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Western Avenue: Western & Grand (Folder 161)
1939
Toll road (Tollway) (Folder 275)
Edens extension, looking east
1959
Construction of Magic Mountain for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress
1933
Aerial view of the Electrical Building
1933
Wilson and Company employees shown grouped around a model of the Wilson building
1934
Edward H. Sniffen, Asst. Vice-President of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, signing contract for renewal of the company's exhibit
1934
Mormon leaders at the fair
1933
Mrs. Frederic W. Upham a trustee
1933
West Tech high school, Cleveland, Ohio, wins the Stowell cup for the second year for having the highest dictating machine score
1934
2,000,000th visitor to the World's Fair
1934
Henrietta Burmeister swan dives in the lagoon at the Swift Bridge at the Fair
1933
World's largest automobile at the Studebaker exhibit
1934
Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra after a softball game
Murderers Row' of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which today defeated the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 18 to 17, in a fiercely fought softball game of seven inning duration in Grant Park adjoining the World's Fair, boasts a group of real sluggers. This quartet, reading left to fight; Bill Fantozzi (violin); Joe Mourek (trumpet); Sam Dolnik (violin) and Dan Seidenberg (first cellist), fired a volley of homers, triples and doubles, to score the triumph. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra appears twice daily in concerts at Swift Bandshell at the World's Fair, while the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is playing at Ford Gardens, also at A Century of Progress.
1933
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.
1933
Jane Fite, passenger of Bob Milow in the 1,500 meter relay rickshaw race wipes his brow
1933
Winners of the tenth annual pushmobile race presented with Chrysler Motors medals
1933
Two hundred homing pigeons released as part of the opening day ceremonies at the new World's Fair
1933
The nine millionth visitor kisses the sixth millionth visitor to the World's Fair
1933
Five semi-finalists for the Miss Century of Progress beauty contest
1933
Best photo contest winner Rolf A. Maren
1933
Construction of the Chinese Lama Temple
Replica of the Tibetan-styled Potala palace in the former Chinese province of Jehol.
1933
Chinese Lama Temple
Replica of the Tibetan-styled Potala palace in the former Chinese province of Jehol.
1933
William P. Wilkerson (Cherokee), president of the Indian Council Fire, confers with peers
1934
Indian Council Fire medal awarded
1934
Night view of the Illinois Host Building
1933
New exhibit house to be shown at the Century of Progress Exposition this year by General Houses, Inc.
1933
Century of Progress International Exposition, Horticultural Exhibit
1933
Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building
An interesting view of the Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building.
1933
General Motors Compound
1933
General Motors Building
1933
Barn brought to a Century of Progress to illustrate the Ford theory of processing crops for industrial use
1933
Concept drawing for the Ford Building
1933
May pole dancers at the Century of Progress.
1933
Electric lamps and new ideas in lighting
1933
Artist conception of a American Colonial Village for the Fair
1933
Reproduction of Paul Revere's House for Colonial Village of New World's Fair
1933
Chrysler Motors Building at night
1933
The Swift & Company "Swift Bridge" exhibit over the twenty-third street bridge.
1933
Model for Swift and Company's exhibit at the 1934 Century of Progress
1934
Artist's sketch of Haeger Pottery building
1933
The Administration building for the Century of Progress.
1933
Civics class for Bohemian men
Group of Bohemian men and older boys sitting on chairs facing a teacher and blackboard during a civics class.
1913
Reading newsletter in adult education class
Group in an adult education class reading and discussing a newsletter.
1942
Medical clinic patients in waiting room with a nurse
Three patients at the medical clinic speak with a nurse in the clinic's waiting room.
1942
Boy and girl playing chess
Boy and girl facing off in a game of chess.
