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developments. Because the fairgrounds was on new man-made land that was owned by the state and not the city, the land was initially free from
Chicago's strict building codes, which allowed the architects to explore new materials and building techniques. This allowed the design and construction of a wide array of experimental buildings, that eventually included large general exhibition halls, such as the Hall of Science (Paul Cret) and the Federal Building (Bennet, Burnham, and Holabird); corporate pavilions, including the General Motors Building (Albert Kahn) and the Sears Pavilion (Nimmons, Carr, and Wright); futuristic model houses, most popular was the twelve-sided House of Tomorrow (George Frederick Keck); as well as progressive foreign pavilions, including the Italian Pavilion (Mario de Renzi and Adalberto Libera); and historic and ethnic entertainment venues, such as the Belgian Village (Burnham Brothers with Alfons De Rijdt), and the Streets of Paris (Andrew Rebori and John W. Root) where fan dancer
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advances also filled the fairgrounds. These included the earliest catenary roof constructed in the United States, which roofed the dome of the Travel and
Transport Building (Bennet, Burnham and Holabird) and the first thin shell concrete roof in the United States, on the small, multi-vaulted Brook Hill Farm Dairy built for the 1934 season of the fair.
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as the city's historical beginning. The campaign was successful, and a replica of Point du Sable's cabin was presented as part of the "background of the history of
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performed. These buildings were constructed out of five-ply
Douglas fir plywood, ribbed-metal siding, and prefabricated boards such as Masonite, Sheetrock, Maizewood, as well as other new man-made materials. The exhibited buildings were windowless (but cheerfully lighted) buildings. Structural
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associated with the fair. There were more than a thousand cases, resulting in 98 deaths. Joel
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furnished a wild animal exhibit, Frank Buck's Jungle Camp. Over two million people visited Buck's reproduction of the camp he and his native assistants lived in while collecting animals in Asia. After the fair closed, Buck moved the camp to a compound he had created at
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then known as "Chicago's Youngest Organist" and later "The King of the Organ" was the official organist of the fair. Other popular exhibits were the various auto manufacturers, the Midway (filled with nightclubs such as the Old Morocco, where future stars
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was specifically left off the commission due to his inability to work well with others, but did go on to produce three conceptual schemes for the fair. Members of this committee ended up designing most of the large, thematic exhibition pavilions.
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series, was published in 1935 and is set at the Century of Progress. The book was dropped when the series changed publishers due to fears that readers would find it dated, and has since become a sought after volume by collectors of the
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arrived dramatically on-stage at the fair's "Wings of a Century" transportation pageant. The two trains launched an era of industrial streamlining. Both trains later went into successful revenue service, the Union Pacific's as the
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painted twelve murals for the Navy's exhibit in the Federal Building for the fair. The frieze was composed of twelve murals depicting the influence of sea power on America, beginning with the settlement of
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that demonstrated modern home convenience and creative practical new building materials and techniques with twelve model homes sponsored by several corporations affiliated with home decor and construction.
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which, on May 26, made a record-breaking dawn-to-dusk run from Denver, Colorado, to Chicago in 13 hours and 5 minutes, called the "Dawn-to-Dusk Dash". To cap its record-breaking speed run, the
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The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations
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638:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
398:, a "Midget City" complete with "sixty
235:1929 Barcelona International Exposition
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2583:World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition
2388:1933/1934 Chicago World's Fair website
2252:
2100:
1755:from the original on November 19, 2019
1652:"Pioneer Zephyr – A Legendary History"
1549:
1066:. Despite having taken place in 1936,
16:1933 world's fair in Chicago, Illinois
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2638:Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
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2334:from the original on October 20, 2021
2234:from the original on February 1, 2018
1624:
1381:Marche II, Jordan D. (June 8, 2005).
