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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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The Pope-Toledo steam-driven automobile.
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The model pictured here was designed ca. 1900.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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The engine to the right is a Corliss steam engine, built ca. 1884. The smaller engine on the left is a model of a turbine engine built by Swedish engineer Gustaf Patrik de Laval in 1884.
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Both the turbine and steam engine pictured here could generate approximately 75 HP of power.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Manuscript Collections
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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Fairs & Exhibitions
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Automobiles
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Automobiles, Steam
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Mechanical engineering
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