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Exterior view of the Italian Pavilion
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The Pavilion's giant airplane-shaped design celebrated Italo Balbo's transatlantic flight to the Century of Progress in 1933. Balbo was an Italian fascist, a leader of the Blackshirts, and a minister in Benito Mussolini's government. The front of the building also resembled the bundled fasces, an ancient symbol of the Roman Republic that was adopted by Italian and German fascists in the 20th century.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion, photographic view of the Mussolini Forum in Rome.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Exterior view of the Travel and Transport Building
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Color drawing of the Century of Progress Horticultural Building from across the south lagoon
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
The Lumber Industries exhibit at the Century of Progress.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Interior view of the Great Hall inside the Hall of Science.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Color illustrated view of the Federal Building and the Court of States
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Exterior view of the Electrical Building from vantage point of the Century of Progress lagoon.
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Replica of old Fort Dearborn
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the north entrance to the Hall of Science
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of the Hall of Science from across the lagoon.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Exterior view of the Chinese Lama Temple.
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Image
Replica of Potala of Jehol
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933
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Image
The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933.
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Image
The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View of the Century of Progress Court of States exhibition under construction
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
U.S. Army marching band assembled in front of the Pantheon building at A Century of Progress.
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Image
The building housed the famed Pantheon de la Guerre, a giant panorama of World War I painted on a canvas 45 feet high and over the length of one football field. Over 130 French artists worked on the Pantheon in Paris during the First World War. The painting depicted a procession of political and military leaders from over 20 Allied nations.
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The Daughters of the American Revolution posing for a group photograph in front of the Government Building at A Century of Progress.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
The building dedication ceremony of the Century of Progress Hall of Science.
Image
Image
Date
:
June 1, 1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
The Roosevelt High School choir in front of the Hall of Science building.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Photo of a balloon race moments before the launch. The northern facade of the Hall of Science building is in the background.
Image
Image
Date
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1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Replica of the Mayan temple of Uxmal at A Century of Progress.
Image
Image
Uxmal was a pre-Colombian Mayan city located in present-day Yucat�����n, Mexico.
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Replica of the Mayan temple of Uxmal at A Century of Progress.
Image
Image
Uxmal was a pre-Colombian Mayan city located in present-day Yucat�����n, Mexico.
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Photo of the Lama Temple exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
Image
Image
This building is a replica of the Chinese Lama Temple in Beijing, an eighteenth-century Qing imperial palace that also served as a Buddhist temple for Tibetan monks.
Date
:
1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View of the Great Hall inside the Hall of Science building
Image
Image
Date
:
1933
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Oblique view of the upper porch located along the northern facade of the Hall of Science building.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View along the eastern facade of the Hall of Science taken from the southeast.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Lower level view of the front facade to the Hall of Science.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View of the Carillon Tower at the Hall of Science building
Image
Image
The photo was taken while the exhibit was under construction in February of 1932.
Date
:
February 1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View of the Carillon Tower at the Hall of Science building
Image
Image
The photo was taken while the exhibit was under construction in January 1932.
Date
:
January 1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.
Image
Image
Date
:
1931
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Construction of the Hall of Science building
Image
Image
Date
:
September 1, 1931
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Construction of the Hall of Science
Image
Image
Date
:
July 1, 1931
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Construction of the Hall of Science
Image
Image
Date
:
July 1, 1931
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Construction of the Hall of Science
Image
Image
Date
:
July 1, 1931
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater
Image
Image
Shown one month before the grand opening of the fair.
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Exterior view of the right stairway in front of the main courtyard of the Electrical Group building
Image
Image
The relief "Atomic Energy" by sculptor Ulric Henry Ellerhusen adorns the right facade of the building.
Date
:
April 21, 1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
View of the grand stairway inside the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair
Image
Image
The photo was taken in March of 1933 while the building was being prepared for the grand opening in May.
Date
:
March 1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition under construction in preparation for A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
Image
Image
Date
:
1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Agricultural building under construction
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Diorama of the entire Century of Progress fairground
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Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
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
Image
Image
Date
:
1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Model train exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Bullfighting demonstration in the Spanish Village
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Image
A bullfighting demonstration, with two female matadors and two men inside a bull costume, at the Century of Progress Spanish Village.