1374:
978:
851:Much of the fair site is now home to
2845:Bureau International des Expositions
2762:Golden Gate International Exposition
2352:
1476:
1467:
1248:from the original on October 3, 2017
1002:In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
426:Admiral Byrd's polar expedition ship
277:Bureau International des Expositions
4021: Postponed to 2021 due to the
3727:British Empire Exhibition 1924–1925
2673:International Mercantile Exposition
2265:from the original on August 8, 2012
1562:from the original on April 30, 2016
1401:from the original on April 25, 2016
604:Major League Baseball All-Star Game
373:. The buildings generally followed
343:—in 1893. The rays were focused on
13:
2610:California's Golden Jubilee (1898)
2424:Century of progress Brownie camera
2217:– Guide, p.31 Argraf, Warsaw, 2003
2164:from the original on June 15, 2013
1973:from the original on March 7, 2019
1712:Schafer, Mike; Welsh, Joe (1997).
1362:from the original on July 18, 2011
1278:from the original on March 7, 2019
1234:LaMorte, Chris (October 2, 2017).
1215:from the original on March 7, 2019
1114:Mural General Exhibit 3rd pavilion
936:in flight, and its home hangar in
592:, was relocated afterwards to the
14:
4385:
2376:
2295:from the original on June 4, 2020
2113:from the original on May 14, 2011
1795:. University of Minnesota Press.
1581:McDowell, Malcolm (May 6, 1933).
1531:from the original on June 5, 2018
932:the fair's Federal Building, the
559:1933 Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition
283:style, the theme of the fair was
227:Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
4318:
4317:
4307:
4031:
2677:National Conservation Exposition
2473:, October 1934, pp. 497–512
2160:. Chicago Public Library. 2009.
2103:"Century of Progress Exposition"
1656:excerpts from the New York Times
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1028:, the 1983 private eye novel by
1013:Beverly Gray at the World's Fair
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807:U.S. commemorative stamps (1933)
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614:) in conjunction with the fair.
3778:Bryant Park, New York City 1853
2792:1984 Louisiana World Exposition
2658:Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition
2654:International Mining Exposition
2548:International Cotton Exposition
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390:, the Cook Family Singers, and
2692:Lincoln Jubilee and Exposition
2320:. Riverdale Avenue Books LLC.
1431:. New York: Back Stage Books.
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457:Century of Progress Exposition
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2575:International Industrial Fair
2253:Blades, John (May 10, 1987).
1715:Classic American Streamliners
1342:Works Progress Administration
1301:University of Minnesota Press
1191:
1062:describes a world fair named
2722:Pacific Southwest Exposition
2714:California's Diamond Jubilee
2696:Panama–California Exposition
2651:World's Pure Food Exposition
2606:Trans-Mississippi Exposition
2579:World's Columbian Exposition
1075:
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950:commemorative postage stamps
913:The Art Institute of Chicago
768:
570:Electrical Building at night
557:An enduring exhibit was the
496:chassis, and was called the
411:Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
371:World's Columbian Exposition
341:World's Columbian Exposition
21:World's Columbian Exposition
7:
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2718:Sesquicentennial Exposition
2643:Irish Industrial Exposition
2383:Official website of the BIE
2359:. HarperCollinsPublishers.
2158:"Municipal Flag of Chicago"
2014:Western Journal of Medicine
2008:Markell, E.K. (June 1986).
1550:Senkus, William M. (2002).
1174:
855:park (since the closing of
420:Lincoln-Berry General Store
350:
331:at a four-hour ceremony at
133:Lakefront, Northerly Island
10:
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2772:1964 New York World's Fair
2757:1939 New York World's Fair
2619:National Export Exposition
2614:Greater America Exposition
2101:Rydell, Robert W. (2005).
1491:10.1177/002193479102100402
1100:
1068:The March of the Centuries
1064:The March of the Centuries
903:possesses the painting of
756:Amoebic dysentery outbreak
581:Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein
530:presented its modernistic
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2050:"Water and Waste Systems"
1940:Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
1919:Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
1868:Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
1847:Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
1687:. Saint Paul, Minnesota:
1681:Zimmermann, Karl (2004).
1296:Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
1268:"World's Fairs 1933–1939"
1205:"World's Fairs 1933–1939"
1181:List of world expositions
946:1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps
915:where it was unveiled by
909:Stanisław Kaczor-Batowski
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1640:. pp. 10–11, 47–50.
