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Dates Open - 1853 Season: Opening Day - July 14, 1853 (Thursday). Open July 15 to November 30, 1853. Open some days in December.
Open from Jan. 1, 1854 to April 15, 1854. Closed from April 15 to May 3, 1854. Reopened May 4, 1854 (Thursday) to Nov. 1, 1854. (Not open Sundays in 1853, same probably true for 1854. Some sources state that closing day was October 30, 1854.
Attendance - 1853 season, 119 days - 696,965 . Total Attendance 1,250,000. (Some sources state 1,150,000.)
International Participants - 17 nations and 6 colonies/protectorates.
Total Cost - $891,070 (as of Dec. 1, 1853).
Site Acreage - Entire site within Bryant Park area covered 13 acres. The Exhibition building encompassed 6 acres.
Sanction and Type - Prior to the Bureau of International
Exhibitions. Due to its size, in today's vernacular, would be considered a Special Exhibition.
There was no official government backing for the exhibition, but President Franklin Pierce opened the fair and there was extensive foreign participation, both private and nations. The exhibit was a bonded warehouse.
Ticket Cost - Full price 50 cents with Season Ticket $10. Average cost of ticket in 1853 - $0.47 (47 cents). Average cost of ticket in January 1854 - $0.44 (44 cents).
Photo top center: Exterior New York Crystal Palace, Industry of All Nations, lithograph by Nigel & Weingartner, Carl Emil Doepler, artist, 1852. Column Top:
Interior New York Crystal Palace, Industry of All Nations, by Nigel & Weingartner, 1853. Both courtesy Library of Congress.

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