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Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Century of Progress Hall of Science from the northeast
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Artist's sketch of the Great Hall 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
The central stairway to the Century of Progress Federal Building on Northerly Island.
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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:
1933-1934
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
Exterior view of the Indiana facade to the Court of States exhibition
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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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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
Chinese garden inside the Horticulture building
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Date:
1933-1934
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
View of the Great Hall looking southward.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The trustee's lounge at 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 Hall of Science building from the Century of Progress Skyride
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Murals at the Octagon Hall inside the Century of Progress Hall of Science building.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
One of the toilets inside the Hall of Science bathroom.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Oblique view of the Carillon Tower at the Hall of Science exhibition building.
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Date:
1932
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 southern facade of the Hall of Science from the northwest
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Oblique view of the curved part of the northern facade to the Hall of Science.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Oblique view of the eastern entrance to the south facade of the Hall of Science.
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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 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
The base of the Hall of Science fountain as it was nearing completion.
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Date:
January 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Tin Man and the Scarecrow from L. Frank Baum's classic novel the Wizard of Oz.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Enchanted Island exhibit under construction
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Date:
April 21, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of one of the amusement rides at the Enchanted Island
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of the Gazebo for the Enchanted Island exhibit
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Date:
March 1, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of a giant toy wagon in preparation for the Enchanted Island exhibit
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The photo was taken in March of 1933, a few months before the grand opening of the Fair.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Construction of the children's theater for the Enchanted Island exhibit at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
March 1, 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Crane Company Station exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition.
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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
Woman wearing the modern costume of Turkish women
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Employees of the Milky Way Company at the Court theater inspecting the television apparatus at the television exhibition
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Costumed bullfighters.
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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
Access:
Public access
Century of Progress Spanish Village exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Spanish entertainers being received at the fair
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The main entrance to the Century of Progress Streets of Paris exhibition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Neanderthal woman in the "World A Million Years Ago" exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Conception by Hugh Ferriss of how the Ford Exhibition building will look at night
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The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
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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Public access
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
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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
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
Access:
Public access
Illinois Central Railroad exhibit
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The American Can Company exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the stairway leading up to the Hall of Science Tower.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The Tree of Knowledge display inside the Hall of Science building at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Great Hall looking north inside the Hall of Science building
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
One of the bathrooms inside the Hall of Science building.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access
The eastern facade of the Hall of Science, with the bottom portion of the Carillon Tower visible to the left of the stairway.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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Geographic Location: Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)   Subject Topic: Exhibitions   Remove all  

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