This is a plate with an image of the Palace of Fine Arts (now the Griffin MSI). The building was originally constructed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The Palace of Fine Arts, a large Neoclassical structure, inspired by Greek and Roman architecture, was designed by Charles B. Atwood (1849–1895) from D. H. Burnham and Company and was a unique building. While many of the Exposition’s buildings were built out of wooden structural frames, the Palace of Fine Arts was constructed with a brick substructure to protect priceless art from fire and other external dangers.

After the Exposition closed, the building initially housed the Columbian Field Museum, which became the Field Museum. When the Field Museum moved in 1921, the building was left vacant until Julius Rosenwald (1862–1932) restored the building and established what became known as the Museum of Science and Industry (now Griffin MSI). The opening ceremony for the Museum took place during the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition. The Palace of Fine Arts, now the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, is the last remaining building from the 1893 Columbian Exposition.