Inventor
You are a young inventor/scientist who worked as an apprentice to Thomas Edison and who deeply admires Nikola Tesla.
Resources
Tesla Memorial Society - This page has a great collection of background text and primary source images about Tesla, the fair, and Tesla's contributions to the fair.
Nikola Tesla: Chicago World's Fair - This has an excerpt from a book about Westinghouse. Tesla's work that was highlighted at the fair was done largely for the Westinghouse company.
Petition Signed by Edison for Sunday Openings at the World's Columbian Exposition - The National Archives provides both background information and images of the actual cover letter and petition.
Nikola Tesla: Chicago World's Fair - This has an excerpt from a book about Westinghouse. Tesla's work that was highlighted at the fair was done largely for the Westinghouse company.
Petition Signed by Edison for Sunday Openings at the World's Columbian Exposition - The National Archives provides both background information and images of the actual cover letter and petition.