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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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2,000,000th visitor to the World's Fair
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
A Century of Progress Exposition closing ceremony at midnight
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Taps and lowering of flag by Mr. Rufus C. Dawes, President, and Major Lenox R. Lohr, General Manager.
Date:
Oct 31, 1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Boy becomes nine millionth visitor to the Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Citizenship contest winners
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Dedication of the south unit of the John R. Thompson company building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Fair officials with last millionth visitor on the last day of the World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Henry Sheldon christens 'A Century of Progress Ranger'
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Last millionth visitor on the last day of the World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Mrs. Helen Reid the last millionth visitor to the World's Fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Studebaker's 'year ahead model' dedicatory ceremonies of the company's exhibit in the Travel and Transport building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The opening ceremony of A Century of Progress.
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Promoters used the star Arcturus to ceremoniously open A Century of Progress in 1933. It was believed that the light of Arcturus took 40 years to reach the Earth, and this fact was used as a way to connect the Century of Progress with Chicago's earlier world fair in 1893.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Uncle Dan Beard, national Boy Scout commissioner, congratulates Richard Courtney for receiving the James Russell medal for bravery at the National Boy Scout Day ceremonies
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Unveiling of a memorial pillar to Italo Balbo
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Italo Balbo was a fascist general and leader of the Italian Blackshirts and, at the time, a close ally of Benito Mussolini. Balbo arrived at the Century of Progress on a transatlantic flight from Rome, Italy. The City of Chicago subsequently staged a parade and renamed 7th Street 'Balbo Drive' in his honor.
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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