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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_010.tif

Permalink:

https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3sb3x00p

Type:

Image

Notes:

The Pavilion was designed to resemble a giant airplane to celebrate Italo Balbo's transatlantic flight that ended at 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 sported a design that resembled the bundled fasces, an ancient symbol of the Roman Republic that was adopted by Italian and German fascists in the 20th century. Seen here is the land reclamation exhibit located in the north wing of the Pavilion.

Rights:

In copyright

Access:

Public access

Subject--Topic

Fascist aesthetics

Exhibitions

Reclamation of land

Engineering

Form:

Photographs

Color:

Black and white

Extent:

9.25 x 12 in.

Exhibit:

Land Reclamation Exhibit

Building Name:

Italian Pavilion

Collection Information

Collection:

Century of Progress records

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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.