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Author : Gray Line (Firm)
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Total Pages : 16 pages
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Download or read book Seeing Chicago and the 1934 World's Fair written by Gray Line (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nation-Wide World's Fair Tours (Chicago, Ill.)
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Total Pages : 4 pages
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Download or read book An Individualized, Exclusive, All-expense Tour of Chicago and Its Greater 1934 a Century of Progress Exposition "the Nation's Choice" Nation-Wide World's Fair Tours " written by Nation-Wide World's Fair Tours (Chicago, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gray Line (Firm)
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Total Pages : 13 pages
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Download or read book Seeing Chicago and the 1934 World's Fair written by Gray Line (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book What I Saw at the Chicago World's Fair, 1934 written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cheryl Ganz
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252078527
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The 1933 Chicago World's Fair written by Cheryl Ganz and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's 1933 world's fair set a new direction for international expositions. Earlier fairs had exhibited technological advances, but Chicago's fair organizers used the very idea of progress to buoy national optimism during the Depression's darkest years. Orchestrated by business leaders and engineers, almost all former military men, the fair reflected a business-military-engineering model that envisioned a promising future through science and technology's application to everyday life. But not everyone at Chicago's 1933 exposition had abandoned notions of progress that entailed social justice and equality, recognition of ethnicity and gender, and personal freedom and expression. The fair's motto, "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms," was challenged by iconoclasts such as Sally Rand, whose provocative fan dance became a persistent symbol of the fair, as well as a handful of other exceptional individuals, including African Americans, ethnic populations and foreign nationals, groups of working women, and even well-heeled socialites. Cheryl R. Ganz offers the stories of fair planners and participants who showcased education, industry, and entertainment to sell optimism during the depths of the Great Depression. This engaging history also features eighty-six photographs--nearly half of which are full color--of key locations, exhibits, and people, as well as authentic ticket stubs, postcards, pamphlets, posters, and other it
Author : Bill Cotter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439649472
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair written by Bill Cotter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took six years and cost $100 million, but on May 27, 1933, the gates swung open on the biggest birthday party the city of Chicago had ever seen. The Century of Progress Exposition, better known as the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair, commemorated the amazing progress that had been made since the founding of the city just 100 years earlier. Many of America's largest companies joined with countries from around the world to showcase their histories and advertise their newest products. The road to opening day was not an easy one, with the Great Depression making it look like the fair might never be built, but thousands of small investors stepped forward to help close the financial gap. The fair went on to an unprecedented second season, and when the gates finally closed after the last of the 39 million visitors went home, it had achieved something quite rare among world's fairs: earning a profit. This collection of rare photographs, previously unpublished, highlights the major attractions of the fair and the astonishing changes made between seasons.
Author : Chicago Tribune
Publisher : Agate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1572844450
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (728 download)
Download or read book A Century of Progress written by Chicago Tribune and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A true gem . . . period images of the Windy City and a glimpse back at a moment that not only shaped the city of Chicago but the world around us today. ” —Week99er Between 1933 and 1934, over forty-eight million visitors attended “A Century of Progress Exposition,” the world’s fair located in Chicago, Illinois. Conceived of during the Roaring Twenties and born during the Great Depression, this was a sprawling event celebrating Chicago’s one-hundredth anniversary with industrial and scientific displays, lascivious entertainment, and a touch of unadulterated bad taste. Century of Progress is a collection of rare photographs from the world’s fair that have been carefully chosen from the Chicago Tribune’s voluminous archives. Featuring an informative introduction by Tribune reporter and historian Ron Grossman, this book documents one of the most expansive displays of technological advancement and cultural diversity that took place in the twentieth century. The lakefront exposition, on the present site of McCormick Place and Northerly Island, opened on May 27, 1933, and was reopened in 1934 at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who hoped it would stimulate the Depression-era economy. This book is an engrossing and fascinating look at the numerous sides of the “A Century of Progress Exposition”: the whimsical attractions, the architectural and scientific achievements, the palpable spirit of fun, and the occasionally unsavory exhibits of differing cultures. At a time when the entire U.S. population numbered just over 125 million people, the Chicago world’s fair left an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of American culture, and Century of Progress captures that feeling as only a photograph can.
