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The jinrikisha was part of the exhibit but operated outside of the exhibit as part of the Exposition transportation.

Here rickisha drivers pick up fares at the Elmwood Gate.

The Exposition also provided human-powered roller chair service on the grounds for those who could not
traverse the mile-long grounds or who grew tired half-way through the sightseeing day. But the jinrikisha
conveyance, shown here as it existed in Japan and other Asian countries, was regarded by some as a
humiliating practice that perpetuated class distinctions. Here is a 1902 news article about it.

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