1479:Journal of Black Studies
1460:August 26, 2009, at the
1423:; Daniel Kinske (2005).
1338:Chicago and Suburbs 1939
1091:Art Institute of Chicago
965:National Building Museum
901:Polish Museum of America
406:containing real babies.
402:", and an exhibition of
285:technological innovation
94:172 hectares (430 acres)
4364:20th century in Chicago
3898:New York City 1964–1965
3888:San Francisco 1939–1940
3773:New York City 1826–1897
2705:California Liberty Fair
2623:Pan-American Exposition
2563:World Cotton Centennial
2533:American Institute Fair
2107:Encyclopedia of Chicago
1963:"World Fairs 1933–1939"
1774:Frank Buck's Jungleland
1456:, Omaha Public Library
1138:Poster for the fair by
952:, showing respectively
892:navigator and explorer
506:'s introduction of its
3448:Johannesburg 1936–1937
2744:Great Lakes Exposition
2670:Admission Day Festival
2289:PenguinRandomhouse.com
2184:"Christopher Columbus"
1779:July 16, 2009, at the
1689:MBI Publishing Company
1427:Memories of a Munchkin
1095:architectural drawings
867:, given to Chicago by
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475:Curtiss-Wright Airport
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191:May 27, 1933
3833:Portland, Oregon 1905
3489:Taihoku (Taipei) 1935
2767:Century 21 Exposition
2543:Centennial Exposition
2518:List of world's fairs
1969:. February 25, 2019.
1525:fdrlibrary.marist.edu
1274:. February 25, 2019.
1186:List of world's fairs
846:
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655:, and the Burlington
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449:Cover carried on the
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159:41.86056°N 87.61139°W
3969:Wellington 1939–1940
3828:Charleston 1901–1902
3788:Louisville 1883–1887
3509:Chiang Mai 2011–2012
3376:Chiang Mai 2006–2007
2647:Jamestown Exposition
2594:(Atlanta Exposition)
1732:on October 19, 2021.
1684:Burlington's Zephyrs
1344:. 1939. p. 105.
1327:, May 28, 1933, p. 1
894:Christopher Columbus
784:stock market crashed
680:Amityville, New York
502:ultra-luxury sedan;
375:Moderne architecture
271:held in the city of
265:Chicago World's Fair
263:, also known as the
62:Universal exposition
4374:South Side, Chicago
4344:Century of Progress
4005:Rio de Janeiro 1922
3878:Cleveland 1936–1937
3868:San Diego 1935–1936
3853:San Diego 1915–1917
3443:Kimberley 1892–1893
3366:Haarlemmermeer 2002
3011:Port-au-Prince 1949
2729:Century of Progress
2571:Piedmont Exposition
2558:Southern Exposition
2056:on January 19, 2017
1691:. pp. 16, 26.
1662:on February 8, 2005
1556:alphabetilately.org
905:Pulaski at Savannah
805:Century of Progress
788:James Truslow Adams
586:Jamestown, Virginia
532:Pierce Silver Arrow
392:the Andrews Sisters
345:photoelectric cells
164:41.86056; -87.61139
155: /
4369:History of Chicago
3959:Auckland 1913–1914
3803:San Francisco 1894
3464:Calcutta 1883–1884
3294:exhibitions (AIPH)
3006:New York 1939–1940
2961:San Francisco 1915
2428:www.BROWNIE.camera
2353:Rand, Ayn (1994).
2196:on October 6, 2011
1902:, 89, p. 141-172.
1588:Chicago Daily News
1325:The New York Times
979:In popular culture
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3863:Philadelphia 1926
3273:Buenos Aires 2023
2891:Philadelphia 1876
2834:World exhibitions
2800:
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2787:1982 World's Fair
2753:Pan American Fair
2711:French Exposition
2471:Popular Mechanics
2366:978-0-586-01264-2
2327:978-1-62601-153-3
2137:www.bie-paris.org
2082:. August 16, 2022
1698:978-0-7603-1856-0
1595:on June 27, 2009.
1394:978-0-8135-3576-0
1211:. March 6, 2019.
1030:Max Allan Collins
990:Somebody in Boots
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871:to honor General
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