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Color illustrated Goodnight sign
1933
Battle of Bull Run; Won in the First; Vagabond Soldier, motion pictures announcement
Sign announcing the 1913 silent motion picture drama The Battle of Bull Run, a film about the famous U.S. Civil War battle fought in 1861. The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. The two armies would face off again a year later in the Second Battle of Bull Run. The Union Army was defeated in both battles.
1933
Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
1933
Artistic design promoting the Century of Progress International Exposition
1933
Architectural drawing of the Century of Progress Administration Building
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
Color drawing of the Century of Progress Horticultural Building from across the south lagoon
1933
Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
1933
Color aerial view of the Century of Progress fairgrounds
1933
Artist's depiction of the Mayan temple ruins at Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico.
1933
Color illustrated view of the Federal Building and the Court of States
1933
Clown entertains children at the Century of Progress Enchanted Island exhibit.
1933
Barges loaded with lumber arrive at the Century of Progress
1933
The Old Heidelberg float parading down the Avenue of Flags.
1933
Lower level view of the front facade to the Hall of Science.
1932
Exterior view of the Hall of Science building during construction
1932
Exterior view of the Hall of Science building during construction
1932
Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.
1931
Exterior view of the Hall of Science under construction
1931
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 General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater
Shown one month before the grand opening of the fair.
1933
Agricultural building under construction
1933
Diorama of the entire Century of Progress fairground
1933
Diorama of Blackfoot Indians
1933
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
The 23rd Street entrance to the Century of Progress.
1933
The 23rd Street entrance to the Century of Progress.
1933
A muezzin sounds the call to prayer in the Tunisian Village
1933
Models posed to show new beds in Union Pacific Pullman passenger cars.
1933
Canoers try to tip over each others canoe
1933
Gloria Swanson and others after previewing the Fair from the top of the west Skyride tower
1934
Bullfighting demonstration in the Spanish Village
A bullfighting demonstration, with two female matadors and two men inside a bull costume, at the Century of Progress Spanish Village.
1933
Search for the Most Irresistible Smile in America
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
Workman on one of the steel girders of the Sky Ride
1933
Governor Dave Sholtz inspecting the combined troops of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps detachments stationed at the fair
1933
One millionth visitor to the Sears-Roebuck model home greeted by director of the exhibit
1933
Uncle Dan Beard, national Boy Scout commissioner, congratulates Richard Courtney for receiving the James Russell medal for bravery at the National Boy Scout Day ceremonies
1933
Marchese Alberto Rossi-Longhi attends a reception
1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit.
1933
Crowd awaiting Eleanor Roosevelt
A large crowd awaits to hear Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady and wife of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, give an address before the Century of Progress Court of Honor, Hall of Science. Mrs. Roosevelt's speech that day was addressed to the women of the nation.
1934

