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Guns, 1934 (Folder 12-110)
Correspondence and notes discussing the use of guns in shows, and the supply of said guns.
1934
Exhibits - General Remarks, 1934 (Folder 14-160)
1934
World's Fair Publications, 1934 (Folder 14-175)
Covers much of the entertainment on offer, including Standard Oil's Live Power spectacle.
1934
World's Fair News, February - October 1934 (Folder 14-209)
Large one-sided sheets with stories of events at the fair and the attendance of notable personalities.
1934
The Why, What and When of A Century of Progress, 1933 (Folder 16-164)
1933
Advertising Leaflets, 1933-1934 (Folder 16-166)
1933
Official guide and time saving trips through the fair: souvenir book of the fair (Folder 16-177)
Detailed overview of all the fair had to offer.
1933
Chicago World's Fair Guide, 1933-1934 (Folder 16-194)
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending October 14, 1933
1933
Report by the general attorneys for A Century of Progress (Folder 7-1)
Assesses the organization and running of the fair, and some of the issues that were faced.
1935
London office, Cole, Henry, 1930-1932 (Folder 9-115)
Correspondence covering federal participation, employment, the promotion of the fair, and other administrative and organizational issues.
1930
Foreign Participation, 1930 (Folder 11-123)
Alphabetically ordered details of participation or otherwise of all countries which had been considered.
1930
Exhibits - Foreign-Lists, 1933 (Folder 11-142)
Lists of foreign commissioners and "countries to whom the proclamation of the President of the United States was sent".
1933
London office - Cole, Henry (correspondence with Dawes), 1930-1931 (Folder 11-159)
1930
Official pictures of the 1934 world's fair (Folder 16-202)
Four items filled with photographs and colorful illustrations and depicting many of the pavilions and attractions of the fair.
1933
Chicago and its two world's fairs: a permanent album (Folder 16-204)
An item with many large and clearly captioned photographs, giving insight into popular exhibits such as the Transparent Man.
1933
Electric Power and Light building (Folder 16-265)
1933
Fort Dearborn - Memos, January - May 1932 (Folder 12-66)
1931
Costumes, 1934 (Folder 12-108)
1934
Speeches, 1928-1931 (Folder 4-47)
1928
"Why the Century of Progress architecture?" (Folder 16-270)
Article from 'The Saturday Evening Post'.
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending September 2, 1933
1933
Events - Special Days, 1934, part 3 (Folder 14-201)
Press releases about special days and nights at the fair, including Independence Day celebrations. There are also notes on special tour groups who were brought to the fair.
1934
Exhibits - international participation (Folder 11-127)
1931
Exhibits - Foreign Participation- Outline of Procedure, 1929 (Folder 11-145)
Includes many of the rules and regulations surrounding the organization of foreign participation.
1929
Amusements - Memos, 1933 (Folder 12-1)
Includes descriptions from visitors of "The Merry Village", and memos relating to the shooting gallery, amusement concessions, and lists of amusements in the amusement zone and details on its construction.
1933
Bendix Lama Temple, 1932 (Folder 12-5)
To do with the setting up and decoration of the temple.
1932
Fort Dearborn - Bids, 1930 (Folder 12-57)
1930
Promotion Stories, November 1933 (Folder 14-41)
1933
Concessions - General Remarks, 1934 (Folder 14-171)
1933
City of Chicago Publicity, 1934 (Folder 14-177)
1933
Events - Special Days, 1934, part 1 (Folder 14-199)
Press releases about special days or weeks at the fair, including Chicago Day, Columbus Day and Constitution Day.
1934
Panthéon de la guerre (Folder 16-246)
1932
Chicago Art Institute (Folder 16-271)
1933
Books and printing (Folder 16-298)
1934
Reports on the World's Fair, March 1934 (Folder 14-240)
A series of articles about different aspects of the World's Fair, focusing on how it was to be achieved on the scale planned and the clear evidence it presented for the advancement and progress of humankind.
1931
Progress, vol. 4, no. 7, April 1, 1934
1934
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending May 20, 1933
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending June 24, 1933
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending August 19, 1933
1933
Official Guide Book of The Fair, 1933 (Folder 16-175)
1933
Frank Buck's book of thrills (Folder 16-242)
1934
Midget Village News issues (Folder 16-245)
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending September 16, 1933
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending September 30, 1933
1933
Minute Book of Board of Trustees, 1933 (Folder 3-56)
1928
Dawes, Rufus C., correspondence, 1928-1929 (Folder 9-34)
Covers politics, funds, contractors, workers' equality and more.
1929
Japan participation, September 1932 (Folder 9-125)
1932
Mexico participation, 1931 (Folder 9-126)
1931
R. C. Dawes Speech, 1934 (Folder 14-211)
Speech about the unprecedented success of the Chicago fair in 1933, and of the hopes and aspirations for the reopening of the fair in 1934.
1933

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