1942
Arc lights and generator
1933
Life-like prehistoric animals
1933
Thomas E. Wilson (left), chairman of the board of directors of Wilson and company, shown presenting the Wilson exhibit building to the World's Fair administration
1934
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
The fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
1933
1933 Texas High School Typewriting Champion
1933

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11 Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940 8 General Electric Company 6 General Motors Corporation 6 Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra 5 Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 4 Ford Motor Company 3 Detroit Symphony Orchestra 2 American Legion 2 Buck, Frank, 1884-1950 2 Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 2 Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962 2 Kluczynski, John C., 1896-1975 2 Pullman Company 2 Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr. (Franklin Delano), 1914-1988 2 Sholtz, David, 1891-1953 2 Spanish-American War Veterans 2 Swift & Company 2 University of Chicago. Oriental Institute 2 Wilson & Company 1 Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum 1 Allen, Fred, 1894-1956 1 Amateur Athletic Union of the United States 1 Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America 1 Armour and Company 1 Baker, Phil, 1896-1963 1 Barclay, McClelland 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Breton, Jules, 1827-1906 1 Bristol-Myers Company 1 Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 1 Chicago Black Horse Troop and Mounted Band 1 Christ Church (Boston, Mass.) 1 Chrysler Corporation 1 City of New York (Ship) 1 Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1 Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimons), 1853-1937 1 Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957 1 Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 1 Fisher, Howard T. 1 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1 Frigidaire Corporation 1 Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985 1 Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945 1 Grosse, Aristid von, 1905-1985 1 Haeger Potteries 1 Illinois Training School for Nurses 1 Illinois--Northerly Island 1 John R. Thompson Co. (Washington, D.C.) 1 Marcy Center (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Moore, Grace, 1898-1947 1 Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946 1 Orchestra Hall (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Owens-Illinois Glass Company 1 Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet 1 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 1 Public Service Company of Northern Illinois 1 Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 1 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 1 Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943 1 Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836 1 Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965 1 Sarazen, Gene 1 Sears, Roebuck and Company 1 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce 1 Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942 1 Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. 1 Switzerland 1 Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 1 Toledo Museum of Art 1 Troi���a���novski��, A. (Aleksandr), 1882-1955 1 WLS (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) 1 Wilson Sporting Goods Company 1 Wilson and Company 1 Wilson, Margery, 1896-1986 1 Wray, Fay, 1907-2004

62 Exhibition buildings 34 Exhibitions 27 Buildings 22 Children 22 Visits of state 20 Contests 18 Awards 16 Beauty contestants 15 Automobiles 14 Amusement rides 13 Electricity 13 Young women 11 Beauty contests 11 Rites and ceremonies 11 Science 11 Tourists 10 Sculpture 9 Flags 8 Aerial photography 8 Amusement parks 8 Villages 7 Streets 6 Fairs 6 Visitors, Foreign 5 Celebrities 5 Courtyards 5 Express highways 5 Fountains 5 Military parades 5 Parades 5 Temples 5 Toll roads 5 Tourism 4 Construction 4 Diving 4 Entertainers 4 High school students 4 Indigenous peoples 4 Judges 4 Lamps 4 Opera singers 4 Orphans 4 Photography, Panoramic 4 Pottery 4 Restaurants 4 Softball 4 Swimmers 4 Toll plazas 4 Women 4 Women employees 3 Architectural drawing 3 Bedouins 3 Buddhism 3 Concerts 3 Dancers 3 Dwarfs (Persons) 3 Electric lighting 3 Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources 3 Fascism 3 Fascists 3 Gates 3 Gifts 3 Luncheons 3 Medals 3 Potters 3 Robots 3 Theater 3 Veterans 2 Architecture--Details 2 Automobile racing 2 Bands 