Hall of science--Century of progress Valdura wins again! All world's fair buildings painted both interior and exterior with Valdura products / W.L. Stensgaard & Associates, Inc. – Historic Photo Reproduction
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(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Hall of science--Century of progress Valdura wins again! All world's fair buildings painted both interior and exterior with Valdura products / W.L. Stensgaard & Associates, Inc.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hall of science--Century of progress Valdura wins again! All world's fair buildings painted both interior and exterior with Valdura products / W.L. Stensgaard & Associates, Inc.
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The Hall of Science, one of the exhibition halls at Chicago's Century of Progress International Exposition, is the building this poster singles out, boasting that its interior and exterior were painted with Valdura products. The fair ran on the lakefront in 1933 and 1934 to mark a century of Chicago's growth, and its planners made bold color a signature, earning the grounds the nickname "Rainbow City." This silkscreen was issued by the Chicago firm W.L. Stensgaard & Associates, whose advertising turned the fair's new buildings into a showcase for the paint line.
| Created / published | Chicago : [1934] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen ; 76 x 40 cm. |
| Genre | Posters American 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Mounted on cardboard easel. Promotional goal: U.S. C29. 1934. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1997:088). |
| Subjects | Century of Progress International Exposition--(1933-1934 :--Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,747 × 4,667 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221720 |
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