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Aerial view of the Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Century of Progress aerial photograph by the Chicago Aerial Survey Company
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Century of Progress aerial view by the Chicago Aerial Survey Company.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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The building at the left is a replica of the Lincoln-Berry store where Abraham Lincoln clerked in New Salem, Illinois.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Sign announcing an upcoming program.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Sign announcing an upcoming comedy show.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Sign announcing a three-minute intermission between movies.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Photo of a sign bidding Fair patrons farewell after visiting the Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Unidentified painting of a couple in a park.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Mural depicting industry and industrialization
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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One of the exhibits at A Century of Progress depicting a modest homestead in the tropics.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Exterior view of the Agricultural Building during construction
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Bridge at the Century of Progress world's fair during construction
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The Century of Progress Hall of Science from across the lagoon.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Stripping bark from trees
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Artist's rendition of a nineteenth-century estate somewhere along the Atlantic seaboard. The workers in the painting appear to be harvesting the bark off the birch trees. Strips of birch bark were often used as a veneer for canoes of other hand-crafted items.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Architectural drawing of unidentified building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Rendering of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Native American display promoting the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Log piles stacked together at Hawthorne Lumber Company.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Exterior view of the Chinese Lama Temple
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Replica of the Buddhist temple at Jehol, China (Potala of Jehol).
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


View of the Hall of Science from across the lagoon
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Photo showing A Century of Progress under construction.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Chicago Plan Commission sketch of the Chicago lakefront and the lagoon where the Fair was to be built
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The Chinese Lama Temple.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Ferry transporting passengers across the lagoon
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


East view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The Army-Navy football game at Soldier's Field.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Photo of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
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The Field Museum opened in 1893 as part of the World Columbian Exposition in Hyde Park. The museum moved to its current location on park district space along the lakefront near downtown in 1921, and by 1930, it was joined by the addition of the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium nearby. Although technically not part of the Century of Progress, the three lakefront museums were located immediately north of the Fairgrounds and thus attracted many visitors from the Chicago World's Fair.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Dairy Industries Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The General Exhibits Pavilion.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The Great Court at the Century of Progress Hall of Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Sears, Roebuck and Company building as seen from the northeast.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Night view of the Hall of Science from the north.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Court of States exhibition under construction
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Here workers can be seen constructing the exhibit's central arch.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
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At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


View of the Skyride with the Hall of Science in the foreground.
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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.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
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At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Century of Progress Sky Ride tower
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At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers showing Soldier Field in background
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Date:
1933-03-16
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic touring A Century of Progress assemble for a group photo.
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Date:
undated
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Concessions Department staff group photo
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Aimee Semple McPherson (seated on the left) at the Streets of Paris outdoor cafe
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McPherson was an evangelist and founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


The National Cash Register Company exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Illinois Central Railroad exhibit
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Women pose for a fashion show in 1932
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The Guild House Party Tour visits the Century of Progress and meets with fair officials.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Two unidentified men looking over the diorama of the Century of Progress Belgian Village.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Admiral Byrd aboard the ship City of New York
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Admiral Byrd's flagship City of New York arrives in Chicago for A Century of Progress. Byrd sailed the City of New York during one of his famous expeditions to the Antarctic.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


City of New York ship arriving in Chicago
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Admiral Byrd's flagship City of New York arrives in Chicago for A Century of Progress. Byrd sailed the City of New York during one of his famous expeditions to the Antarctic.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access