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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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Girl holds a beer stein her grandfather bought at the Columbian Exposition
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Gloria Swanson after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
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1934
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Century of Progress records
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Gloria Swanson and others after previewing the Fair from the top of the west Skyride tower
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1934
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Gloria Swanson looks up at the Skyride
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1934
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Century of Progress records
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Gloria Swanson outside the Hall of Science after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
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1934
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Gloria Swanson steps from the elevator of the west Skyride tower
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1934
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Governor Dave Sholtz inspecting the combined troops of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps detachments stationed at the fair
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Governor Eugene Talmadge inspects United States troops of Camp Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Fair
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1933-1934
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Governor and Mrs. Guy B. Parks of Missouri view exhibit of cave deposits in the Court of States
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1933-1934
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Grace Moore and Ruth Gordon at the Globe Theater
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1933-1934
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Great court of the Hall of Science
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Group of more than 100 Texas publishers, businessmen, and legislators stopped to have lunch with Rufus C. Dawes, president of the World's Fair
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1933-1934
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Group of school-girls from St. Thomas, Ontario, enjoy the thrills of the safety coaster during their visit
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1933-1934
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Hall of Social Science exhibit at the Exposition
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Hand-made pottery on display at the Century of Progress Indian Village.
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1933-1934
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Harvey Firestone presents a farmer with a complete set of tractor wheels and tires at the Fair
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1933-1934
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Helena Rubenstein looks through a window in the Trustees' room of the Administration building
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Henrietta Burmeister swan dives in the lagoon at the Swift Bridge at the Fair
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1933-1934
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Henry Sheldon christens 'A Century of Progress Ranger'
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1933-1934
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High-wire artists at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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1933-1934
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House for Brick Manufacturers Association of America
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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House of Tomorrow
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1933-1934
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Illustration of A Century of Progress International Exposition fairgrounds
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1933-1934
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Indian Council Fire medal awarded
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1934
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Century of Progress records
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Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building
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An interesting view of the Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Interior of the Great Hall at the Hall of Science
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Interior view of the Westinghouse exhibit inside the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair.
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March 1933
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Century of Progress records
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International commercial schools contest award recipients
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E.W. Harrison, teacher in the school received the award from Col. Robert Isham Randolph. To the right is Violet Molner, Cleveland, who won first place in the amateur shorthand event for high schools.
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1934
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Century of Progress records
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It's 'curtains' for those familiar, old, green Pullman curtains.
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This photo posed to show the new arrangement in the all-aluminum streamlined Pullman Pacific train.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Italian building at A Century of Progress
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The Italian building at A Century of Progress was the subject for this interesting miniature camera study.
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1933-1934
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Italian diplomat at a reception
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1933-1934
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J.F. Sullivan, diamond export, points out a diamond
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J.F. Sullivan, diamond export from Kimberley, South Africa, points out a diamond that has become stuck on the grease table of the Diamond Recovery Plant in the Diamond Mine exhibit.
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1934
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Century of Progress records
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James Reed, former U.S. Senator from Missouri, giving a speech at the Century of Progress Court of States.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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James Reed, former U.S. Senator from Missouri.
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1933-1934
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Jane Fite, passenger of Bob Milow in the 1,500 meter relay rickshaw race wipes his brow
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Japanese Pavilion at the World's Fair
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Japanese Pavilion at the World's Fair in winter.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Mrs. Jones visit the World's Fair, accompanied by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
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The picture taken at the Country Club shows, left to right, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Walter J. Cummings, Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Wilson.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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John Pane-Gasser
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John Pane-Gasser leading dramatic tenor.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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John Pane-Gasser
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John Pane-Gasser, leading dramatic tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Judge administering the oath of office to policemen
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Judge R.J. Dunne of the Municipal court, administering the oath of office to 300 policemen for the new World's Fair.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Jugoslav winners in the Miss Century of Progress Contest
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1933-1934
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Jungle scene at the Animal Behavior and the Environment exhibit
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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L.W. Kaufman, president of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce making the presentation of specially brewed beer to President Dawes
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Lakeside view of the Federal Building
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Lakeside view of the Federal Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Last millionth visitor on the last day of the World's Fair
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Laura T. Martin director of music at the University of Mississippi
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Laura T. Martin, director of music at the University of Mississippi.