2 Boys 2 Brothers and sisters 2 Business people 2 Carriages and carts 2 Choirs (Music) 2 Clerks 2 Comedians 2 Contracts 2 Costumes 2 Dedication services 2 Dedications 2 Drawing 2 Dwellings 2 Education 2 Electric apparatus and appliances 2 Engines 2 Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources 2 Family reunions 2 Farmers 2 Girls 2 Governors 2 High schools 2 Historical reenactments 2 Homing pigeons 2 Hospitality 2 Houses 2 Lagoons 2 Legislators 2 Light 2 Light bulbs 2 Marching bands 2 Masquerades 2 Maya architecture 2 Mayas--Religion 2 Monkeys 2 Oaths 2 Orchestra 2 Orchestras 2 Pigeons 2 Police 2 Politicians 2 Politics and government 2 Pottery craft 2 Presidents 2 Presidents' spouses 2 Public officers 2 Publishers 2 Pueblo Indians 2 Puppet theater 2 Puppets 2 Radio broadcasting 2 Railroad passenger cars 2 Running races 2 School children 2 Skyscrapers 2 Smiling 2 Socialites 2 Stages (Platforms) 2 Sultans 2 Swimming 2 Television 2 Tenors (Singers) 1 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Coaster cars 1 Command of troops 1 Conductors (Music) 1 Consuls 1 Contract negotiations 1 Cycling 1 Dairying 1 Dance 1 Daredevils 1 Demonstrations 1 Diamond mines and mining 1 Diamonds 1 Dinosaurs 1 Dinosaurs--Models 1 Diorama 1 East Europeans 1 Education, Secondary 1 Electric guitar 1 Electric lamps 1 Electric lighting, Mercury vapor 1 Electric lighting, Sodium vapor 1 Electric violin 1 Electrical apparatus and appliances 1 Elephants 1 Employees 1 Engineering 1 Exhibition buildings--Design 1 Exhibition buildings--Design and construction 1 Exhibition facilities 1 Exhibits 1 Extinct animals 1 Factories 1 Fairy tales 1 Families 1 Farm tractors 1 Farms 1 Festivals 1 Figurines 1 Fire engines 1 Flagpoles 1 Flower arrangement 1 Flowers 1 Food processing machinery 1 Football 1 Free material 1 Furniture 1 Gardens 1 Gazebos 1 Generators 1 Girders 1 Glass blowing and working 1 Glassware 1 Globes 1 Golf 1 Golf clubs (Sporting goods) 1 Golfers 1 Government officials 1 Grandmothers 1 Grandparents 1 Guests 1 Guitars 1 Gymnastics 1 HVAC systems 1 Handbags 1 Handshaking 1 Heating & ventilation industry 1 Horses 1 Household appliances 1 Housekeeping 1 Impersonation 1 Incentive awards 1 Indian councils 1 Industrial facilities 1 Infantry 1 Irish 1 Islam 1 Karting 1 Karts (Automobiles) 1 Kissing 1 Ladders 1 Lakes 1 Lakes & ponds 1 Laundry 1 Laundry--Equipment and supplies 1 Light fixtures 1 Lighting 1 Long distance swimming 1 Machinery 1 Manners & customs 1 Manners and customs 1 Mantillas 1 Marches (Band) 1 Maypoles 1 Meat 1 Meat cutting 1 Meetings 1 Military education 1 Military parades & ceremonies 1 Milk 1 Milling-machines 1 Mines and mineral resources 1 Model houses 1 Monuments 1 Mormon Church 1 Mormon women 1 Mormons 1 Mosques 1 Mothers 1 Motion picture actors and actresses 1 Motor vehicles--Models 1 Mummies 1 Music 1 Musical instruments 1 Musicians 1 Newspaper carriers 1 Night photography 1 Nursing schools--Alumni and alumnae 1 Older people 1 Orchestral musicians 1 Packing plants 1 Pageants 1 Painting 1 Painting, French 1 Parade floats 1 Parole officers 1 Pavilions 1 Pedicabs 1 Performing arts 1 Physicians 1 Pies 1 Planetaria 1 Plaques, plaquettes 1 Plazas 1 Plumbing fixtures 1 Plymouth automobile 1 Portrait photographs 1 Posters 1 Pottery making 1 Prayer 1 Priests 1 Progress photographs 1 Promotional materials 1 Prophets 1 Protactinium 1 Public speaking 1 Pullman cars 1 Racetracks 1 Racetracks (Automobile racing) 1 Racing 1 Racing automobiles 1 Radio 1 Radio personalities 1 Radio programs 1 Railroad cars 1 Rancheras 1 Relay racing 1 Relief (Sculpture) 1 Revues 1 Rickshaws 1 Roller coasters 1 Roses 1 Rotundas 1 Rubber 1 Rubber industry and trade 1 Sailboats--Models 1 Sailing ships 1 Sailors 1 Sandwiches 1 Scales 1 Schools 1 Scientific equipment 1 Sculptors 1 Shipping 1 Ships 1 Singers 1 Singing 1 Soap box derbies 1 Social science 1 Social sciences 1 Soldiers 1 Souvenirs 1 Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1 Soybeans 1 Spain 1 Sports spectators 1 Steins 1 Stores, Retail 1 Streetscapes (Urban design) 1 Structural frames--Design and construction 1 Studebaker automobile 1 Stunt performers 1 Submarines (Ships) 1 Sulphuric acid industry 1 Swimming--Competitions 1 Swiss cheese 1 Tanks (Military science) 1 Tea 1 Teachers 1 Teenage boys 1 Telephones 1 Tickets 1 Tightrope walking 1 Tires 1 Towers 1 Tumbling 1 Twins 1 Typewriting 1 Uniforms 1 Urns 1 Violins 1 Visitors' centers 1 Water gardens 1 Wheelchairs 1 Whistling 1 Women Olympic athletes 1 Women, Turkish 1 World records 1 Wrestlers 1 Wrestling 1 Yacht racing 1 Yachts