Pan-American Exposition

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Description of the Mexican Building from the Official Catalogue and Guidebook to the Pan-American Exposition:

Mexico has a two story building, north of the Ordinance building; it is 40 by 60 feet, costing $5,000, containing only the mining exhibits from that country. Mexico also occupies space to the amount of 3,000 square feet in the Agriculture building; 2,000 feet in the Forestry; 2,000 feet in the Horticulture; 3,000 feet in the Manufactures, and 2000 feet in the Ethnology building. The Mexican Government is represented by a commission of her foremost citizens, of which Senor Ingeniero Don Albino R. Nuncio is chief. Mexico also sends a company of mounted Rurales and a Military Band of 62 pieces, which will be quartered upon the Exposition grounds.


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