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19 General Electric Company 16 Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940 8 General Motors Corporation 8 Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra 5 Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983 4 Ford Motor Company 3 Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 3 City of New York (Ship) 3 Detroit Symphony Orchestra 3 Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957 2 American Legion 2 Armour and Company 2 Buck, Frank, 1884-1950 2 Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.) 2 Chicago Plan Commission 2 Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962 2 Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 2 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 2 Greyhound Lines, Inc. 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 Amtrak 1 Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America 1 Baker, Phil, 1896-1963 1 Barclay, McClelland 1 Boy Scouts of America 1 Breton, Jules, 1827-1906 1 Bristol-Myers Company 1 Budd Company 1 Chicago Black Horse Troop and Mounted Band 1 Chicago Transparency Company 1 Chicago Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Christ Church (Boston, Mass.) 1 Chrysler Corporation 1 Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1 Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimons), 1853-1937 1 Duryea automobile 1 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 1 Field Museum of Natural History 1 Fisher, Howard T. 1 Ford Model T automobile 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 Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited 1 Illinois--Northerly Island 1 John R. Thompson Co. (Washington, D.C.) 1 Kemp, Hal 1 Lamb, Arthur J., 1870-1928 1 McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 1 Moore, Grace, 1898-1947 1 National Cash Register Company 1 Nuremberg (Germany) 1 Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946 1 Owens-Illinois Glass Company 1 Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet 1 Petty, George 1 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 1 Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? 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 Solomon, Alfred. 1 Standard Oil Company 1 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce 1 Stein, Charles D. 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

194 Exhibition buildings 72 Exhibitions 45 Construction 42 Buildings 36 Amusement rides 33 Electricity 31 Structural frames--Design and construction 28 Exhibition buildings--Design and construction 27 Fairs 23 Children 22 Visits of state 21 Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources 20 Contests 19 Science 19 Sculpture 18 Automobiles 18 Awards 16 Beauty contestants 14 Aerial photography 13 Young women 12 Construction workers 12 Lakes & ponds 12 Rites and ceremonies 12 Tourists 11 Beauty contests 11 Parades 11 Photography, Panoramic 10 Aerial views 10 Flags 10 Painting 9 Amusement parks 9 Courtyards 9 Diorama 8 Fortification 8 Indigenous peoples 8 Streets 8 Villages 7 Architectural drawing 7 Country life 7 Cranes, derricks, etc. 7 Lagoons 7 Portrait painting 7 Restaurants 7 Transparencies 6 Buddhism 6 Lamps 6 Parade floats 6 Temples 6 Theater 6 Tourism 6 Visitors, Foreign 5 Architecture 5 Celebrities 5 Employees 5 Figurines 5 Fountains 5 Gates 5 Hoisting machinery 5 Military parades 4 Air conditioning 4 Bridges 4 Dedication services 4 Diving 4 Electric apparatus and appliances 4 Engines 4 Entertainers 4 High school students 4 Horses 4 Household appliances 4 Judges 4 Opera singers 4 Orphans 4 Pottery 4 Progress photographs 4 Religion 4 Softball 4 Stages (Platforms) 4 Swimmers 4 Women 4 Women employees 3 Bedouins 3 Buddhist temples 3 Buses 3 Carriages and carts 3 Concerts 3 Dancers 3 