel was huge, and certainly not very portable. It took The Eli Bridge Company to develop a practical, portable wheel.

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