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1933-1934
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Life-like prehistoric animals
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Light sculpture that flanked the side of the Electrical Building exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Richard J. Daley Library
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Fairs & Exhibitions
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14 Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940 12 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 8 General Electric Company 7 Ford Motor Company 7 General Motors Corporation 7 Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra 5 Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 3 Detroit Symphony Orchestra 2 American Legion 2 Buck, Frank, 1884-1950 2 Central States Probation and Parole Conference 2 Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962 2 Pullman Company 2 Reed, James A. (James Alexander), 1861-1944 2 Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr. (Franklin Delano), 1914-1988 2 Sears, Roebuck and Company 2 Sholtz, David, 1891-1953 2 Spanish-American War Veterans 2 Swift & Company 2 University of Chicago. Oriental Institute 2 Wilson & Company 1 Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum 1 Allen, Fred, 1894-1956 1 Amateur Athletic Union of the United States 1 Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America 1 Armour and Company 1 Baker, Phil, 1896-1963 1 Barclay, McClelland 1 Belgium 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Breton, Jules, 1827-1906 1 Brice, Fanny 1 Bristol-Myers Company 1 Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 1 Chicago Black Horse Troop and Mounted Band 1 Christ Church (Boston, Mass.) 1 Chrysler Corporation 1 City of New York (Ship) 1 Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1 Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America 1 Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1 Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimons), 1853-1937 1 Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957 1 Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 1 Fisher, Howard T. 1 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1 Frigidaire Corporation 1 Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985 1 Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945 1 Grosse, Aristid von, 1905-1985 1 Haeger Potteries 1 Horner, Henry, 1878-1940 1 Illinois--Northerly Island 1 John R. Thompson Co. (Washington, D.C.) 1 Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956 1 McNeill, Don (Donald Thomas), 1907-1996 1 Moore, Grace, 1898-1947 1 Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946 1 Owens-Illinois Glass Company 1 Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet 1 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 1 Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 1 Public Service Company of Northern Illinois 1 Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 1 Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943 1 Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 1 Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965 1 Sarazen, Gene 1 Smith, Henry Lester, 1876-1963 1 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce 1 Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942 1 Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. 1 Switzerland 1 Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 1 Toledo Museum of Art 1 Troi���a���novski��, A. (Aleksandr), 1882-1955 1 WLS (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) 1 Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Birthday of the Infanta 1 Wilson Sporting Goods Company 1 Wilson and Company 1 Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961 1 Wilson, Margery, 1896-1986 1 Wray, Fay, 1907-2004

