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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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1898 model automobile built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company
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Duryea began manufacturing automobiles in 1895 and was the first American company to build gasoline-powered vehicle in the United States.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Bus parked behind a prototype to Henry Ford's popular Model T automobile
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Cars driving around track at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Chauffeurs standing next to their automobiles in front of the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Chrysler Motors Building at night
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Chrysler Motors building at night
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Chrysler Motors building exterior
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Concept drawing for the Ford Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
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The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Drawing of electrically driven globe in 'Ford World' exhibit in New World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Evening traffic along Columbus Drive.
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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First Plymouth car turned in for one millionth Plymouth car
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Henry Sheldon christens 'A Century of Progress Ranger'
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Purdue University students receiving instruction on combustion engines in the Chevrolet division of the General Motors exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Studebaker's 'year ahead model' dedicatory ceremonies of the company's exhibit in the Travel and Transport building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The Chrysler Motors compound
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Date:
1933
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Century of Progress records
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The Ford Motor Company exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exhibition.
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Date:
1934
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Century of Progress records
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The General Motors exhibit at A Century of Progress.
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The main exhibit featured a display of automotive parts and an assembly room where 1,000 people at a time can watch an automobile being manufactured.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exhibition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exhibition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exhibition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition, ca. 1933-1934.
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The exhibit here displays the interior of the vehicle, allowing patrons to see the frame and engine clearly. The Hupmobile was manufactured by the Hupp Motor Company of Detroit, founded by Craig and Louis Hupp in 1908. Hupp Motors manufactured automobiles from 1909 to 1940, when the company went out of business.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Pope-Toledo steam-driven automobile.
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The model pictured here was designed ca. 1900.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Tourists posing in the car they drove from New Orleans to the Fair
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Left to right are: Michael S. Silvestri, Office L.C. Segele, Gasper A. Silvestri, Gasper J. Silvestri, and Charles A. Dupaquier.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Woman in period costume standing next to a Ford Model T
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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World's largest automobile at the Studebaker exhibit
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Date:
1934
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Century of Progress records
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Young couple work on the Chevrolet Assembly line
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Young woman sitting on hood of a 1934 Chevrolet
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Fairs & Exhibitions
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