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View along the eastern facade of the Hall of Science taken from the southeast.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Lower level view of the front facade to the Hall of Science.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Carillon Tower at the Hall of Science building
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The photo was taken while the exhibit was under construction in February of 1932.
Date:
February 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Carillon Tower at the Hall of Science building
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The photo was taken while the exhibit was under construction in January 1932.
Date:
January 1932
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of the General Exhibits building
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of the General Exhibits building
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Date:
1932
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of Magic Mountain at the Enchanted Island exhibit
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Enchanted Isle during construction
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Construction of large wooden figures for the Enchanted Island exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exhibition. Photo was taken in April of 1933, one month before the grand opening of the Fair.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the grand stairway inside the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair
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The photo was taken in March of 1933 while the building was being prepared for the grand opening in May.
Date:
March 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Figurines at the Art & Costume Collection exhibit
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These figures are displaying costumes from Belgium and Austria.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Diorama of the entire Century of Progress fairground
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Diorama depicting a Persian village.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Early respirator, known as the Iron Lung
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Johnson Outboard Motors and Boats exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Life-like prehistoric animals
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exhibition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Hupmobile exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exhibition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Models posed to show new beds in Union Pacific Pullman passenger cars.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Bullfighting demonstration in the Spanish Village
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A bullfighting demonstration, with two female matadors and two men inside a bull costume, at the Century of Progress Spanish Village.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The South Dakota exhibit at the Court of States.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, inspects a report at the International Business machines exhibit.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Diving demonstration at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair on a motorized cart, accompanied by Richard J. Daley and others. Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker is behind Prince Philip to the left. The fair was held at Navy Pier.
Date:
1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Chicago International Trade Fair
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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.
Date:
1959
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with a mandolin player at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
Date:
1976
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
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A woman in ethnic dress speaks with Mayor Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
Date:
1976
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
Access:
Public access
View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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This part of the exhibit featured Italian contributions to medicine.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science
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This part of the exhibit featured Italian navigators and explorers.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
One of the model home exhibits at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of Enchanted Island
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Federal Building as seen from the Skyride
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The Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933.
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The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933.
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The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Court of States exhibition under construction in 1933
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
U.S. Steel exhibit under construction
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Demonstration of the balopticon, an early still-image version of the modern-day overhead projector.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Singer Sewing Machine Company exhibit under construction.
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Date:
March 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Ford Motor Company exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exhibition.
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Replica of the Mayan temple of Uxmal at A Century of Progress.
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Uxmal was a pre-Colombian Mayan city located in present-day Yucat�����n, Mexico.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Replica of the Mayan temple of Uxmal at A Century of Progress.
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Uxmal was a pre-Colombian Mayan city located in present-day Yucat�����n, Mexico.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Replica of the Mayan temple of Uxmal at A Century of Progress.
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Uxmal was a pre-Colombian Mayan city located in present-day Yucat�����n, Mexico.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Photo of the Lama Temple exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
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This building is a replica of the Chinese Lama Temple in Beijing, an eighteenth-century Qing imperial palace that also served as a Buddhist temple for Tibetan monks.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Photo of the Lama Temple exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
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This building is a replica of the Chinese Lama Temple in Beijing, an eighteenth-century Qing imperial palace that also served as a Buddhist temple for Tibetan monks.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Photo of the Lama Temple exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
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This building is a replica of the Chinese Lama Temple in Beijing, an eighteenth-century Qing imperial palace that also served as a Buddhist temple for Tibetan monks.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Southern facade of the Hall of Science building
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Great Hall inside the Hall of Science building
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Oblique view of the upper porch located along the northern facade of the Hall of Science building.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the northern facade of the Hall of Science
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Hall of Science under construction
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A rostrum at the northeast facade of the Hall of Science exhibit. The photo was taken while the building was under construction in December of 1931.
Date:
December 1, 1931
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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