Architects and amusement consultants meet to examine clay model of Worlds Fair – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Architects and amusement consultants meet to examine clay model of Worlds Fair
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In May 1930, architects and amusement consultants gathered around a clay model of the fair, studying its layout in three dimensions rather than on flat drawings. The exposition was the Century of Progress International Exposition, which Chicago staged in 1933 and 1934 to mark the centennial of its incorporation as a city. Bringing building designers together with people who understood entertainment shows how much the planners wanted the grounds to draw crowds as well as display new technology. A physical model also let them judge sightlines, walking distances, and how the entertainment areas would sit alongside the exhibition halls.
| Created / published | 1930 May 21. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Architecture--Models; BI (10); Exhibitions--1933-1934; Ill.--Chicago--Worlds Fair 1930; Exhibitions--1930; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,225 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140097 |
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