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The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.

 

Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.

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Title:
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0004_00175_001.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3t14tp9b
Type:
Image


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic:
Amusement rides

Photographer:
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
9.25 x 7 in.

Building Name:
Skyride

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
4
Folder:
175
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.)