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Color view of the Electrical Building
Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
1933
Exterior view of the northern facade of the Hall of Science building.
1933
View of the northeast corner of the Hall of Science.
1932
Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.
1932
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 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
Stellar Energy sculpture on southeast facade of the Electrical Group building
The caption beneath the figure reads: Light is the beginning of all things, from the utmost aether it issues shaping the stars answering in its patterns to the majesty of creative thought. The sculptor for this design was Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
1932
Fair officials and officers of Wilson and company dedicating the packing firm's exhibit
1934
Gloria Swanson outside the Hall of Science after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
1934
North Entrance of the Hall of Science
1933
Hall of Science from the South Lagoon
1933
The General Exhibits Building
1933
General Electric Vapor Lamp Company exhibit at the Electrical Building
1933
Incandescent lamp section of General Electric Company exhibit
1933
The dairy building at the north end of Northerly Island.
1933
The Adler Planetarium at the Century of Progress.
1933
Building the Century of Progress International Exposition
1933
Color view of front facade of the Electrical Building
1933
Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
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. One of the two towers of the Century of Progress Skyride can be seen to the right of the Federal Building.
1933
Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
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.
1933
Chauffeurs standing next to their automobiles in front of the Century of Progress Hall of Science
1932
Laughing Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
1932
Looking up the Carillon Tower of the Hall of Science.
1932
Electrical apparatus powering the Hall of Science building.
1932
Carillon Tower as seen from the north entrance to the Hall of Science
1932
Eastern view of the Hall of Science across from the lagoon.
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science fountain
1931
Construction of the Hall of Science building
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 General Exhibits building
1932
Japanese Pavilion at the World's Fair
Japanese Pavilion at the World's Fair in winter.
1933
Masonite House at the Century of Progress
1933
Model Florida home at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
1933
Hall of Science
The souvenir shop and park benches are just to the left of the main entrance.
1933
The Hall of Religion
The Hall of Religion is an important exhibit at the Fair, visited by hundreds of thousands of persons.
1933
Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
1933
Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
1933
Chrysler Motors building at night
1933
Donnelley Hall
View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) looking northeast from South Calumet Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive). The top of the McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind it.
1984
Donnelley Hall and McCormick Inn hotel
View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) from west of South Calumet Avenue, north of East 24th Street. The high-rise McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind Donnelley Hall.
1984
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Century of Progress records
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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General Motors Corporation
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Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
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Armour and Company
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Fisher, Howard T.
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Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
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Swanson, Gloria, 1897-1983
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Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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Museum of Science and Industry Library
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Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002
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Library of the Museum of Science and Industry
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945 (Architect)
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Ellerhusen, Ulric H. (Ulric Henry), 1879-1957
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