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Exterior view of the Sears Roebuck and Co. building
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The Skyride view of the main entrance to the Hall of Science.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
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Northerly Island (Illinois)
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Fort Dearborn (Ill.)
Subject--Name
5
General Electric Company
5
General Motors Corporation
3
Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
2
Armour and Company
2
Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America
1
Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
1
Bompiani, Enrico, 1889-1975
1
Daughters of the American Revolution
1
Fisher, Howard T.
1
Ford Motor Company
1
Frigidaire Corporation
1
Haeger Potteries
1
Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited
1
Illinois--Northerly Island
1
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
1
Sears, Roebuck and Company
1
Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983
1
Swift & Company
1
Wilson & Company
1
Wilson and Company
1
World's Columbian Exposition
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129
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
9
Museum of Science and Industry Library
7
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
4
Hallenbeck
3
Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
3
Library of the Museum of Science and Industry
2
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942 (Architect)
2
Keck, George Fred, 1895-1980
2
Rebori, Andrew N.
1
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954; Holabird, John Augur, 1886-1945; Burnham, Hubert, 1882-1968
1
Burnham, Hubert, 1882-1968; Holabird, John Augur, 1886-1945; Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
1
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
1
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945 (Architect)
1
GE Publicity Department
1
General Electric Company. Publicity Department
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Form
493
Photographs
1
Architectural drawing
1
Architectural models
Topic
163
Exhibitions
50
Construction
46
Science
40
Buildings
31
Architecture
24
Electricity
23
Structural frames--Design and construction
22
Sculpture
21
Fortification
19
Fairs
18
Buddhism
16
Buddhist temples
16
Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources
16
Pavilions
15
Courtyards
13
Towers
12
Construction workers
11
Fascist aesthetics
11
Lakes & ponds
10
Corridors
10
Temples
9
Auditoriums
9
Bas-relief
9
Gates
8
Automobiles
8
Lagoons
8
Night photography
7
Cities and towns
7
Cranes, derricks, etc.
7
Doors
7
Fountains
7
Model houses
7
Stages (Platforms)
6
Amusement rides
6
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
6
Light
6
Stairways
6
Streets
5
Aerial views
5
Agriculture
5
Bathrooms
5
Convention facilities
5
Dwellings
5
Hoisting machinery
5
Lamps
5
Mural painting and decoration
4
Architecture, Domestic
4
Bridges
4
Carillons
4
Dedication services
4
Fascism and culture
4
Medicine
4
Porches
3
Aerial photography
3
Architectural drawing
3
Balloon racing
3
Balloons
3
Gardens
3
Houses
3
Log cabins
3
Passageways
3
Photography, Panoramic
3
Progress photographs
3
Staircases
3
Theater
3
Transparencies
2
Air conditioning industry
2
Astronomy
2
Balconies
2
Buddhist sculpture
2
Bullfighters
2
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2
Celebrations
2
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2
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2
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2
Floor plans
2
Halls
2
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2
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2
Lakes
2
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2
Plazas
2
Reception rooms
2
Restaurants
2
Skyscrapers
2
Social science
2
Social sciences
2
Transportation
2
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1
Air conditioning
1
Airships
1
Amusement parks
1
Arches
1
Astronomical observatories
1
Boats and boating
1
Buddhas
1
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1
Cameras
1
Celebrities
1
Chauffeurs
1
Choral singing
1
City planning
1
Clerks
1
Communications
1
Contruction
1
Dairy products industry
1
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1
Diamond mines and mining
1
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1
Diorama
1
Domes
1
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1
Electric apparatus and appliances
1
Electric lamps
1
Electric lighting, Mercury vapor
1
Electric lighting, Sodium vapor
1
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1
Electromagnetic waves
1
Elevated highways
1
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1
Exhibition buildings--Design
1
Exhibition facilities
1
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1
Facades
1
Fireworks
1
Flags
1
Free material
1
Grandstands
1
Guest books
1
Harbors
1
Historical drama
1
Historical reenactments
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Maya architecture
1
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1
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1
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1
Military bands
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Naval museums
1
Navigation
1
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1
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1
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1
Paintings
1
Panoramic views
1
Parking lots
1
Photographs--Coloring
1
Photography
1
Planetaria
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
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1
Portrait photography
1
Portraits, Group
1
Pottery
1
Railroads--Models
1
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1
Rooms & spaces
1
Rotundas
1
Scientific equipment
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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