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Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.

 

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.

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Title:
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_020a_00000_023.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3g15tb94
Type:
Image
Notes:
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.

Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Pavilions
Architecture
Auditoriums
Exhibition buildings
Fascist aesthetics
Ocean liners
Model ships

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
9.25 x 12 in.

Building Name:
Italian Pavilion

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
020a
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.


Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)