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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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American Indian demonstrating the use of a bow and arrow at the Indian Village
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Beef suet statuette of a Native American on horseback
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This miniature statuette of a Native American on horseback by artist Wilbur Freece, titled Indian Squaw, is made of beef suet.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Diorama of Blackfoot Indians
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Diorama of Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Diorama of John Kinzie house.
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A diorama depicting the John Kinzie's home near Fort Dearborn, Chicago. Kinzie bought his home from Jean Baptise Point DuSable, the first non-native settler in Chicago, in the 1780s and began a trading business with nearby Potawatomi Indians. Kinzie's wife, Eleanor, grew up among the Seneca as a captive.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Diorama of the Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Hand-made pottery on display at the Century of Progress Indian Village.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Indian Council Fire medal awarded
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Native American Indian at the South Dakota exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Pueblo Indian woman with a 1934 Council Fire medal
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The South Dakota exhibit at the Court of States.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
This miniature statuette depicting a Native American hunting a buffalo, titled Pride of the Past by artist Wilbur Freece is made of butter.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Two historical reenactors, dressed respectively as an American Indian and a U.S. soldier, greet each other at the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
William P. Wilkerson (Cherokee), president of the Indian Council Fire, confers with peers
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Date:
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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