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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:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Interior view of the Italian Pavilion, photographic view of the Mussolini Forum in Rome.
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Date:
1933-1934
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Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Ostriches in a yard.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Color illustrated Goodnight sign
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Battle of Bull Run; Won in the First; Vagabond Soldier, motion pictures announcement
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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.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Sign announcing an upcoming romantic movie
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Painting of a woman kissing a little girl goodnight.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

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Public access


Small town in the woodlands.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Artistic design promoting the Century of Progress International Exposition
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Architectural drawing of the Century of Progress Administration Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

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Public access


Oblique view of the Field Museum of Natural History along Chicago's lakefront near downtown.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Miniature panoramic diorama of A Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Interior view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Interior view of an unidentified laboratory.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Travel and Transport Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Interior view of the Chinese Lama Temple.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Color drawing of the Century of Progress Horticultural Building from across the south lagoon
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Panoramic view of A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Panoramic sketch of the Chicago lakefront showing how the construction of the Fair was progressing.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Color aerial view of the Century of Progress fairgrounds
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Date:
1933
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


The Lumber Industries exhibit at the Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Interior view of the Great Hall inside the Hall of Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Artist's depiction of the Mayan temple ruins at Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Color illustrated view of the Federal Building and the Court of States
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Adler Planetarium on Northerly Island.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Electrical Building from vantage point of the Century of Progress lagoon.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

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Public access


Replica of old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


View of the north entrance to the Hall of Science
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


View of the Hall of Science from across the lagoon.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Chinese Lama Temple.
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Replica of Potala of Jehol
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit, during construction.
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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.
Date:
1933
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933
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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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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
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Date:
1932
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Clown entertains children at the Century of Progress Enchanted Island exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Veteran commanders of the Grand Army of the Republic take a guided tour of A Century of Progress.
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Date:
undated
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Security guards from A Century of Progress pose for a group photograph at the Enchanted Island exhibit.
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Date:
undated
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


U.S. Army marching band assembled in front of the Pantheon building at A Century of Progress.
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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.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


The Robert Koch Hall at the Century of Progress.
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Robert Koch was a German physician and the first scientist to discover the bacteria that caused tuberculosis in 1882, an achievement that won him the Nobel Prize.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Barges loaded with lumber arrive at the Century of Progress
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Date:
1933
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Illinois Central Railroad exhibit
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Date:
1933
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access


Gathering of medical practitioners specializing in rheumatism
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Date:
1932
Collection:

Century of Progress records

Access:
Public access