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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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A happy group of visitors after their first day at the new World's Fair from York and York County Pennsylvania
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The party, under the chaperonage of Glenn E. Bailey and J.W. Barwick, numbers 153, and is composed of 75 school children and 60 teachers. They already have visited all exhibit buildings, the Field Museum, Colonial Village, the Lama Temple and Fort Dearborn. They leave Friday for home, and are staying at Judson Court, University of Chicago.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Mrs. Jones visit the World's Fair, accompanied by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
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The picture taken at the Country Club shows, left to right, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Walter J. Cummings, Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Wilson.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Two principal speakers of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Day at A Century of Progress
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Two principal speakers of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Day at A Century of Progress, Dr. Henry Lester Smith and Mrs. B.F. Langworthy.
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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