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"A conception by Hugh Ferriss, a noted New York artist, of how the Ford Exhibition building now being
21. "A conception by Hugh Ferriss, a noted New York artist, of how the Ford Exhibition building now being erected at the Chicago World's Fair will look at night in its blaze of light. The building is nine hundred feet long and ten stories in height at its center. It faces upon a five acre park fronting Lake Michigan. Albert Kahn of Detroit is the architect, and Walter Dorwin Teague of New York, the industrial designer, is in charge of the interior display."
[A conceptual drawing of the Agricultural Building, Century of Progress International Exposition.]
22. [A conceptual drawing of the Agricultural Building, Century of Progress International Exposition.]
[A crowd gathers at the Hall of Science courtyard for Mayor's Day on July 6th, 1932.]
23. [A crowd gathers at the Hall of Science courtyard for Mayor's Day on July 6th, 1932.]
[A Crowd gathers in May of 1933 to watch parades and marching bands perform at Soldier Field.]
24. [A Crowd gathers in May of 1933 to watch parades and marching bands perform at Soldier Field.]
[A crowd gathers to celebrate Danish Day at the courtyard of the Hall of Science. This photo is undated]
25. [A crowd gathers to celebrate Danish Day at the courtyard of the Hall of Science. This photo is undated]
[A delegation of the Dairyman's Association visiting the Century of Progress. This photo is undated.]
26. [A delegation of the Dairyman's Association visiting the Century of Progress. This photo is undated.]
[A delegation of Yugoslavians visits the Century of Progress and meets with fair officials in 1932.]
27. [A delegation of Yugoslavians visits the Century of Progress and meets with fair officials in 1932.]
[A demonstration of the "balopticon," an early still-image version of the modern-day overhead projector.]
28. [A demonstration of the "balopticon," an early still-image version of the modern-day overhead projector.]
[A depiction of one of fairgrounds at A Century of Progress International Exposition.]
29. [A depiction of one of fairgrounds at A Century of Progress International Exposition.]
[A diorama depicting an early Mesopotamian ziggurat where grain was collected and stored. The heading
30. [A diorama depicting an early Mesopotamian ziggurat where grain was collected and stored. The heading to the diorama is entitled, "Wise Men Save for the Tomorrow."]
[A diorama depicting the John Kinzie's home near Fort Dearborn, Chicago. Kinzie bought his home from
31. [A diorama depicting the John Kinzie's home near Fort Dearborn, Chicago. Kinzie bought his home from Jean Baptise Point DuSable, the first non-native settler in Chicago, in the 1780s and began a trading business with nearby Potawatomi Indians. Kinzie's wife, Eleanor, grew up among the Seneca as a captive.]
[A diorama of buildings sponsored by the National Cash Register Company.]
32. [A diorama of buildings sponsored by the National Cash Register Company.]
[A diorama studio at the Century of Progress International Exposition.]
33. [A diorama studio at the Century of Progress International Exposition.]
"A display of small apparatus which includes some new developments, such as the Thyratron speed control
34. "A display of small apparatus which includes some new developments, such as the Thyratron speed control for motors, quiet operating motor on sound isolating base, and gear motors, supplemented by models of large equipment represents the apparatus section of the General Electric Company in its exhibit at the Century of Progress."
"A display of the Industrial Electric Heat Applications shown as part of Electric Light and Power Industry's
35. "A display of the Industrial Electric Heat Applications shown as part of Electric Light and Power Industry's exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair."
[A dog resting at the Belgian Village exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
36. [A dog resting at the Belgian Village exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
[A drafting room at the Century of Progress International Exposition.]
37. [A drafting room at the Century of Progress International Exposition.]
[A drawing of the S.S. Columbus, a German-built passenger ocean liner built in 1919. The Columbus was
38. [A drawing of the S.S. Columbus, a German-built passenger ocean liner built in 1919. The Columbus was eventually scuttled by captain and crew in 1939 after having been spotted by the British destroyer HMS Hyperion.]
[A Fair tour guide handing out official guidebooks to visitors at A Century of Progress International
39. [A Fair tour guide handing out official guidebooks to visitors at A Century of Progress International Exposition, ca. 1933-1934.]
[A ferry transporting passengers across the lagoon at A Century of Progress.]
40. [A ferry transporting passengers across the lagoon at A Century of Progress.]
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