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View of the Skyride with the Hall of Science in the foreground.

Also visible on the upper right are two rocket cars transporting Fair patrons across the Skyride at an elevation of 210 feet. The ride across the Skyride took about four minutes.

1933

Century of Progress Sky Ride towers

At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.

1933

Century of Progress Sky Ride tower

At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.

1933

Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers

1933

Concessions Department staff group photo

1933

Aimee Semple McPherson (seated on the left) at the Streets of Paris outdoor cafe

McPherson was an evangelist and founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

1933

The National Cash Register Company exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.

1933

Admiral Byrd aboard the ship City of New York

Admiral Byrd's flagship City of New York arrives in Chicago for A Century of Progress. Byrd sailed the City of New York during one of his famous expeditions to the Antarctic.

1932

City of New York ship arriving in Chicago

Admiral Byrd's flagship City of New York arrives in Chicago for A Century of Progress. Byrd sailed the City of New York during one of his famous expeditions to the Antarctic.

1932

The Century of Progress Greyhound tour bus, which carried over 20 million attendees around the fairgrounds.

1933

Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit.

1932

Exterior view of the north entrance to the Hall of Science.

1932

Exterior view of the northern facade of the Hall of Science building

1932

Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.

1932

Exterior view of the Hall of Science under construction

1931

Exterior view of the Hall of Science under construction

1931

Exterior view of the Hall of Science under construction

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 Hall of Science

1931

Construction of the General Exhibits building

1932

Construction of the General Exhibits building

1932

Construction of Magic Mountain for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress

1933

Aerial view of the Electrical Building

1933

Agricultural building under construction

1933

Diorama of the Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

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

September grand jury

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