129 Exhibition buildings 64 Exhibitions 45 Buildings 39 Visits of state 32 Children 27 Contests 27 Sculpture 23 Villages 22 Automobiles 21 Amusement rides 21 Beauty contestants 19 Awards 18 Electricity 17 Amusement parks 13 Beauty contests 13 Presidents' spouses 13 Science 13 Tourists 13 Young women 12 Rites and ceremonies 11 Gardens 11 Night photography 11 Streets 10 Courtyards 9 Aerial photography 9 Flags 9 Fountains 8 Bas-relief 8 Decoration and ornament, Architectural 8 Parades 7 Architecture, Domestic 7 Dancers 7 Indigenous peoples 7 Orphans 7 Pottery 7 Skyscrapers 7 Swimmers 7 Tourism 6 Construction 6 Diving 6 Exhibition buildings--Design and construction 6 Fairs 6 Military parades 6 Visitors, Foreign 5 Architecture 5 Celebrities 5 Concerts 5 Dwarfs (Persons) 5 Entertainers 5 Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources 5 Gates 5 Historical reenactments 5 Orchestras 5 Restaurants 5 Swimming 5 Temples 4 Architectural drawing 4 Bands 4 Bandstands 4 Clerks 4 Guests 4 High school students 4 Judges 4 Lamps 4 Luncheons 4 Model houses 4 Opera singers 4 Parole officers 4 Photography, Panoramic 4 Potters 4 Presidents 4 Singers 4 Softball 4 Theater 4 Women 4 Women employees 3 Ambassadors 3 Amusement parks--Design and construction 3 Automobile racing 3 Bedouins 3 Bridges 3 Buddhism 3 Carriages and carts 3 Diorama 3 Drawing 3 Dwellings 3 Electric lighting 3 Entertaining 3 Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources 3 Fascism 3 Fascists 3 Gifts 3 Girls 3 Horses 3 Hospitality 3 Indians of North America 3 Legislators 3 Light 3 Masquerades 3 Medals 3 Meetings 3 Motorboats 3 Musicians 3 Outboard motors 3 Parade floats 3 Police 3 Ponds 3 Posters 3 Radio broadcasting 3 Robots 3 Social science 3 Social sciences 3 Sultans 3 Teachers 3 Television 3 Tickets 3 Veterans 2 Administrative agencies 2 Airships 2 Aquatic sports 2 Architectural models 2 Astronomy 2 Band music 2 Boys 2 Brothers and sisters 2 Building models 2 Bullfighters 2 Bullfights 2 Burlesque (Theater) 2 Business people 2 Castles 2 Cavalry 2 Chevrolet automobile 2 Circus 2 Circus animals 2 Circus performers 2 Clogs 2 Comedians 2 Consuls 2 Contracts 2 Costumes 2 Country life 2 Dance 2 Dedication services 2 Dedications 2 Demonstrations 2 Dogs 2 Drummers (Musicians) 2 Education 2 Electric apparatus and appliances 2 Engines 2 Exhibits 2 Fairy tales 2 Family reunions 2 Farmers 2 Figurines 2 Fire fighters 2 Governors 2 Grandstands 2 Homing pigeons 2 Houses 2 Lagoons 2 Light bulbs 2 Lion 2 Marching bands 2 Maya architecture 2 Mayas--Religion 2 Midways 2 Mills and mill-work 2 Models 2 Monkeys 2 Mushrooms 2 Music 2 Oaths 2 Older people 2 Operas 2 Orchestra 2 Pageants 2 Parades & processions 2 Pigeons 2 Playgrounds 2 Pottery craft 2 Pottery making 2 Press 2 Public officers 2 Publishers 2 Pueblo Indians 2 Puppet theater 2 Puppets 2 Pylons (Gateways) 2 Racetracks (Automobile racing) 2 Railroad cars 2 Railroad passenger cars 2 Relay racing 2 Rickshaws 2 Running races 2 Sandwiches 2 School children 2 Sculptors 2 Skaters 2 Smiling 2 Snakes 2 Socialites 2 Stages (Platforms) 2 Staircases 2 Stairways 2 Teaching demonstrations 2 Tenors (Singers) 2 Thermometers 2 Towers 2 Weather 2 World records 1 Acrobatics 1 Adobe houses 1 Advertisements 1 Advertising 1 Aerialists 1 Agricultural machinery 1 Air conditioning 1 Air conditioning industry 1 Air conditioning--Equipment and supplies 1 Air pilots 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alligators 1 Amusements 1 Arbors (Bowers) 1 Arches 1 Arrows 1 Art 1 Art education 1 Art objects 1 Automobiles, Steam 1 Awards, Gifts 1 Bait casting 1 Ballet 1 Ballet dancers 1 Bananas 1 Barns 1 Bathing suits 1 Bears 1 Beds 1 Beer 1 Biology 1 Bishops 1 Boats 1 Bookkeeping 1 Bottles 1 Bows (Archery) 1 Broadcasting 1 Building dedications 1 Building, Adobe 1 Business students 1 Camels 1 Cameras 1 Canoeists 1 Canoes 1 Carnivals 1 Catholicism 1 Cavalry horses 1 Ceremonial exchange 1 Chairs 1 Charts, diagrams, etc. 1 Chauffeurs 1 Chemicals 1 Chemistry 1 Children with disabilities 1 Children's playhouses 1 Choirs (Music) 1 Chrysler automobile 1 Church buildings 1 Clergy 1 Clock towers 1 Clocks & watches 1 Clowns 1 Coaster cars 1 Command of troops 1 Committees 1 Communications 1 Conductors (Music) 1 Contract negotiations 1 Costume 1 Cowboys 