Indiana pavilion

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The manufacturing interests and theState Departments of Indiana are well represented.

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INDIANA STATE BUILDING

At the intersection of Commonwealth and Colonial Avenues, the two most important streets of the Plateau of the States, stands the handsome building that the Indiana visitors to the World’s Fair call “home.” The external appearance is exceedingly attractive. Tire broad verandas and the lavish profusion of flowers, in which the foundation and lower walls are almost lost, add wonderfully to tire charm of the pavilion. The interior is quite in keeping with this first view that the visitor obtains. The largest part of the ground floor is taken up by a reception hall and a stairway that is truly monumental. The landing of the stairway is so broad that it may well serve as a music and reading room. Around the great reception hall are several rooms of importance. These are the offices of the secretary and members of the commission, the rest room for ladies and the smoking room for gentlemen. On the second floor is the large committee room for the Commission, and on the floor below a lunch room for basket lunchers and a well regulated check room are maintained. The best part of the Indiana exhibit is the collection of works by Indiana artists and the complete set of books by Indiana authors.