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Exterior view of the Italian Pavilion

 

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.

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Title:
Exterior view of the Italian Pavilion
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_020a_00000_026.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3v698c65
Type:
Image

Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Exhibition buildings
Fascism and culture

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

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.


Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)