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Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book A Memento in Pictures Commenorating Your Visit to the 1934 World's Fair. Chicago written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard M. Rossen
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764304606
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book World's Fair Collectibles written by Howard M. Rossen and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two landmark World's Fairs, 1933 in Chicago and 1939 in New York, remembered by their souvenirs and promotional items. Tour each, see the thrilling Skyride of 1933 and the towering Trylon of 1939. Color photographs illustrate the vast array of posters, souvenirs, and memorabilia depicting attractions and exhibits from both fairs.
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Download or read book Make Chicago the Hub of Your 1933 Travels written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samantha Gleisten
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738519845
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (198 download)
Download or read book Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair written by Samantha Gleisten and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You will enter A Century of Progress for the first time perhaps like an explorer-curious and eager-penetrating an amazingly rumored domain in search of treasure." -Official Guide Book to the Fair, 1933 One century after Chicago's incorporation, the city hosted the 1933 World's Fair, which was so successful it was held over for 1934. Aptly named "A Century of Progress," the fair confirmed Chicago's emergence as a major American city. Like the phoenix from the ashes, Chicago emerged from its devastating fire of 1871 as one of the most architecturally significant and aesthetically inviting cities in the world. On 424 lakeside acres located on Chicago's near south side, the Fair brought together innovators and inventors from around the world. Chicagoans hosted visitors from all corners of the globe, commemorating human progress, despite the Great Depression that was devastating the nation's economy.
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Total Pages : 1 pages
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Download or read book What it Will Cost You to See Chicago's New 1934 World's Fair written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 96 pages
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Download or read book A Century of Progress 1934 written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 18 pages
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Download or read book Visit the World's Fair, Chicago, June 1st - November 1st, 1933 written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lisa Diane Schrenk
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ISBN 13 : 9780816648368
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (483 download)
Download or read book Building a Century of Progress written by Lisa Diane Schrenk and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the summer of 1933 to the fall of 1934, more than 38 million fairgoers visited a 3-mile stretch along Lake Michigan, home to Chicago's second World's Fair. Millions more experienced the Century of Progress International Exposition through newspaper and magazine articles, newsreels, and souvenirs. Together, all marveled at the industrial, scientific, consumer, and cultural displays, many of which were housed in fifty massive and colorful exhibition halls, the largest architectural project realized in the United States during the Great Depression. In the richly illustrated Building a Century of Progress, Lisa D. Schrenk explores the pivotal role of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair in modern American architecture. She recounts how the exposition's architectural commission promoted a broad definition of modern architecture, not relying on purely aesthetic characteristics but instead focusing on new design solutions. The fair's pavilions incorporated recently introduced building materials such as masonite and gypsum board; structural innovations (for example, the first thin-shell concrete roof and the first suspended roof structures built in the United States); and new construction processes, most notably the use of prefabrication. They also featured curiosities like the giant, constantly operating mayonnaise maker and the glass-walled House of Tomorrow, which had no operable windows. Schrenk shows how the halls' designs reflected cultural and political developments of the period, including the expanding relationships between science, industry, and government; the rise of a corporate consumer culture; and the impact of the Great Depression. Many of the designs provoked intense responses from critics and other prominent architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Ralph Adams Cram, fueling heated debates over the appropriate direction for architecture in the United States. Demonstrating the rich diversity of progressive American building design seen at the fair, Building a Century of Progress captures a crucial moment in American modernism. Lisa D. Schrenk is assistant professor of architecture and art history at Norwich University and former education director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation.
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Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book Chicago 1934 World's Fair written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : American Autochrome Company
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Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book World's Fair, 1934, Chicago written by American Autochrome Company and published by . This book was released on 1934* with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
