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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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Orphans at the fair receiving canes

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Have a World's Fair cane, boys, says Leon Mandel, general manager of Mandel Brothers, State street store, to these orphans from the Bohemian Orphan Asylum, the Illinois Protestant Children's home and the Chicago Home for Jewish Children. He was host Wednesday (September 26th) to the first group to visit the exposition under the store's plan to assist charitable Chicagoans in taking underprivileged children on World's Fair outings. A special department, in charge of Mrs. Jennie Pervin, has been set up in the club women's bureau on the ninth floor, to help hosts organize their groups. For full information, citizens need only write, call in person, or telephone State 1500. Orphans will be admitted to the Fair in groups of three or more for five cents each.

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)