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Castle entrance to the Merrie England village
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Patrons walk through the Black Forest Village at the Century of Progress Foreign Villages exhibit.
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The exhibition was intended to recreate a German hamlet in the Black Forest during wintertime.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Parade at the Foreign Villages exhibit
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The ethnological exhibit included replicas of model villages from Spain, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico, Tunisia, and Morocco, among others. Each village was staffed by employees in costumes native to the country being represented. The model villages also featured entertainment, an arts and crafts demonstration, and indoor and outdoor dining.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Audience view of an orchestral performance at Ford's Symphony Gardens bandshell
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Lakeside view of the Federal Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


School children swarmed around Barney Oldfield for autographs
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Dog and pony show
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Two systems of General Electric air conditioning equipment for the home
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Installations of two systems of General Electric air conditioning equipment for the home are shown.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Full-size 50 horsepower, two-stage turbine and governor, cut away to expose the working parts
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


The "Light" sculpture that adorns the side of the Electrical Building exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


General Electric House of Magic Exhibit
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Date:
June 7, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Penny power display in the Kilowatt Hour exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Chrysler Motors building at night
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Panoramic representation of the exhibition buildings at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


The Avenue of Flags
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Replica of Abraham Lincoln's early home in Indiana.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Donnelley Hall
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View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) looking northeast from South Calumet Avenue (Martin Luther King Drive). The top of the McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind it.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Donnelley Hall and McCormick Inn hotel
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View of Donnelly Hall (demolished) from west of South Calumet Avenue, north of East 24th Street. The high-rise McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is visible behind Donnelley Hall.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


High-rise apartment buildings, Near South Side
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View looking northwest from South Indiana Avenue at East Cermak Road towards high-rise apartment buildings. At the left is the 2101 South Michigan Apartments, located at the southeast corner of the intersection with East 21st Street. To the right of that is Long Grove House (2001 South Michigan Avenue, at the intersection with East Cullerton Street). The New Michigan Hotel (originally Lexington Hotel) is at the far left. It was located at 2135 South Michigan Avenue, at the intersection with East 22nd Street (Cermak Road), but was demolished in 1996.
Date:
circa 1978; 1969 (Long Grove House); 1971 (2101 South Michigan Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


McCormick Place
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View of the overhanging roof of the East Building of McCormick Place.
Date:
1969-1971 (McCormick Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access