White City Amusement Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
This postcard features the midway of Chicago's White City Amusement Park and the city's unofficial motto "I will." Both the name "White City" and the slogan "I will" were synonymous with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. When the amusement park opened in 1905, the parks' owners utilized the imagery and architecture of the 1893 fair to attract crowds.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1910
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
85.127.50
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
on front: I WILL [logo]
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