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View of the Skyride with the Hall of Science in the foreground.

 

Also visible on the upper right are two rocket cars transporting Fair patrons across the Skyride at an elevation of 210 feet. The ride across the Skyride took about four minutes.

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Title:
View of the Skyride with the Hall of Science in the foreground.
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0010_00305_016.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3qj77z6t
Type:
Image


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Amusement rides
Construction
Exhibitions

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

Building Name
Hall of Science
Skyride

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
10
Folder:
305
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.)