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University of Illinois at Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
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ca. 1933-1934 (6)

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Railroad Cars (5)
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Railroads (2)
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Kaufmann & Fabry co. (3)

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[A photograph of an unidentified building next to a rail car with construction materials nearby.]
1. [A photograph of an unidentified building next to a rail car with construction materials nearby.]
[A U.S. Steel exhibit of a miniature railroad and viaduct made out of clay. The photo is undated.]
2. [A U.S. Steel exhibit of a miniature railroad and viaduct made out of clay. The photo is undated.]
[The Pullman train car exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
3. [The Pullman train car exhibit at the Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.]
"It's 'curtains' for those familiar, old, green Pullman curtains. They're out. This photo posed to show
4. "It's 'curtains' for those familiar, old, green Pullman curtains. They're out. This photo posed to show the new arrangement in the flashing, 110-miles-an-hour, all-aluminum streamlined Pullman Pacific train which is being exhibited at the World's Fair of 1934 in Chicago. Just close the aluminum door and presto, it's a nice private drawing room, convenient and homelike even if it was just a Pullman section during the daytime."
"National Railroad Fair exhibit of the Budd Company, which tells the story behind car manufacture. The
5. "National Railroad Fair exhibit of the Budd Company, which tells the story behind car manufacture. The exhibit features each week a different new all-stainless steel passenger car right off the production line."
"Something new in section appeal - in a Pullman car. Posed to show how much easier it is to 'get up and
6. "Something new in section appeal - in a Pullman car. Posed to show how much easier it is to 'get up and get down' in the ultra-modern berths shown this year for the first time anywhere in the new streamlined, 110-miles-an-hour, diesel-motored, all aluminum Union Pacific Pullman trains. They make their debut at the World's Fair of 1934 in Chicago."
  
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