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The relief sculpture The Conquest of Time and Space adorns the main entrance to the Electrical Building exhibit.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Motor and control equipment demonstrates its suitability
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Electrical industry historical murals at the General Electric House of Magic
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Image
8 of the 14 huge pillars covered with murals depicting the story of the electrical industry. These pillars are located above the General Electric House of Magic (at lower left), and extend along the entire length of the balcony over the exhibit.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Model electric kitchen is one of the features of the General Electric exhibit
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Model city in the General Electric exhibit
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Light sculpture that flanked the side of the Electrical Building exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
View of Electrical Building from Lake Michigan.
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Image
A fountain can be seen in the courtyard.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Portrait of Edison, Ford, and Firestone done by H. Harrington Betts on display in Electric Light and Power Industry's exhibit
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Edward H. Sniffen, Asst. Vice-President of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, signing contract for renewal of the company's exhibit
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Image
Date
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1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Electric lamps and new ideas in lighting
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Murals above the General Electric exhibit
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Image
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
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Statue at the exhibit of the Electric Light and Power Industry
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
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Public access
Workers assemble the electrical wiring to power the Hall of Science building
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Image
Date
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June 1932
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Various methods of concealed and exposed wiring on display
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
A miniature of the first Edison Central Station which was constructed in New York in 1882
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Night view of the Electrical Building courtyard with the electric fountain illuminated by flood lights.
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The General Electric exhibit showing electrical equipment for industrial applications
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Image
The General Electric exhibit showing what's new in electrical equipment for industrial applications.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
General Electric engineer demonstrating electrical science and research
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Image
General Electric engineer demonstrates and explains electrical science and research.
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Air conditioning equipment on display
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Various types of electrical equipment on display
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Image
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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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
The Electric Light and Power Industry exhibit at the fair
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
An Electric Eye Size Sorter at the exhibit of the Electric Light and Power Industry
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Display board on the rostrum of the Hall of Science
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Audience at the House of Magic
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
A complete air conditioning system for a home of moderate size is shown in this sectional setting in the General Electric exhibit
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Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
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Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Mercury vapor and sodium vapor lamps on exhibit
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Mazda lamp demonstration in the General Electric exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
New electrical laundry devices on display
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
General Electric's Air Conditioning display at A Century of Progress in Chicago
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Electrical Group exhibition building
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Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The roof of General Electric's 'House of Magic'
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Image
From the lounge, on the roof of General Electric's 'House of Magic.'
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation part of exhibit of the Electric Light and Power Industry
Image
Image
Date
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1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
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Public access
Electrical apparatus powering the Hall of Science building.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The General Electric Kitchen Institute's contributions to the General Electric exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Two Frigidaire condensing units which change the air every two minutes in the Electric Light and Power Industry's puppet theater
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
A display of the Industrial Electric Heat Applications shown as part of the Electric Light and Power Industry's exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
General Electric Vapor Lamp Company exhibit at the Electrical Building
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Electric exhibit displaying different types of lamps used throughout human history
Image
Image
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
Incandescent lamp section of General Electric Company exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Various electrical heating appliances
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Electrical apparatus powering the Hall of Science building.
Image
Image
Date
:
1932
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Two systems of General Electric air conditioning equipment for the home
Image
Image
Installations of two systems of General Electric air conditioning equipment for the home are shown.
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
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
The "Light" sculpture that adorns the side of the Electrical Building exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition.
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
General Electric House of Magic Exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
June 7, 1933
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
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Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
Penny power display in the Kilowatt Hour exhibit
Image
Image
Date
:
1933-1934
Collection
:
Century of Progress records
Access
:
Public access
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General Electric Company
1
Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940
1
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
1
Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938
1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
1
Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968
Creator
18
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
13
Library of the Museum of Science and Industry
7
Hallenbeck
1
GE Publicity Department
1
General Electric Company. Publicity Department
1
Museum of Science and Industry Library
Topic
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Exhibition buildings
6
Lamps
5
Light
5
Sculpture
4
Air conditioning
3
Electric apparatus and appliances
3
Fountains
2
Balconies
2
Buildings
2
Columns
2
Electric lighting
2
Electrical apparatus
2
Engines
2
Exhibitions
2
Kitchens
2
Light bulbs
2
Mural painting and decoration
2
Science
1
Air conditioning industry
1
Air conditioning--Equipment and supplies
1
Appliances
1
Astronomical observatories
1
Astronomy
1
Ball-bearings
1
Bas-relief
1
City planning
1
Contract negotiations
1
Contracts
1
Courtyards
1
Demonstrations
1
Domestic life
1
Electric lamps
1
Electric lighting, Mercury vapor
1
Electric lighting, Sodium vapor
1
Electrical apparatus and appliances
1
Electricity--Industrial applications
1
Electromagnetic waves
1
Electronic apparatus and appliances
1
Heating--Equipment and supplies
1
Household appliances
1
Housekeeping
1
Incandescent lamps
1
Industries
1
Kitchen appliances
1
Laundry
1
Laundry--Equipment and supplies
1
Museum exhibits--Technological innovations
1
Night photography
1
Painting
1
Plaques
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Portrait drawings
1
Stages (Platforms)
1
Steam-turbines
1
Technological innovations
1
Time
1
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