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Oblique view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Fair construction
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Color aerial view of the Chicago lakefront and downtown
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Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Entrance of Electrical Group building.
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A close up view of one of the entrances of the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress International Exposition in early 1933, a few months before the opening of Fair.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Diorama
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Humorous diorama depicting an old rickety village with dilapidated buildings and villagers and barnyard animals standing around an unpaved town square. The sign at the top of the diorama reads, "We don't ask you to live like this!! Look over our listing."
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Night view of the Illinois Host Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Night view of the Entrance to the Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the North approach of the Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
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
Lakeside view of the Federal Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Aerial view of the Federal Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of Electrical Building from Lake Michigan.
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A fountain can be seen in the courtyard.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Howell House windows
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Exterior corner windows of Howell House, taken by a member of the Howell Camera Club.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Girls in a building doorway
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Two young girls in coats stand in the doorway of a building.A sign next to them reads "MOVIES Friday - 3:30 PM - 5¢ - ".
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Daily Vacation Bible School, Howell Neighborhood House
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Large group of children standing outside Howell Neighborhood House during daily Vacation Bible School.
Date:
July 23, 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
440 North Wells Street
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Street-level view of part of the facade of 440 North Wells Street, seen from the southeast.
Date:
1984; 1903 (440 North Wells)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Architectural drawing of unidentified building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Photo showing A Century of Progress under construction.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
East view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition at A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
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Image
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Agricultural building under construction
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Night view of the Illinois Host Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
New exhibit house to be shown at the Century of Progress Exposition this year by General Houses, Inc.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Owens-Illinois Glass House at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Hall of Science at night
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In the foreground is a reflecting pool.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building
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An interesting view of the Interior of the Circle, Hall of Science Building.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
General Motors Compound
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
General Motors Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Concept drawing for the Ford Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Statue at the Federal Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Model buildings at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The Administration building for the Century of Progress.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Sign for Southwest Central Community Council playground
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Sign for Southwest Central Community Council Playground Number 1. The playground area is fenced with chain link fencing, and a bench and sandbox are visible in the background.
Date:
c. 1955
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Bethlehem Center building
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View of the Bethlehem Center in 1959. The three story red-bricked building at 1853 S. Racine Avenue was founded as a settlement house in 1884 for the immigrants of Chicago's Lower West Side and Pilsen neighborhoods.
Date:
1959
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Howell House and neighborhood buildings
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View of building rooftops in the Howell House neighborhood, with the Howell House building behind them.
Date:
c. 1920
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Children and teacher outside a building
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Group of children standing with a teacher outside a building.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
Stiffel Lamp factory, West Huron Street
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View looking west along the north side of West Huron Street from the intersection with North Kingsbury Street at the Stiffel Lamp factory (520 West Huron Street).
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Oblique view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
NBC radio star waves from the model of the RCA building in Rockefeller Center
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Model Florida home at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Night view of the Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
General Motors Building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Hanging new drapes in the Play Club
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A man on a ladder hangs new drapes made by Play Club mothers in the Play Club, as a woman advises him.
Date:
c. 1960
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
North Kingsbury Street and West Superior Street
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View looking southeast from North Kingsbury Street, from just south of the intersection with West Chicago Avenue. Parking lots for the Montgomery Ward Company headquarters occupy the block from North Kingsbury Street to North Hudson Street, and the next block to the south, between West Superior and West Huron Streets. The rear of 400 West Superior Street/ 740 North Sedgwick Street can be seen facing North Hudson Street. The tan brick building at the southeast corner of North Hudson and West Superior Streets has since been demolished. The John Hancock Center rises on the left, and on the right side of the photograph, the Marina City towers are visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building rooftops, Howell House neighborhood
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Exterior view of building rooftops in the neighborhood around Howell House.
Date:
c. 1940
Collection:
Bethlehem Howell Neighborhood Center collection
Access:
Public access
One of the entrances to the Electrical Group exhibition under construction in preparation for A Century of Progress. The sculpture of the man above was dedicated to "The conquest of time and space."
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Helena Rubenstein looks through a window in the Trustees' room of the Administration building
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
North approach to the Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Interior of the Great Hall at the Hall of Science
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Image
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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