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Gene Sarazen wielding a niblick against old fashioned 'feather' golf balls
Gene Sarazen, famous golfer, visitor to the World's Fair, displays interest in ancient driver, the niblick.
1933


Women inspect rose exhibit in the Horticulture Building
Three women inspecting part of rose exhibit in the Horticulture Building.
1933

Mechanical Fred Allen robot with Jean Hendry and Lillian Harvey from the Midget Village
Fred Allen robot, capable of mimicking various expressions of comedian Fred Allen, appears continuously in Bristol-Myers Company Ipana exhibit at the World's Fair.
1933





Judge administering the oath of office to policemen
Judge R.J. Dunne of the Municipal court, administering the oath of office to 300 policemen for the new World's Fair.
1933

John Pane-Gasser
John Pane-Gasser leading dramatic tenor.
1933




Chinese Lama Temple
Replica of the Tibetan-styled Potala palace in the former Chinese province of Jehol.
1933





J.F. Sullivan, diamond export, points out a diamond
J.F. Sullivan, diamond export from Kimberley, South Africa, points out a diamond that has become stuck on the grease table of the Diamond Recovery Plant in the Diamond Mine exhibit.
1933




A 15-ton rubber mill makes the journey to World's Fair
Ahead of schedule, all exhibits of Ford and twenty-one co-exhibitors are en route for their new home in the Ford Exhibition Building at A Century of Progress, Ford officials announced Saturday.
1933







Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company exhibition building at the Century of Progress International Exposition
The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
1933




Artist's rendition showing the Century of Progress Exposition from the 12th Place to 39th Street.
Buildings are depicted occupying the shore line and Northerly Island, which parallel the mainland side from 12th Street to 23rd Street.
1932

President Gerald Ford visits Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and Press Secretary Frank Sullivan (right) wait at Meigs Field for the arrival of President Gerald Ford.
1974

Richard J. and Eleanor Daley await the arrival of Gerald Ford in Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley wait at Meigs Field for the arrival of President Gerald Ford in Chicago.
1974

President Gerald Ford visits Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley conversing with President Gerald Ford upon his arrival in Chicago.
1974

President Gerald Ford visits Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley greets President Gerald Ford on the tarmac at Meigs Field upon his arrival in Chicago.
1974

Donnelley Hall and McCormick Inn hotel, 23rd Street
View looking east along East 23rd Street from just west of South Calumet Avenue toward Donnelly Hall (at right, demolished). The high-rise McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is in the distance at the upper left.
1984

Chicago skyline along the lakefront
View to the northwest along the lakefront, with boats in Monroe Harbor and the Chicago city skyline behind, seen from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) stand out.
1974

R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
View of part of the facade of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant at 350 East Cermak Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with South Calumet Avenue. Signage visible on the lintel reads "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The Lakeside Press".
1978

Clarke House
View of the Clarke House prior to its restoration in 1978.
1978

Chicago skyline along the lakefront
View of the Chicago city skyline along the lakefront, looking northwest from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) stand out.
1975

John F. Kennedy with Richard J. Daley
President John F. Kennedy and Mayor Richard J. Daley seated at the head table of a Democratic dinner held at McCormick Place in Chicago.
1962