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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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A view from the Hall of Science toward Lake Michigan
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Aerial view of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Aerial view of the Electrical Group building, with Lake Michigan in the background
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Agricultural building under construction
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Agricultural building under construction
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Architect's study of façade of portal in proposed Hall of States at Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress Exposition
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Each state and territory was to be represented by its own portal that led to its own particular exhibit.
Date:
1933
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Century of Progress records
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Architectural illustration of the General Exhibits building
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Date:
1933
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Century of Progress records
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Artist's sketch of Haeger Pottery building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company building
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The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company exhibition building at the Century of Progress International Exposition
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The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Artist's sketch of the Great Hall at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Artist's sketch of the Hiram Walker Exhibition
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Date:
1933-1934
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Artistic rendering of the Travel and Transport Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit.
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Building at the Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Building construction
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Building construction
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Building construction
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Building the Century of Progress International Exposition
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Bullfighting demonstration in the Spanish Village
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A bullfighting demonstration, with two female matadors and two men inside a bull costume, at the Century of Progress Spanish Village.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Carillon Tower as seen from the north entrance to the Hall of Science
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Century of Progress Spanish Village exhibit.
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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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Chinese garden inside the Horticulture building
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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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Color drawing of the Century of Progress Horticultural Building from across the south lagoon
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color illustrated aerial view of the Court of States on Northerly Island
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color illustrated aerial view of the General Exhibits Group building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color illustrated view of the Federal Building and the Court of States
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color illustration of the General Motors Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color view of front facade of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color view of the Electrical Building
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Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color view of the Electrical Building at night
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color view of the water gate entrance to the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Conceptual drawing of the Agricultural Building
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Date:
ca. 1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of the Chinese Lama Temple
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Replica of the Tibetan-styled Potala palace in the former Chinese province of Jehol.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of the Communication Hall and Water Gate
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The view is from the west across the south lagoon.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of the Electrical Group
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Date:
1931-09-30
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Century of Progress records
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Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater
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Shown one month before the grand opening of the fair.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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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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170 Exhibitions 50 Construction 46 Science 40 Buildings 27 Structural frames--Design and construction 24 Architecture 24 Electricity 22 Sculpture 21 Fortification 19 Fairs 18 Buddhism 16 Buddhist temples 16 Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources 16 Pavilions 15 Courtyards 13 Towers 12 Construction workers 11 Fascist aesthetics 11 Lakes & ponds 10 Corridors 10 Temples 9 Auditoriums 9 Bas-relief 9 Gates 8 Lagoons 8 Night photography 7 Automobiles 7 Cranes, derricks, etc. 7 Doors 7 Fountains 7 Model houses 7 Stages (Platforms) 6 Amusement rides 6 Decoration and ornament, Architectural 6 Light 6 Stairways 6 Streets 5 Aerial views 5 Agriculture 5 Bathrooms 5 Dwellings 5 Hoisting machinery 5 Lamps 5 Mural painting and decoration 4 Architecture, Domestic 4 Bridges 4 Carillons 4 Dedication services 4 Fascism and culture 4 Medicine 4 Porches 3 Aerial photography 3 Architectural drawing 3 Balloon racing 3 Balloons 3 Gardens 3 Houses 3 Log cabins 3 Passageways 3 Photography, Panoramic 3 Progress photographs 3 Staircases 3 Theater 3 Transparencies 2 Air conditioning industry 2 Astronomy 2 Balconies 2 Buddhist sculpture 2 Bullfighters 2 Bullfights 2 Celebrations 2 Columns 2 Crowds 2 Diners (Restaurants) 2 Floor plans 2 Halls 2 Hospitality 2 Kitchens 2 Lakes 2 Painting 2 Plazas 2 Reception rooms 2 Restaurants 2 Skyscrapers 2 Social science 2 Social sciences 2 Transportation 2 Travel 1 Air conditioning 1 Airships 1 Amusement parks 1 Arches 1 Astronomical observatories 1 Boats and boating 1 Buddhas 1 Building 1 Cameras 1 Celebrities 1 Chauffeurs 1 Choral singing 1 City planning 1 Clerks 1 Communications 1 Contruction 1 Dairy products industry 1 Dairying 1 Diamond mines and mining 1 Diamonds 1 Diorama 1 Domes 1 Drawing 1 Electric apparatus and appliances 1 Electric lamps 1 Electric lighting, Mercury vapor 1 Electric lighting, Sodium vapor 1 Electrical apparatus 1 Electromagnetic waves 1 Employees 1 Exhibition buildings--Design 1 Exhibition facilities 1 Explorers 1 Facades 1 Fireworks 1 Flags 1 Free material 1 Grandstands 1 Guest books 1 Historical drama 1 Historical reenactments 1 Horses 1 Horticulture 1 Housekeeping 1 Housing 1 Illustrations 1 Incandescent lamps 1 Indigenous peoples 1 Kitchen appliances 1 Laundry 1 Laundry--Equipment and supplies 1 Light bulbs 1 Lumber 1 Lumber trade 1 Maya architecture 1 Mayas--Religion 1 Meat 1 Meat cutting 1 Military bands 1 Mines and mineral resources 1 Miniature cameras 1 Model ships 1 Museum exhibits--Technological innovations 1 Naval museums 1 Navigation 1 Night photographs 1 Ocean liners 1 Packing plants 1 Paintings 1 Panoramic views 1 Photographs--Coloring 1 Photography 1 Planetaria 1 Plaques, plaquettes 1 Ponds 1 Portrait photography 1 Portraits, Group 1 Pottery 1 Railroads--Models 1 Religion 1 Rooms & spaces 1 Rotundas 1 Scientific equipment 1 Sculptors 1 Shipping 1 Showboats 1 Soldiers 1 Souvenirs 1 Students 1 Sulphuric acid industry 1 Surgical instruments and apparatus 1 Taverns (Inns) 1 Terracing 1 Thrones 1 Toilets 1 Tourism 1 Tourists 1 Trees 1 Walls 1 War 1 Water gardens 1 Women employees 1 Young women