Dwarfs (Persons) 3 Electric lighting 3 Fascism 3 Fascists 3 Flowers 3 Gifts 3 Glassware 3 Historical reenactments 3 Houses 3 Light bulbs 3 Luncheons 3 Machinery 3 Medals 3 Panoramic views 3 Pavilions 3 Portrait photographs 3 Potters 3 Pueblo Indians 3 Railroad passenger cars 3 Robots 3 Rubber 3 Sailing ships 3 Sailors 3 Ships 3 Veterans 2 Administrative agencies 2 Advertising 2 Agriculture 2 Air conditioning industry 2 Astronomy 2 Automobile racing 2 Bands 2 Barges 2 Bas-relief 2 Benches 2 Bottles 2 Bowls (Tableware) 2 Boys 2 Brothers and sisters 2 Buddhist sculpture 2 Business districts 2 Business people 2 Cash registers 2 Chauffeurs 2 Christianity 2 City planning 2 Clerks 2 Clowns 2 Comedians 2 Contracts 2 Costumes 2 Crowds 2 Dairying 2 Dedications 2 Demonstrations 2 Diners (Restaurants) 2 Drawing 2 Dwellings 2 Electric lamps 2 Electrical apparatus 2 Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources 2 Exhibitions--Employees 2 Family reunions 2 Farmers 2 Frontier & pioneer life 2 Gardens 2 Girls 2 Glassware--Exhibitions 2 Governors 2 Homing pigeons 2 Hospitality 2 Infants 2 Kitchen appliances 2 Kitchens 2 Lakes 2 Legislators 2 Light 2 Light fixtures 2 Marching bands 2 Masquerades 2 Maya architecture 2 Mayas--Religion 2 Milk 2 Millefiori glass 2 Monkeys 2 Mountains 2 Music 2 Myths 2 Oaths 2 Orchestra 2 Orchestras 2 Paintings 2 Parks 2 Pigeons 2 Planning drawings 2 Plazas 2 Police 2 Portraits 2 Posters 2 Pottery craft 2 Presidents 2 Presidents' spouses 2 Promotional materials 2 Public officers 2 Publishers 2 Puppet theater 2 Puppets 2 Radio broadcasting 2 Railroad cars 2 Rivers 2 Running races 2 School children 2 Signs (Notices) 2 Skyscrapers 2 Smiling 2 Socialites 2 Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 2 Sultans 2 Swimming 2 Television 2 Tenors (Singers) 2 Tickets 2 Towers 2 Workshops 1 Acrobatics 1 Actors 1 Advertising fliers 1 Aerialists 1 Air conditioning--Equipment and supplies 1 Amusements 1 Angels 1 Animals 1 Appliances 1 Archaeology 1 Arches 1 Architecture, Domestic 1 Arrows 1 Art 1 Art education 1 Astronomical observatories 1 Automobiles--Models 1 Awards, Gifts 1 Bacchantes 1 Ball-bearings 1 Ballads 1 Ballet 1 Ballet dancers 1 Bananas 1 Band music 1 Bandstands 1 Barns 1 Bast (Egyptian deity) 1 Bathing suits 1 Bathrooms 1 Bathtubs 1 Beaches 1 Beds 1 Beer 1 Big bands 1 Biology 1 Bishops 1 Boats and boating 1 Bookkeeping 1 Bows (Archery) 1 Broadcasting 1 Bronze age 1 Buddhas 1 Building dedications 1 Building models 1 Bullfighters 1 Bullfights 1 Burlesque (Theater) 1 Business students 1 Cafes 1 Camels 1 Canoeists 1 Canoes 1 Carillons 1 Carnivals 1 Carving (Decorative arts) 1 Catholicism 1 Cats 1 Cavalry 1 Cavalry horses 1 Celebrations 1 Census 1 Ceremonial exchange 1 Checks 1 Chemicals 1 Chemistry 1 Chevrolet automobile 1 Children with disabilities 1 Children's playhouses 1 Choirs (Music) 1 Chrysler automobile 1 Church buildings 1 Clergy 1 Cliff-dwellings 1 Cliffs 1 Clock towers 1 Clocks & watches 1 Clogs 1 Clubwomen 1 Coaster cars 1 Coastlines 1 Command of troops 1 Committees 1 Conductors (Music) 1 Consuls 1 Contract negotiations 1 Contruction 1 Couples 1 Cycling 1 Dance 1 Daredevils 1 Death 1 Demography 1 Diamond mines and mining 1 Diamonds 1 Dining rooms 1 Dinosaurs 1 Dinosaurs--Models 1 Dishwashing machines 1 Domestic life 1 Drinking vessels 1 Drowning 1 Drowning victims 1 Earrings 1 Education 1 Electric guitar 1 Electric lighting, Mercury vapor 1 Electric lighting, Sodium vapor 1 Electric utilities 1 Electric violin 1 Electric water heaters 1 Electrical apparatus and appliances 1 Electrical appliances 1 Electricity--Industrial applications 1 Electromagnetic waves 1 Electronic apparatus and appliances 1 Elephants 1 Engineering 1 Engraving 1 Entertaining 1 Evangelists 1 Exhibition