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"Orville Sontag (left) winner of the first prize in the Model Yacht regatta, held Sunday (September 9th) in the South Lagoon of the World's Fair, is shown receiving from B.C. Freidman the trophy emblematic of victory at [the] meeting of contestants in the Chicago Parks exhibit at the Century of Progress. Sontag's entry, the trim Monsoon, scored 19 points while leading all the other tiny craft [that] raced with automatic steering control over a 1,000 foot course."
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| Title | "Orville Sontag (left) winner of the first prize in the Model Yacht regatta, held Sunday (September 9th) in the South Lagoon of the World's Fair, is shown receiving from B.C. Freidman the trophy emblematic of victory at [the] meeting of contestants in the Chicago Parks exhibit at the Century of Progress. Sontag's entry, the trim Monsoon, scored 19 points while leading all the other tiny craft [that] raced with automatic steering control over a 1, 000 foot course." |
| Creator | Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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| Contributors | Century of Progress International Exposition |
| Date | ca. 1933-1934 |
| Coverage | Chicago--Illinois--United States |
| Subject | Yacht racing
Yachts
Model sailboats
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| Keywords | Sontag, Orville; Friedman, BC; Model yacht regatta; Chicago parks exhibit |
| Identifier | COP_17_0002_00062_001 |
| Controlled Vocabulary | Thesaurus for Graphic Materials |
| Format | 9.5"x6.5" |
| Type | Photograph |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg |
| Source | Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952 |
| Collection | Images of Progress: Views of a Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago) |
| Repository | Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library |
| Rights | This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 801 South Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607. Phone: (312) 996-2742; email: lib-permissions@uic.edu. |
| Credit Line | [Identifier], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library. |
| Purchase | PH08-105 |
| Sponsorship | Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White; Secretary of State. |
| Capture Date | February 2008 |
| Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000 XL |
| Resolution | 600 DPI |
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