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Exterior view of the Italian Pavilion
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The Pavilion's giant airplane-shaped design celebrated Italo Balbo's transatlantic flight to the Century of Progress in 1933. Balbo was an Italian fascist, a leader of the Blackshirts, and a minister in Benito Mussolini's government. The front of the building also resembled the bundled fasces, an ancient symbol of the Roman Republic that was adopted by Italian and German fascists in the 20th century.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Pictured here is a model of the Italian Ocean liner S.S. Rex. The Rex was launched in 1931 and operated until allied bombers destroyed the ship in 1944.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


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


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


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
Access:
Public access


Caged leopard
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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


Motion picture on-screen announcement of intermission.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


A neo-classical Vaudeville sign for the last half of an unnamed program that will take place next week
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The Century of Progress' best-known vaudeville act was burlesque dancer Sally Rand, who thrilled audiences with her fan dance at the Streets of Paris exhibition.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Unidentified painting of a man leaning against a railing.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Unidentified painting of a child with a doll.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Unidentified painting of a man and a woman standing in a park.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Mural depicting industry and industrialization
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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


Oblique view of the Century of Progress Administration Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Fair construction
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


View of Chicago's Soldier Field from the stands.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Color illustrated aerial view of the General Exhibits Group building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


View of the one of the log cabins inside the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


One of the entrances to the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


One of the entrances to the Old Fort Dearborn exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Man posing in front of a replica of a log cabin.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Lumberjacks from the Hawthorne Lumber Company in New York (?) cutting logs with axes.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Lenox R. Lohr, general manager of the exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The General Exhibits Pavilion at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Artist's depiction of a beach at sunset
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Color view of the water gate entrance to the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The circular bridge across the south end of the lagoon.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Color illustrated aerial view of the Court of States on Northerly Island
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Color aerial view of the Chicago lakefront and downtown
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Exterior view of the Agricultural Building from the southeast.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The relief sculpture The Conquest of Time and Space adorns the main entrance to the Electrical Building exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


The stairway to the north entrance of the Electrical Building.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Panoramic view of the Century of Progress lagoon and Northerly Island.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


View of the hanging dome to the Travel and Transport Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


The terraces and the tower to the Century of Progress Hall of Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
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
Access:
Public access


Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
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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
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit.
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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
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
Public access


Skyride tower showing Soldier Field in the background
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
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At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
Date:
1933-03-15
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Chinese garden inside the Horticulture building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Fair patrons visiting scientific exhibits
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Technicians construct a model petroleum refinery for exhibition at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
undated
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Fashionably-dressed women pose for the "Fair on Parade"
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Date:
August 2, 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access