tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5610900668536165697..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Grand Expositions: Chicago 1893Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-66840118915366999932015-09-23T22:34:26.920-04:002015-09-23T22:34:26.920-04:00The woman pictured in the dance garb never appeare...The woman pictured in the dance garb never appeared in Chicago as a dancer at the World's Columbian Exposition. There are a number of pictures of her in different poses used to advertise tobacco. She danced under the name of Ashea Wabe (born Catherine Devine (1871 - January 3, 1908) and is sometimes referred to as "Little Egypt." There was no Little Egypt at the fair- it's a myth that just won't die off; afterwards, there were many who claimed the name.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356916176762914053noreply@blogger.com