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	It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Similar to a modern-day amusement park attraction, there would have been someone acting as a train conductor calling, "All aboard!" as visitors entered the model pullman car.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Similar to a modern-day amusement park attraction, there would have been someone acting as a train conductor calling, "All aboard!" as visitors entered the model pullman car.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

			Like many other attractions at the park, Hale's Tours debuted at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.<ref name="wonderland" />

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>

	It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Similar to a modern-day amusement park attraction, there would have been someone acting as a train conductor calling, "All aboard!" as visitors entered the model pullman car.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>

			It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>"The Opening of Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com ~~https://www.newspapers~~.~~com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/~~</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>"Hale's Tours of the World." ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://~~www~~.~~inspiredbyearth~~.~~info~~/~~history-over-100-years-ago<~~/~~ref><ref>~~"Hale's Tours of the World." ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022. ~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World~~</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

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	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

	The following year, a fire that started in the [[~~Motion Picture Building~~]] in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at {{Tooltip \|text = $3,000\|tooltip = $102,595 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref>		The following year, a fire that started in the [[Theatorium]] in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at {{Tooltip \|text = $3,000\|tooltip = $102,595 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref>

	== Related Patents ==		== Related Patents ==

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	The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard,'' ~~May 12, 1906.~~ Vol. 18. Issue 19. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio),'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>"The Opening of Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio),'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel ~~like~~ they were traveling by rail in different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>"Hale's Tours of the World," ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago</ref><ref>"Hale's Tours of the World." ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on ~~February~~ 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>		The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] \| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>"The Opening of Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/</ref> It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>"Hale's Tours of the World." ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago</ref><ref>"Hale's Tours of the World." ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref>

	At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' ~~September~~ 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>		At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref>

	The following year, a fire that started in the [[Motion Picture Building]] in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at $3,000 ($~~100~~,~~385~~ in ~~2024)~~.<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref>		The following year, a fire that started in the [[Motion Picture Building]] in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at {{Tooltip \|text = $3,000\|tooltip = $102,595 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref>

	== Related Patents ==		== Related Patents ==
	* Pleasure railway. (~~September~~ 19, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 800,100 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Hale, G. C. 1905. "Pleasure railway." U.S. Patent No. 800,100. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Pleasure railway. (Sept. 19, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 800,100 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Hale, G. C. 1905. "Pleasure railway." U.S. Patent No. 800,100. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==