buildings--Design 1 Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--Sources 1 Exhibition facilities 1 Exhibits 1 Extinct animals 1 Fairy tales 1 Families 1 Farewells 1 Farm tractors 1 Farms 1 Festivals 1 Fire engines 1 Flagpoles 1 Flower arrangement 1 Food processing machinery 1 Football 1 Forests and forestry 1 Free material 1 Furniture 1 Gazebos 1 General Motors automobiles 1 General stores 1 Generators 1 Girders 1 Glass blowing and working 1 Glassware, Ancient 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 Halls 1 Handbags 1 Handshaking 1 Heating & ventilation industry 1 Heating--Equipment and supplies 1 Horsemanship 1 Horticulture 1 Housekeeping 1 Hugging 1 Ice 1 Illustrations 1 Impersonation 1 Incandescent lamps 1 Incentive awards 1 Indian councils 1 Industrial facilities 1 Industries 1 Infantry 1 Irises (Plants) 1 Irish 1 Islam 1 Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city) 1 Jazz 1 Jazz musicians 1 Juries 1 Karting 1 Karts (Automobiles) 1 Kissing 1 Ladders 1 Laundry 1 Laundry--Equipment and supplies 1 Leopard 1 Lighting 1 Locomotives 1 Long distance swimming 1 Lumber 1 Mannequins (Figures) 1 Manners & customs 1 Manners and customs 1 Mantillas 1 Maps 1 Marble 1 Marches (Band) 1 Maypoles 1 Meat 1 Meat cutting 1 Medicine 1 Meetings 1 Men 1 Military parades & ceremonies 1 Milling-machines 1 Mines and mineral resources 1 Minoans 1 Mirrors 1 Mirrors, Etruscan 1 Model houses 1 Mormon Church 1 Mormon women 1 Mormons 1 Mosques 1 Mothers 1 Motion picture actors and actresses 1 Motion pictures 1 Motor vehicles--Models 1 Mummies 1 Musical instruments 1 Musical revues & comedies 1 Musicians 1 Newspaper carriers 1 Night photographs 1 Night photography 1 North America--Niagara Falls 1 Older people 1 Orchestral musicians 1 Packing plants 1 Pageants 1 Painting, French 1 Panoramas 1 Parade Floats 1 Parades & processions 1 Parole officers 1 Passageways 1 Pedicabs 1 Performing arts 1 Perfumes 1 Physicians 1 Pies 1 Planetaria 1 Plantations 1 Plaques, plaquettes 1 Plumbing fixtures 1 Plymouth automobile 1 Portrait drawings 1 Portrait photography 1 Portraits, Group 1 Postal service--Employees 1 Pottery making 1 Prayer 1 Priests 1 Prophets 1 Protactinium 1 Public speaking 1 Pueblos 1 Pullman cars 1 Racetracks 1 Racetracks (Automobile racing) 1 Racing 1 Racing automobiles 1 Radio 1 Radio personalities 1 Radio programs 1 Railroads 1 Rancheras 1 Refrigerators 1 Refuse 1 Refuse disposal 1 Relay racing 1 Restaurant workers 1 Revues 1 Rickshaws 1 Roller coasters 1 Roses 1 Rotundas 1 Rubber industry and trade 1 Rug and carpet industry 1 Rugs 1 Ruins 1 Sailboats--Models 1 Sales personnel 1 Sandwiches 1 Scales 1 Schools 1 Scientific equipment 1 Sculptors 1 Self-care, Health 1 Shipping 1 Signet rings 1 Signs and signboards 1 Singers 1 Singing 1 Slides (Photography) 1 Soap box derbies 1 Soapstone carving 1 Social science 1 Social sciences 1 Souvenirs 1 Soybeans 1 Spain 1 Sports spectators 1 Steam-turbines 1 Steins 1 Storefronts 1 Stores, Retail 1 Stoves, Electric 1 Structural frames--Design and contruction 1 Studebaker automobile 1 Stunt performers 1 Submarines (Ships) 1 Sulphuric acid industry 1 Sunrises & sunsets 1 Swimming--Competitions 1 Swiss cheese 1 Tea 1 Teachers 1 Technological innovations 1 Teenage boys 1 Telephones 1 Theatrical posters 1 Theremins 1 Tightrope walking 1 Time 1 Tires 1 Tragedies 1 Transportation 1 Travel 1 Tumbling 1 Twins 1 Typewriting 1 Umbrellas 1 Uniforms 1 Urns 1 Vases 1 Vaudeville 1 Violins 1 Visitors' centers 1 Vitamin D 1 Volcanoes 1 Wagons 1 Water gardens 1 Waterfalls 1 Waterfronts 1 Weights & measures 1 Wheelchairs 1 Whistling 1 Wire 1 Women Olympic athletes 1 Women, Turkish 1 Women--Societies and clubs 1 World records 1 Wrestlers 1 Wrestling 1 Yacht racing 1 Yachts 1 Zoos