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View of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction in preparation for the Chicago World's Fair

 

Enchanted Island was built between the lagoon and Lake Michigan, and included a mountainside slide, a fairy castle, a mechanical zoo, a miniature railroad, and a theater, among other exhibits.

About this item


Title:
View of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction in preparation for the Chicago World's Fair
Date of Original:
March 1933
Identifier:
COP_17_0007_00278_016.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3nv99b2w
Type:
Image

Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Exhibitions
Children
Amusement parks

Photographer:
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
7.5 x 9.5 in.

Building Name:
Enchanted Island

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
7
Folder:
278
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.)