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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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Electric exhibit displaying different types of lamps used throughout human history
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Exhibit includes a stone lamp from ancient Babylonia; a crude saucer lamp from southern Europe; a bronze lamp from Rome; a Betty lamp used in colonial New England; a whale oil lamp likely used by an early Chicago family; Edison's first practical lamp; the smallest lamp in the world, used for medical examination inside the human body; and the "largest lamp in the world," used for lighting airports, athletic fields, and in the motion picture industry.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Electric lamps and new ideas in lighting
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
General Electric Vapor Lamp Company exhibit at the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
General Electric presents the development of lamps and lighting
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Incandescent lamp section of General Electric Company exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Mazda lamp demonstration in the General Electric exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Mercury vapor and sodium vapor lamps on exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Sight Meter Demonstration where visitors can test their own eyesight
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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Collection Details

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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