Search for:

Search for:

Showing 251 - 300 of 334 Records
Street view of the General Exhibits building
Image Image
Photo was taken from the Hall of Science exhibit.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Construction of the General Exhibits building
Image Image
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Construction of the children's theater for the Enchanted Island exhibit
Image Image
Date:
February 1, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction in preparation for the Chicago World's Fair
Image Image
Enchanted Island was built between the lagoon and Lake Michigan, and included a mountainside slide, a fairy castle, a mechanical zoo, a miniature railroad, and a theater, among other exhibits.
Date:
January 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The Crane Company Station exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition.
Image Image
The exhibit featured a bus stop and cases displaying the latest in plumbing and heating accessories.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
It's 'curtains' for those familiar, old, green Pullman curtains.
Image Image
This photo posed to show the new arrangement in the all-aluminum streamlined Pullman Pacific train.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Fair beauty queen and Phil Baker try the latest in two-way telephone-television
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Three visitors from Switzerland admiring the reproductions at the Swiss Village
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Students from Tilden High school awaiting the opening of the microvivarium exhibit in the Hall of Science
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Mrs. Louisa Schmidt a 1876 Philadelphia Centennial employee visits World's Fair
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Dancers in costume at the Century of Progress Swiss Village.
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
"Planning Real Estate Activities in Preparation for the World's Fair," 1929
Image nop
Address delivered at the sixth annual meeting of the Chicago Regional Planning Association
Date:
February 5, 1929
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and Adlai Stevenson II at a Livestock Expo
Image Image
Richard J. Daley and Governor Adlai Stevenson II at a Livestock Expo.
Date:
1950
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley and three men view a Chicago Defender display
Image Image
Mayor Richard J. Daley and three unidentified African American men view a Chicago Defender display at City Hall.
Date:
circa 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at a Holiday Folk Fair
Image Image
Mayor Richard J. Daley views a display at a booth 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
Image Image
Mayor Richard J. Daley greeting Indian women at the India booth at a Holiday Folk Fair at Navy Pier.
Date:
1976
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
Access:
Public access
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
Image Image
View, looking northeast, at Fernando Botero's bronze sculpture La Pensee/ Il Pensiamento, part of the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Frei Otto exhibit, Museum of Science and Industry
Image Image
Exhibition of the work of German architect Frei Otto, installed on the grounds outside the Museum of Science and Industry.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion with photos showing the Roman Capitol
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Construction of Old Fort Dearborn
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The polar ship belonging to famed Antarctic explorer Admiral Byrd docked at A Century of Progress.
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of the Missouri facade to the Court of States exhibition
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of the Missouri facade to the Court of States exhibition
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The South Wing of the Court of States exhibit.
Image Image
The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of the facade to the Court of States exhibition
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of the Texas facade to the Court of States exhibition
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Fair patrons visiting scientific exhibits
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Diorama of buildings sponsored by the National Cash Register Company.
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Photo of the Lama Temple exhibit under construction at A Century of Progress.
Image Image
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.
Image Image
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
Interior view of the Home Planning Hall in April of 1933.
Image Image
During the Fair, the Home Planning Hall was part of the Home and Industrial Arts Group and featured exhibits on heating, plumbing, air conditioning, and refrigeration, as well as other appliances and home-improvement items.
Date:
April 1, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
Image Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Murals at the Octagon Hall inside the Century of Progress Hall of Science building.
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Great Hall inside the Hall of Science building
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Oblique view of Octagon Hall inside the Hall of Science building.
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
One of the bathrooms inside the Hall of Science building.
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the northeast corner of the Hall of Science.
Image Image
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of one of the bathrooms inside the Hall of Science
Image Image
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Oblique view of the Hall of Science from the northeast.
Image Image
Date:
April 1, 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Oblique view of the Hall of Science from the north.
Image Image
Date:
April 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the northern facade of the Hall of Science building
Image Image
The photo was taken while the exhibit was under construction in January of 1932.
Date:
January 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Hall of Science under construction
Image Image
A rostrum along the eastern 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
View of the east facade of the Hall of Science exhibit
Image Image
The photo was taken while the building was under construction in December of 1931.
Date:
1931
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress.
Image Image
Magic Mountain can be seen in the background.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Construction of a giant umbrella at the Enchanted Island exhibit
Image Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction in preparation for the Chicago World's Fair
Image Image
Enchanted Island was built between the lagoon and Lake Michigan, and included a mountainside slide, a fairy castle, a mechanical zoo, a miniature railroad, and a theater, among other exhibits.
Date:
January 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
Image Image
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
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Westinghouse exhibit inside the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair.
Image Image
Date:
March 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