1 Cycling 1 Dairying 1 Daredevils 1 Delegations 1 Diamond mines and mining 1 Diamonds 1 Dinners and dining 1 Dinosaurs 1 Dinosaurs--Models 1 Distilling industries 1 Donkeys 1 Electric guitar 1 Electric lamps 1 Electric lighting, Mercury vapor 1 Electric lighting, Sodium vapor 1 Electric violin 1 Electrical apparatus and appliances 1 Elephants 1 Employees 1 Engineering 1 Exhibition buildings--Design 1 Exhibition facilities 1 Extinct animals 1 Facades 1 Families 1 Farm tractors 1 Farms 1 Festivals 1 Fire 1 Fire engines 1 Fireworks 1 Fishing 1 Flagpoles 1 Flights around the world 1 Floor plans 1 Flower arrangement 1 Flowers 1 Folk dancing, Swiss 1 Food processing machinery 1 Football 1 Free material 1 Furniture 1 Gateways 1 Gazebos 1 Generators 1 Geometry 1 Girders 1 Glass blowing and working 1 Glassware 1 Globes 1 Goats 1 Golf 1 Golf clubs (Sporting goods) 1 Golfers 1 Government officials 1 Grandmothers 1 Grandparents 1 Guest books 1 Guitars 1 Gymnastics 1 HVAC systems 1 Handbags 1 Handshaking 1 Heating & ventilation industry 1 Household appliances 1 Housekeeping 1 Housing 1 Impersonation 1 Incentive awards 1 Indian councils 1 Industrial facilities 1 Infantry 1 Instrumental ensembles 1 Irish 1 Iron lungs 1 Islam 1 Islamic architecture 1 Islamic art 1 Journalism--Societies, etc. 1 Karting 1 Karts (Automobiles) 1 Kissing 1 Kitchens 1 Ladders 1 Lakes 1 Lakes & ponds 1 Laundry 1 Laundry--Equipment and supplies 1 Light fixtures 1 Lighting 1 Logos (Symbols) 1 Long distance swimming 1 Machinery 1 Maintenance & repair 1 Manners & customs 1 Manners and customs 1 Mantillas 1 Maps 1 Marches (Band) 1 Marines (Military personnel) 1 Maypoles 1 Meat 1 Meat cutting 1 Military camps 1 Military facilities 1 Military parades & ceremonies 1 Milk 1 Milling-machines 1 Mines and mineral resources 1 Miniature cameras 1 Minstrel shows 1 Minstrels 1 Model ships 1 Mormon Church 1 Mormon women 1 Mormons 1 Mosques 1 Mothers 1 Motion picture actors and actresses 1 Motion pictures 1 Motor vehicles--Models 1 Mountains 1 Mummies 1 Musical instruments 1 Neanderthals 1 Newspaper carriers 1 Newspapers 1 Night photographs 1 Norwegian Americans 1 Nuns 1 Orchestral musicians 1 Packing plants 1 Painting 1 Painting, French 1 Parrots 1 Parties 1 Pavilions 1 Pedicabs 1 Performing arts 1 Pergolas 1 Periodicals 1 Photography 1 Physicians 1 Pianists 1 Picnic grounds 1 Pies 1 Planetaria 1 Plaques 1 Plaques, plaquettes 1 Plazas 1 Plumbing fixtures 1 Plymouth automobile 1 Politicians 1 Portrait photographs 1 Pottery, Mexican 1 Prayer 1 Premieres 1 Priests 1 Progress photographs 1 Promotional materials 1 Prophets 1 Protactinium 1 Public speaking 1 Pueblos 1 Pullman cars 1 Racetracks 1 Racing 1 Racing automobiles 1 Radio 1 Radio personalities 1 Radio programs 1 Radio stations 1 Railroads--Models 1 Rancheras 1 Religion 1 Revues 1 Roller coasters 1 Roses 1 Rotundas 1 Rubber 1 Rubber industry and trade 1 Sailboats 1 Sailboats--Models 1 Sailing ships 1 Sailors 1 Scales 1 Schools 1 Scientific equipment 1 Searchlights 1 Shipping 1 Ships 1 Showboats 1 Singing 1 Skating 1 Skating rinks 1 Snake charming 1 Soap box derbies 1 Souvenirs 1 Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1 Soybeans 1 Spain 1 Sports spectators 1 Square dancing 1 Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) 1 Steam locomotives 1 Steam-engines 1 Steins 1 Stores, Retail 1 Streams 1 Structural frames 1 Structural frames--Design and construction 1 Studebaker automobile 1 Stunt performers 1 Submarines (Ships) 1 Sulphuric acid industry 1 Swans 1 Swimming--Competitions 1 Swiss cheese 1 Symphony orchestras 1 Tea 1 Teenage boys 1 Telephones 1 Tents 1 Theatrical posters 1 Tightrope walking 1 Tires 1 Tropical forests 1 Tumbling 1 Twine 1 Twins 1 Typewriting 1 Uniforms 1 United States. Army 1 United States. Navy 1 Urns 1 Ushers 1 Villages--Social life and customs 1 Violins 1 Visitors' centers 1 Volcanoes 1 Voyages around the world 1 Wagon trains 1 Water gardens 1 Wheelchairs 1 Whistling 1 Women Olympic athletes 1 Women singers 1 Women, Turkish 1 Woodwork 1 Woodworking 1 Wrestlers 1 Wrestling 1 Yacht racing 1 Yachts