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Century of Progress World's Fair, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
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[Figurines at the Art & Costume Collection exhibit at A Century of Progress International Exposition, ca. 1933-1934. These figures are displaying costumes from Sweden and Switzerland.]
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[Figurines representing the national costumes of Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Wales, Sweden, Bretagne (France), Scotland, Bavaria (Germany), and Holland.]
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[Fireworks display at night. The outline of the Century of Progress Skyride tower and cableway can be seen to the right of the fireworks. The Federal Building complex at Northerly Island is also seen here at the lower left of the photograph.]
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[Floor plan for the Century of Progress House of Tomorrow.]
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[Floor plan for the General House, Inc. exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Floor plan for the Masonite House exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Floor plan for the Rostone House exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Floor plan for the Stran-Steel House exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Ford Building lit up at night at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Four pylon sculptures decorate the north side of the Century of Progress Hall of Social Science.]
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[Four pylon sculptures decorate the north side of the Century of Progress Hall of Social Science.]
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[Front facade of the Hall of Science at A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Front facade of the Hall of Science at A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[Garden leading up to the entrance of the Ford Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
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[General Electric exhibit displaying different types of lamps used throughout human history. Exhibit includes a stone lamp from ancient Babylonia; a crude saucer lamp from southern Europe; a bronze lamp from Rome; a Betty lamp used in colonial New England; a whale oil lamp likely used by an early Chicago family; Edison's first practical lamp; the "smallest lamp in the world," used for medical examination inside the human body; and the "largest lamp in the world," used for lighting airports, athletic fields, and in the motion picture industry.]
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[General Electric House of Magic Exhibit.]
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[General view of the Century of Progress Greyhound tour buses transporting visitors around the fairgrounds.]
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[General view of the Enchanted Island exhibit under construction, one month before the grand opening of the Century of Progress.]
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[General view of the Italian science exhibit at the Century of Progress Hall of Science.]
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[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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