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Reopening of Fair, 1933-1936 (Folder 14-140)
44 Text
Date
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21 Dec 1933 - 2 Sep 1936
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Architecture, 1934 (Folder 14-141)
8 Text
Material for publicity purposes focusing on the fair's architecture, and a list of the murals that were featured, too.
Date
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4 May 1934; [1934]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Landscaping, 1933-1934 (Folder 14-144)
8 Text
Date
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10 Apr 1933 - 25 Jul 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Demolition (Folder 14-155)
10 Text
Date
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21 Sep - 30 Oct 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Events - Beauty Contest, 1934 (Folder 14-185)
79 Text
Reports, analysis and press releases for the beauty contest held at the fair.
Date
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[1934]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Science, Magic Wand of a New Age, Rules, A Century of Progress: A Changing World to See the Background of its Advances of Industry, Transportation and Communication (Folder 14-212)
4 Text
Speech by the president of the fair commission about the place of science in the modern world, and how the fair intends to celebrate it.
Date
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1931-11-16
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending July 22, 1933
27 Text
Date
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1933-07-16 0:00:00
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending November 4, 1933
19 Text
Date
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1933-10-29 0:00:00
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Skyride - Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., 1932-1934 (Folder 12-152)
104 Text
Costs of promotional material, passes, and construction schedules.
Date
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25 May 1932 - 20 Jul 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Press Releases, April-May 1933 (Folder 14-6)
143 Text
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.
Date
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7 Apr - 31 May 1933
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Promotion Stories, January 1934 (Folder 14-85)
45 Text
Date
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4-30 Jan 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Amusements - Memos, 1932 (Folder 12-2)
46 Text
Lists of amusement rides, memos relating to the "mechanical thrill producers", shooting gallery, circus and others, and discussion about the name of such an amusement area.
Date
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28 Apr - 28 Oct 1932
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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What It Will Cost You To See Chicago's New 1934 World's Fair (Folder 16-173)
4 Text
Date
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[1934]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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A Century of Progress in series (Folder 16-217)
26 Text
Date
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[1933-1934]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Live Power show of Standard Oil (Folder 16-248)
13 Text
Date
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1934; 19 Jun 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Promotion Stories, October 1934 (Folder 14-129)
70 Text
Date
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20-24 Oct 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Itinerary and Syllabus, 1934 (Folder 14-139)
194 Text
Focuses on schools and students and how they can make the best use of the educational offerings at the fair.
Date
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1934; 13 Sep - 31 Oct 1934
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Food and Agriculture Buildng (Folder 16-268)
95 Text
Date
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c.1933; 22 Jun 1931
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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The basic sciences and medicine: a major experiment in their exposition (Folder 16-312)
11 Text
Date
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1932-02-25 0:00:00
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Electric light and power: puppet theater (Folder 16-264)
57 Text
Date
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[1933]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Father Marquette Memorial (Catholics), ca. 1933-1934 (Folder 4-8)
30 Text
Many letters from religious organizations asking for a memorial to be erected in honor of Father Marquette.
Date
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16 May - 21 Jun 1932; 20-27 Feb 1933
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
Architectural Committee -appointments, ca. 1933 - 1934 (Folder 5-9)
40 Text
Correspondence between those appointed to the Architectural Commission and those organizing said appointments.
Date
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25 Feb - 21 Mar 1928; 8 Jul 1930
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Architectural Committee - contracts, 1930 (Folder 5-16)
6 Text
Date
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29 Nov 1930; [1930]
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Executive Committee - digest of meetings, ca. 1933-1934 (Folder 5-126)
118 Text
Date
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30 Nov 1928 - 24 Aug 1933
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Claims, 1933-1936 (Folder 7-59)
22 Text
Date
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26 Jun - 6 Sep 1933; 6 Nov 1935; 7 Apr - 15 Sep 1936
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
National Founders Association and others, correspondence, 1931-1932 (Folder 9-57)
61 Text
Discusses the labor conditions for the exhibitors.
Date
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15 May 1931 - 5 Nov 1932
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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Public access
U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1930 (Folder 9-128)
4 Text
Date
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4-7 Aug 1930
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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U. S. Navy Detail of officers, 1933 (Folder 9-130)
2 Text
Date
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1933-10-11 0:00:00
Collection
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A Century of Progress records
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