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- Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - 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. The fairgrounds, shown here along the Lake Michigan shoreline, boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions. The tallest structure visible here is Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one story, working thermometer.
- 1934
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Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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. The fairgrounds, shown here along the Lake Michigan shoreline, boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions. The tallest structure visible here is Havoline Motor Oil's fair building -- a twenty-one story, working thermometer.
- Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. Some of the fair's largest and most popular exhibitions, featuring a variety of demonstrations, displays, and visitor experiences, were mounted by automotive companies. This aerial photograph shows (from front to back) the General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford buildings along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- 1934
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Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. Some of the fair's largest and most popular exhibitions, featuring a variety of demonstrations, displays, and visitor experiences, were mounted by automotive companies. This aerial photograph shows (from front to back) the General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford buildings along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
- 1934
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Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
- Lake Michigan Harbor Entrance and Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Michigan, 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1900
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Lake Michigan Harbor Entrance and Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Michigan, 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - 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. The fairgrounds, shown here along the Lake Michigan shoreline, boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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. The fairgrounds, shown here along the Lake Michigan shoreline, boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions.
- Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda and Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Ford's large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience sat on eleven acres along Lake Michigan. They composed the fair's largest, most talked-about exhibit and attracted more than twelve million fairgoers.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda and Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Ford's large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience sat on eleven acres along Lake Michigan. They composed the fair's largest, most talked-about exhibit and attracted more than twelve million fairgoers.
- Aerial View of the Ford Exhibition Building and Symphony Gardens, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934 - Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Ford's large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience sat on eleven acres along Lake Michigan. They composed the fair's largest, most talked-about exhibit and attracted more than twelve million fairgoers.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Ford Exhibition Building and Symphony Gardens, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934
Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Ford's large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience sat on eleven acres along Lake Michigan. They composed the fair's largest, most talked-about exhibit and attracted more than twelve million fairgoers.
- Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - 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. The fairgrounds--shown here, in part, along the Lake Michigan lakeshore--boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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. The fairgrounds--shown here, in part, along the Lake Michigan lakeshore--boasted many exhibition buildings and attractions.
- Aerial View of the Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
- Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda and Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View of the Ford Rotunda and Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.