Souvenir Model of Havoline Tower From Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934
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Artifact Overview
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir model of Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one-story working thermometer.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
1933-1934
Subject Date
1933-1934
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
85.127.172
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Metal
Color
Ivory (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
base: CHICAGO'S WORLD'S FAIR / 1933-1934 / HAVOLINE / THER-MOMETER / TOWER
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