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A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1933 – Antique Print

A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1933, 1933 — historic photograph
A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1933, 1933. Historic photograph from the Chicago collection.

(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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This rare historic photograph captures A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1933 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1933

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A long, narrow panorama roughly five feet across, this print shows the Century of Progress International Exposition as it appeared along the water on Chicago's lakefront. The fair opened in 1933 on the shore of Lake Michigan to mark the centennial of the city's incorporation, and its buildings were designed to showcase modern architecture, science, and industry. The print was made by Kaufmann & Fabry Co., a Chicago commercial photography firm, and was deposited for copyright in December 1933, the same year the fair opened.

Created / published1933
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 8.5 x 58 in.
Genre1933
NotesJ 14318 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Kaufmann & Fabry Co.; December 1, 1933. On front: Copyright 1933
SubjectsExhibitions. Lakes & ponds. Century of Progress International Exposition--(1933-1934 :--Chicago, Ill.)--BuildingsUnited States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,308 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203469

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