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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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Mechanical Fred Allen robot with Jean Hendry and Lillian Harvey from the Midget Village
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Fred Allen robot, capable of mimicking various expressions of comedian Fred Allen, appears continuously in Bristol-Myers Company Ipana exhibit at the World's Fair.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Meinhardt Raabe, an inhabitant of the Midget Village working with the director of the Anthropometric Laboratory in the Social Science Hall
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The smallest man in the world, Capt. Werner Ritter visits the smallest distillery bottling line in the world at the Hiram Walker Exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Young couple work on the Chevrolet Assembly line
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Young woman sitting on hood of a 1934 Chevrolet
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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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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