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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







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






Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building
An interesting view of the Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building.
1933















Architect's study of façade of portal in proposed Hall of States at Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress Exposition
Each state and territory was to be represented by its own portal that led to its own particular exhibit.
1933



Central Station townhouse development
View of part of the Central Station townhouse development, looking north along South Prairie Avenue from near East 15th Street.
1995

East 23rd Street with Sauer's Restaurant sign
View looking east along East 23rd Street towards McCormick Place. Sauer's Restaurant is in the right foreground. Behind that, the red brick facade of the P. S. Recording Studio (formerly at 323 East 23rd Street) is visible.
1978

Chicago skyline from the lakefront
View of the Chicago skyline from the lakefront, seen from what is now East Solidarity Drive at the Museum Campus. Prominently visible are the Prudential Building, the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) and the John Hancock Center.
1984

McCormick Place
View of the East Building (now Lakeside Center) at McCormick Place, taken in 1970 during the building's construction.
1970

John F. Kennedy with prominent politicians at a Cook County Democratic Party dinner
President John F. Kennedy being applauded at a Democratic dinner at McCormick Place by (from left): Governor Otto Kerner, Congressman Sidney Yates, Mayor Richard J. Daley, P.J. Cullerton, Senator Paul Douglas, and others.
1962

Richard J. Daley speaking at a 1962 Democratic Party dinner in Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley giving a speech from the podium at a Cook County Democratic dinner at McCormick Place. At center, President John F. Kennedy leans over the table to shake hands with a fellow Democrat. Senator Paul Douglas and others are standing at the right.
1962

John F. Kennedy with Richard J. Daley and P.J. Cullerton at at a Cook County Democratic Party dinner
President John F. Kennedy, Mayor Richard J. Daley, and P.J. Cullerton seated behind a floral display at a Democratic Party of Cook County dinner event at McCormick Place.
1962

Banquet hall at Kennedy Democratic fundraising dinner
View of the banquet hall and crowd at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner at McCormick Place, where President John F. Kennedy spoke.
1961

Banquet hall at Kennedy Democratic fundraising dinner
View of the banquet hall and crowd at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner at McCormick Place, where President John F. Kennedy spoke.
1961

McCormick Place
View looking north, showing McCormick Place with Burnham Harbor to the right, and downtown skyscrapers in the distance.
1971

Richard J. Daley applauding the new McFetridge Drive street sign
Mayor Richard J. Daley joining a crowd in applauding the new McFetridge Drive street sign.
1970

William Stratton and Richard J. Daley at the McCormick Place groundbreaking
Illinois governor William G. Stratton and Mayor Richard J. Daley with shovels in the ground and David Mayer Jr. with a pickax, stand with others at a rainy McCormick Place groundbreaking ceremony.
1958

Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson with Richard and Eleanor Daley and others
Pictured left to right, at a reception and dinner at McCormick Place, are: Helena Kerner, Governor Otto Kerner, Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and Mayor Richard J. Daley. All are dressed in formal attire.
1964

John F. Kennedy speaking at a 1962 Democratic Party dinner in Chicago
President John F. Kennedy holds the sides of the podium while speaking at a Cook County Democratic Party dinner held at Chicago's McCormick Place.
1962

John F. Kennedy with Richard J. Daley and others at a Cook County Democratic Party dinner
P.J. Cullerton (left), President John F. Kennedy, an unidentified man, and Mayor Richard J. Daley (right) standing behind a floral display at a Democratic Party of Cook County dinner event at McCormick Place.
1962

John F. Kennedy at Democratic fundraising dinner
President John F. Kennedy walks along the head table at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner held at McCormick Place, while the standing crowd applauds.
1961

Guests standing at Democratic fundraising dinner
Guests at the head table and as well as the full crowd stand at the Democratic fundraising dinner; a picture of Mayor Richard J. Daley is being shown on the backdrop screen behind the head table.
1961