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Photograph album: photographs taken by Walter Roe
Black and white photos of the fair with handwritten notes below explaining what they show. Pictures include the avenue of flags, the Time and Fortune building, the travel and transport building and several aerial shots of the fair site.
1933
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
London office - Cole, Henry (correspondence with Dawes), 1930-1931 (Folder 11-159)
1930
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
General Motors Compound
1933
General Motors Building
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending August 19, 1933
1933
Official Guide Book of The Fair, 1933 (Folder 16-175)
1933
Eye-Level Exterior Photographs, 1933-1934
The images depict people visiting outdoor exhibits, as well as the external surroundings of fair buildings.
1933
General Motors Building
1933
Color illustration of the General Motors Building
1933
The General Motors float parading down the Avenue of Flags.
1933
The General Motors exhibit at A Century of Progress.
The main exhibit featured a display of automotive parts and an assembly room where 1,000 people at a time can watch an automobile being manufactured.
1933
Young woman sitting on hood of a 1934 Chevrolet
1933
Finances, 1933-1934 (Folder 14-146)
1933
Official pictures (Folder 16-203)
Shows many of the pavilions and exhibits the fair had to offer.
1933
Events - Groups, 1934 (Folder 14-191)
A series of notes and press releases about special groups who were visiting the fair. These included factory workers for companies exhibiting there, youth groups, and organized societies, all of whom were given time off to go and visit the exposition.
1934
Panoramic view of the Century of Progress site
Black and white panoramic photograph with labels pointing out the exhibits and facilities at the fair.
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 4 , February 15, 1934
1934
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending June 10, 1933
1933
Official Guidebook of The World's Fair, 1934 (Folder 16-176)
1934
Events - Musical, Etc., 1934 (Folder 14-194)
Press releases and internal administration notes about musical acts at the fair, including orchestras, bands, choirs, singers and company glee clubs.
1934
The official pictures of the 1934 world's fair (Folder 16-201)
Two items, the first with photographs taken at the fair and the second with illustrations, showing many pavilions and popular exhibits.
1934
General Motors building (Folder 16-305)
A variety of material which shows the types of automobiles available at the time of the fair, and the changes being made to car manufacturing and design.
1933
Purdue University students receiving instruction on combustion engines in the Chevrolet division of the General Motors exhibit
1933
Promotion Stories, May 1934 (Folder 14-47)
1934
Official Book of The Fair Giving Pre-Exposition Information, 1932-1933 (Folder 16-174)
1932
Official Pictures In Color, 1934 (Folder 16-207)
A book full of colorful illustrations of the pavilions and exhibits to see at the fair.
1934
Press Releases, April-May 1933 (Folder 14-6)
Publicity material that discusses the various exhibits and pavilions, including the automobile offerings, the international sections and the lightning and architectural attractions of the fair.
1933
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A Century of Progress records
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Century of Progress records
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A Century of Progress memorabilia collection
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Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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Chicago (Ill.)
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Chrysler
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Firestone Rubber Co.
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Ford Motor Company
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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Owens-Illinois Inc.
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Sears, Robuck and Co.
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Yardley of London
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