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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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Crowd that attended Prairie Farmer's initial radio party
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Display of radio sets in the General Electric exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Don McNeill at the radio auditions contest
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Like this?' Don McNeill, famous NBC announcer, takes the mike and the control headphones at the World's Fair radio auditions contest and talks to himself. He doesn't seem to think much of his own efforts. McNeill, who takes over the position of master of ceremonies in the new Pontiac broadcast scheduled from WEAF, New York next month, was the guest star at the audition contest. He also acted as one of the judges and turned out to be one of the toughest critics that have yet acted in that capacity.
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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