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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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Elinor Huesman chosen for the title of Miss Century of Progress
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Fair beauty queen and Phil Baker try the latest in two-way telephone-television
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Fannie Brice choosing the winner for the title Miss Chicago
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1933-1934
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Firestone Tire exhibit employee receives prize for her winning guess
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1933-1934
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Five Miss Lithuania contestants
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1933-1934
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Five Miss Norway contestants
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1933-1934
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Five semi-finalists for the Miss Century of Progress beauty contest
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1933-1934
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Jugoslav winners in the Miss Century of Progress Contest
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1933-1934
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Major Chester L. Fordney, United States Marine Reserve Corps, welcomes the Michigan Blossom queen and her court to the new World's Fair.
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1933-1934
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Miss Arkansas reviews the guides and the guide band in the Court of Honor
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1933-1934
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Miss Century of Progress contestant
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1933-1934
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Mrs. J.E. Benedict winner of the North Side Day contest for the most attractive grandmother
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1933-1934
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North Side's Most Beautiful Child contest winner
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1933-1934
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One of three finalists in a national charm smile contest sits in an old colonial stock in Colonial Village
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1933-1934
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Search for the Most Irresistible Smile in America
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Southern Illinois Beauty Queens at the Century of Progress.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Southern Illinois beauty queens at the Ford building
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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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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The preliminary winners at the Miss Century of Progress Contest.
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The women pictured here were local residents of Chicago who, by virtue of their ethnic identity, represented the nations of Scotland, England, Germany, Hungary, Wales, and Austria.
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1933-1934
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The winners of a 4H Club canning contest
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Frances Krause, 21 years old, from Lapeer, Michigan, is Michigan's first Potato Queen, a title which she won at the Lapeer County Fair on September 27th from a field of 90 contestants. Merle Ruah, 14 years old, is the winner of the canning contest at the same Fair.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Ukrainian contestant in the 'Miss Century of Progress' popularity contest
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1933-1934
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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
Theme
Fairs & Exhibitions
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Subject--Name
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Baker, Phil, 1896-1963
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Barclay, McClelland
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Brice, Fanny
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Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co.
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Wilson, Margery, 1896-1986
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Beauty contests
5
Young women
4
Contests
2
Exhibitions
2
Smiling
2
Television
1
Automobiles
1
Awards
1
Children
1
Comedians
1
Grandmothers
1
Grandparents
1
Military parades
1
Rites and ceremonies
1
Studebaker automobile
1
Telephones
1
Women employees
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