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Hall of Science
The souvenir shop and park benches are just to the left of the main entrance.
1933
The Hall of Religion
The Hall of Religion is an important exhibit at the Fair, visited by hundreds of thousands of persons.
1933
Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
1933
Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
1933
Chrysler Motors building at night
1933
Donnelley Hall
View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) looking northeast from South Calumet Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive). The top of the McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind it.
1984
Donnelley Hall and McCormick Inn hotel
View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) from west of South Calumet Avenue, north of East 24th Street. The high-rise McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind Donnelley Hall.
1984
Construction of the Communication Hall and Water Gate
The view is from the west across the south lagoon.
1933
Artistic rendering of the Travel and Transport Building
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
Building construction
Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
1933
Color illustration of the General Motors Building
1933
Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
The Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government.
1933
Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
The Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government.
1933
Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
1932
Exterior view of the Hall of Science building with the Century Grill diner
1933
Hall of Science construction
A rostrum along the eastern facade of the Hall of Science exhibit. The photo was taken while the building was under construction in December of 1931.
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science building
1931
Interior view of one of the pavilions under construction at the General Exhibits building.
1933
Architectural illustration of the General Exhibits building
1933
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
The General Motors exhibit at A Century of Progress.
The main exhibit featured a display of automotive parts and an assembly room where 1,000 people at a time can watch an automobile being manufactured.
1933
Redressing Hall of Science for the New Fair
1934
North approach to the Hall of Science
1933
Interior of the Great Hall at the Hall of Science
1933
View of the hall of Science showing the interior of the great courtyard illumination for the tower
1933
Hall of Science statue
1933
The many pavilions which comprise the General Exhibits Group
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
Color view of the Electrical Building at night
1933
Color view of the Electrical Building
Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
1933
Exterior view of the northern facade of the Hall of Science building.
1933
View of the northeast corner of the Hall of Science.
1932
Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.
1932
Construction of the Hall of Science building
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science
1931
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Stellar Energy sculpture on southeast facade of the Electrical Group building
The caption beneath the figure reads: Light is the beginning of all things, from the utmost aether it issues shaping the stars answering in its patterns to the majesty of creative thought. The sculptor for this design was Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
1932
Fair officials and officers of Wilson and company dedicating the packing firm's exhibit
1934
Gloria Swanson outside the Hall of Science after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
1934
North Entrance of the Hall of Science
1933
Hall of Science from the South Lagoon
1933
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Century of Progress records
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Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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General Motors Corporation
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Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
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Armour and Company
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Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
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Fisher, Howard T.
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Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited
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Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
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Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983
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Swift & Company
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Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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Museum of Science and Industry Library
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Library of the Museum of Science and Industry
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945 (Architect)
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