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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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Artist's depiction of the Mayan temple ruins at Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico.
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1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Artistic rendering of the Travel and Transport Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Barges
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Bridge at the Century of Progress world's fair during construction
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color broadside of We Parted as the Sun Went Down
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color illustrated aerial view of the Chicago lakefront
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Color view of front facade of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Florida Tropical House at the Century of Progress world's fair
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Miniature panoramic diorama of A Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Mural depicting industry and industrialization
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Mural depicting industry and industrialization
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Mural of the workshop floor of a factory
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Mural representing industry and industrialization
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This picture depicts a Bessemer converter used to mass-produce steel from molten pig iron.
Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records
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Mural representing industry and industrialization
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Mural representing industry and industrialization
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Stripping bark from trees
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Artist's rendition of a nineteenth-century estate somewhere along the Atlantic seaboard. The workers in the painting appear to be harvesting the bark off the birch trees. Strips of birch bark were often used as a veneer for canoes of other hand-crafted items.
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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