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Test of strength and muscular control device known as a Thrustor
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Model city in the General Electric exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Murals above the General Electric exhibit
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Extending along the entire length of a balcony over the exhibit space is a series of thirteen huge pillars covered with murals which depict the story of the electrical industry. A lounge is located on the roof of the House of Magic.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Exhibit of new models of G.E. refrigerators, water coolers, and the single unit kitchenette
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General Electric exhibit at a Century of Progress, new models of G.E. appliances.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


General Electric exhibit shows how homes are wired for electric service
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Audience at the House of Magic
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Mazda lamp demonstration in the General Electric exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


General Electric exhibit showing the newest models of electric ranges, dishwashers, and water heaters
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General Electric exhibit at the Century of Progress show the newest models of electric ranges, dishwashers, and water heaters.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Electric exhibit displaying different types of lamps used throughout human history
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Exhibit includes a stone lamp from ancient Babylonia; a crude saucer lamp from southern Europe; a bronze lamp from Rome; a Betty lamp used in colonial New England; a whale oil lamp likely used by an early Chicago family; Edison's first practical lamp; the smallest lamp in the world, used for medical examination inside the human body; and the "largest lamp in the world," used for lighting airports, athletic fields, and in the motion picture industry.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Full-size 50 horsepower, two-stage turbine and governor, cut away to expose the working parts
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access