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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 the General Exhibits building
1932
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
Bridges and viaducts: Various bridges (Folder 85)
Bridges and viaducts: Various bridges. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.
1969
Richard J. Daley wearing sombrero at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley wears a sombrero at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier. An unidentified nun stands beside him.
1976
Richard J. Daley and Michael Bilandic at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley and Alderman Michael Bilandic with a group of people in ethnic dress at the Croatian booth at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
1976
Richard J. Daley with Adlai Stevenson
Mayor Richard J. Daley stands with Adlai Stevenson II and several others at an unidentified event. A sign that reads "Asbestos Heat Insulations" hangs on a concrete pillar in the background.
1950
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley poses with participants at a Holiday Folk Fair. Colonel "Jack" Reilly stands at the right.
1973
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Mayor Richard J. Daley, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and others. Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker is in the left foreground, seated behind Richard J. Daley. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
1959
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Richard J. Daley and others. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
1959
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (center) tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Richard J. Daley (second from left) and others. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
1959
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II (left foreground), Prince Philip, Richard J. Daley, and Eleanor "Sis" Daley visit the Chicago International Trade Fair, held at Navy Pier.
1959
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 the General Exhibits 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
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley greets a woman at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
1976
Richard J. Daley and Michael Bilandic at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley and Alderman Michael Bilandic watch a weaving demonstration at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
1976
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Scenes of Mayor Richard J. Daley with participants at a Holiday Folk Fair.
1974
Richard J. Daley wearing sombrero at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley wears a sombrero at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier. An unidentified nun stands beside him.
1976
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Richard J. Daley shaking hands with a woman wearing ethnic dress at a Holiday Folk Fair booth.
1970
Richard J. Daley and Adlai Stevenson review cattle at a stock show
Richard J. Daley and Governor Adlai Stevenson II inspecting prized cattle at a livestock show. Governor Stevenson is holding the rope lead.
1950
Showing off a steer to Richard J. Daley and Adlai Stevenson II
A boy holds a rope to show off his prized steer to a smiling Richard J. Daley and Governor Adlai Stevenson II at a livestock show.
1950
Showing off a steer to Richard J. Daley and Adlai Stevenson II
A boy shows off his prized steer to Richard J. Daley and Governor Adlai Stevenson II at a Stock Show. The steer's ear is tagged number 443.
1950
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley greets a man in Native American dress at the American Indian Center booth at a Holiday Folk Fair. Colonel "Jack" Reilly stands to the right.
1973
Boat Show at McCormick Place
Boat Show at McCormick Place
1960
Richard J. Daley with loaf of bread at a Holiday Folk Fair
Mayor Richard J. Daley examines a loaf of bread presented by an unidentified woman in ethnic dress at the Lithuania booth at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
1970
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Richard J. Daley and others. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
1959
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (at right) tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
1959
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

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