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A Century of Progress records

A Century of Progress International Exposition was held in Chicago during the summers of 1933 and 1934 to commemorate the incorporation of the city in 1833. This collection consists of the extant operating records of A Century Progress World's Fair.

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"Why the Century of Progress architecture?" (Folder 16-270)

Article from 'The Saturday Evening Post'.

1933

1898 model automobile built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company

Duryea began manufacturing automobiles in 1895 and was the first American company to build gasoline-powered vehicle in the United States.

1933

1933 Texas High School Typewriting Champion

1933

1933 World's Fair - Statistics, 1934 (Folder 14-183)

A statistical look at the fair, taking into consideration attendance, corporate sales and entertainment records.

1934

2,000,000th visitor to the World's Fair

1934

A 15-ton rubber mill makes the journey to World's Fair

Ahead of schedule, all exhibits of Ford and twenty-one co-exhibitors are en route for their new home in the Ford Exhibition Building at A Century of Progress, Ford officials announced Saturday.

1933

A Century of Progress Exposition closing ceremony at midnight

Taps and lowering of flag by Mr. Rufus C. Dawes, President, and Major Lenox R. Lohr, General Manager.

1934

A Century of Progress Exposition: Chicago's 1933 world's fair (Folder 16-165)

1933

A Century of Progress In The Making, July 1931 (Folder 16-163)

1933

A Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago 1934 (Folder 16-170)

1934

A Century of Progress Wonder Library series (Folder 16-220)

A series of short printed items discussing specific topics such as light and airplanes. There are ten in this series.

1933

A Century of Progress exposition: official view book (Folder 16-195)

1933

A Century of Progress in series (Folder 16-217)

1933

A Century of Progress pamphlets (Folder 16-167)

Three copies of the same pamphlet, with the first in Spanish.

1933

A Century of Progress rubber boat

1932

A Century of Progress: Chicago International Exposition of 1933 (Folder 14-241)

A booklet produced with basic information about the fair, such as what it was supposed to represent, who would be participating, and how certain buildings had been designed.

1933

A Century of Progress: its plan and purpose (Folder 16-168)

1933

A batter playing in a softball game between the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra won the game 18-17 when Dan Seidenberg, a cellist with the CSO, hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning. Both orchestras performed at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.

1933

A complete air conditioning system for a home of moderate size is shown in this sectional setting in the General Electric exhibit

1933

A comprehensive description of the greatest work of the celebrated French artist, Paul Philippoteaux: Battle of Gettysburg (Folder 16-243)

1933

A display of the Industrial Electric Heat Applications shown as part of the Electric Light and Power Industry's exhibit

1933

A happy group of visitors after their first day at the new World's Fair from York and York County Pennsylvania

The party, under the chaperonage of Glenn E. Bailey and J.W. Barwick, numbers 153, and is composed of 75 school children and 60 teachers. They already have visited all exhibit buildings, the Field Museum, Colonial Village, the Lama Temple and Fort Dearborn. They leave Friday for home, and are staying at Judson Court, University of Chicago.

1933

A home workshop which is part of the Electric Light and Power Industry exhibit

1933

A milk irradiator used to put Vitamin D in milk

1933

A miniature of the first Edison Central Station which was constructed in New York in 1882

1933

A monkey from the Frank Buck Jungle Camp to be given as a door prize with T.A. Loveland, manager of the Jungle Camp

1933

A muezzin sounds the call to prayer in the Tunisian Village

1933

A neo-classical Vaudeville sign for the last half of an unnamed program that will take place next week

The Century of Progress' best-known vaudeville act was burlesque dancer Sally Rand, who thrilled audiences with her fan dance at the Streets of Paris exhibition.

1933

A replica of the convention hall where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president.

1933

A stunt performer poses on the Mack fire truck extension ladder

1933

A view from the Hall of Science toward Lake Michigan

1933

A young fair visitor

1933

Abraham Lincoln impersonator at the Abraham Lincoln complex

1933

Admiral Byrd aboard the ship City of New York

Admiral Byrd's flagship City of New York arrives in Chicago for A Century of Progress. Byrd sailed the City of New York during one of his famous expeditions to the Antarctic.

1932