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[A close up view of one of the entrances of the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress International
1. [A close up view of one of the entrances of the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress International Exposition in early 1933, a few months before the opening of Fair.]
[A marble house at the Enchanted Island exhibit one month before the grand opening of the Century of
2. [A marble house at the Enchanted Island exhibit one month before the grand opening of the Century of Progress International Exposition.]
[Construction of large wooden figures for the Enchanted Island exhibit at the Century of Progress International
3. [Construction of large wooden figures for the Enchanted Island exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exhibition. Photo was taken in April of 1933, one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
[Construction of one of the amusement rides at the Enchanted Island exhibit one month before the grand
4. [Construction of one of the amusement rides at the Enchanted Island exhibit one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
[Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
5. [Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
[Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
6. [Construction of the Enchanted Island painting theater one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
[Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit. The
7. [Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit. The Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government. One of the two towers of the Century of Progress Skyride can be seen to the right of the Federal Building.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
8. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
9. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
10. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
11. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
12. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
13. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
14. [Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
[Construction of the Radio Flyer display for the Enchanted Island exhibit at the Century of Progress
15. [Construction of the Radio Flyer display for the Enchanted Island exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exhibition. Photo was taken in April of 1933, one month before the grand opening of the Fair.]
[Exterior view of one of the sculptures that adorned the facade of the Electrical Group building exhibition
16. [Exterior view of one of the sculptures that adorned the facade of the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair, 1933.]
[Exterior view of the Enchanted Island theater and moat one month before the grand opening of A Century
17. [Exterior view of the Enchanted Island theater and moat one month before the grand opening of A Century of Progress.]
[Exterior view of the Magic Mountain exhibit at Enchanted Island one month before the grand opening of
18. [Exterior view of the Magic Mountain exhibit at Enchanted Island one month before the grand opening of A Century of Progress.]
[General view of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction, one month before the grand opening
19. [General view of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction, one month before the grand opening of the Century of Progress.]
[Ground level view of one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two
20. [Ground level view of one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933. At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.]
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