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Artist's sketch of the Great Hall at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
1933
Chinese garden inside the Horticulture building
1933
Construction of one of the amusement rides at the Enchanted Island
1933
Construction of the Gazebo for the Enchanted Island exhibit
1933
Construction of a giant toy wagon in preparation for the Enchanted Island exhibit
The photo was taken in March of 1933, a few months before the grand opening of the Fair.
1933
Construction of the children's theater for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress.
1933
Woman wearing the modern costume of Turkish women
1933
Employees of the Milky Way Company at the Court theater inspecting the television apparatus at the television exhibition
1933
Century of Progress Spanish Village exhibit.
1933
Spanish entertainers being received at the fair
1933
Neanderthal woman in the "World A Million Years Ago" exhibit
1933
Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
1933
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
The National Cash Register Company exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
1933
Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit.
1932
Exterior view of the northern facade of the Hall of Science building
1932
Construction of Magic Mountain for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress
1933
Edward H. Sniffen, Asst. Vice-President of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, signing contract for renewal of the company's exhibit
1934
General Motors Compound
1933
General Motors Building
1933
Concept drawing for the Ford Building
1933
Chrysler Motors Building at night
1933
Boat Show at McCormick Place
Boat Show at McCormick Place
1960
Crowd gathers to celebrate Danish Day at the courtyard of the Hall of Science
1933
Lower level view of the Hall of Science fountain.
1932
Archeological exhibit representing a cross-section of artifacts found in a typical city garbage dump
1933
General Motors Building
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
Drawing of electrically driven globe in 'Ford World' exhibit in New World's Fair
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
1932
Hall of Science construction
A rostrum along the eastern facade of the Hall of Science exhibit. The photo was taken while the building was under construction in December of 1931.
1931
Change in population map
A Century of Progress census map exhibit showing the net change in U.S. population after births, deaths, immigration, and emigration is calculated. The map estimated a net gain of one person every 37 seconds, with a U.S. population reaching just over 125,550,000 people.
1933
National Railroad Fair exhibit of the Budd Company
1933
Three women in the Spanish Village at the World's Fair
Three senoritas inspect the Spanish Village at the World's Fair.
1933
Redressing Hall of Science for the New Fair
1934
Boat Show at McCormick Place
Boat Show at McCormick Place.
1961
Aerial view of the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
1933
Clown entertains children at the Century of Progress Enchanted Island exhibit.
1933
Lower level view of the front facade to the Hall of Science.
1932
Diorama of the entire Century of Progress fairground
1933
Life-like prehistoric animals
1933
Models posed to show new beds in Union Pacific Pullman passenger cars.
1933
Bullfighting demonstration in the Spanish Village
A bullfighting demonstration, with two female matadors and two men inside a bull costume, at the Century of Progress Spanish Village.
1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit.
1933
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
1933
View of the Federal Building as seen from the Skyride
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
Construction of the General Exhibits building
1932
Construction of the children's theater for the Enchanted Island exhibit
1933
The Crane Company Station exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition.
The exhibit featured a bus stop and cases displaying the latest in plumbing and heating accessories.
1933

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Geographic Location: Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)   Subject Topic: Exhibitions   Remove all