Active filters

Subject Topic: Exhibitions   Remove all  

170 Exhibition buildings 60 Politicians 60 Politics and government 51 Mayors 29 Construction 28 Ethnic groups 22 Science 16 Visits of state 14 Buddhism 14 Buddhist temples 13 Amusement parks 12 Architecture 11 Children 10 Corridors 9 Automobiles 9 Towers 8 Sculpture 7 Buildings 7 Cities and towns 7 Fascist aesthetics 7 Governors 6 Amusement rides 6 Auditoriums 6 Fortification 6 Pavilions 6 Temples 5 Bathrooms 5 Fairs 5 Figurines 4 Diorama 4 Fashion 4 Fountains 4 Globes 4 Maps 4 Medicine 4 Mountains 4 Parks 4 Porches 4 Structural frames--Design and construction 3 Carillons 3 Courtyards 3 Lakes & ponds 3 Motorboats 3 Mural painting and decoration 3 Outboard motors 3 Parade floats 3 Railroad cars 3 Railroad companies 3 Railroad passenger cars 3 Railroads 3 Stages (Platforms) 3 Stairways 3 Television 2 Aerial views 2 Architectural drawing 2 Beauty contestants 2 Buddhist sculpture 2 Bullfighters 2 Bullfights 2 Cash registers 2 Celebrations 2 City council members 2 Crowds 2 Dwellings 2 Electricity 2 Elephants 2 Explorers 2 Halls 2 Heating & ventilation industry 2 Horticulture 2 Model houses 2 Passageways 2 Plumbing fixtures 2 Progress photographs 2 Staircases 2 Theater 2 Visitors, Foreign 2 Women 1 African Americans 1 Agricultural machinery 1 Animals 1 Apartment houses 1 Aquatic sports 1 Archaeology 1 Arches 1 Automobile racing 1 Bears 1 Beds 1 Biology 1 Boats and boating 1 Bridges--Design and construction 1 Bridges--Foundations and piers 1 Bridges--Maintenance and repair 1 Canneries 1 Cannery workers 1 Carriages and carts 1 Census 1 Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1 Chemistry 1 Chrysler automobile 1 Cities and towns--Growth 1 City planning 1 Clowns 1 Comedians 1 Concrete bridges--Cracking 1 Construction workers 1 Contract negotiations 1 Contracts 1 Costumes 1 Dedication services 1 Demography 1 Demonstrations 1 Diamond mines and mining 1 Diamonds 1 Dinosaurs 1 Dinosaurs--Models 1 Diving 1 Dogs 1 Engineering 1 Entertainers 1 Exhibition buildings--Design and construction 1 Exhibition facilities 1 Extinct animals 1 Flowers 1 Folk dancing, Swiss 1 Furniture 1 Galleries & museums 1 Gardens 1 Gates 1 Gazebos 1 HVAC systems 1 High school students 1 Horses 1 Indigenous peoples 1 Industry 1 Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion 1 Iron lungs 1 Lumber 1 Lumber trade 1 Machinery 1 Mannequins (Figures) 1 Manners & customs 1 Manners and customs 1 Mantillas 1 Metals 1 Metalwork 1 Metalworking 1 Mines and mineral resources 1 Mosques 1 Movable bridges 1 Museum buildings 1 Museum exhibits 1 Naval museums 1 Navigation 1 Neanderthals 1 Night photography 1 Painting 1 Police, Private 1 Polish Americans 1 Portraits, Group 1 Projectors 1 Pullman cars 1 Rain forests 1 Reception rooms 1 Reclamation of land 1 Refuse 1 Refuse disposal 1 Roads--Maintenance and repair 1 Scarecrows 1 Scientific education 1 Scientific equipment 1 Sewing machines 1 Sewing-machine industry 1 Ships 1 Steel 1 Storefronts 1 Strategic planning 1 Streets 1 Sulphuric acid industry 1 Surgical instruments and apparatus 1 Swans 1 Swiss cheese 1 Taverns (Inns) 1 Telephones 1 Thrones 1 Toilets 1 Tourism 1 Tourists 1 Transportation 1 Travel 1 Trees 1 Twine 1 Umbrellas 1 Villages 1 Volcanoes 1 Women employees 1 Women, Turkish 1 Wood poles