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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




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



Building construction
Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
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



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







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










Color view of the Electrical Building
Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
1933












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