World's Fair Souvenir Book / A Century of Progress, Chicago [book]
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
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1934
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1 Item (Ink on paper., 7-1/4" x 10".)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.World
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
"Mayan Temple" page from spiral-bound book, the "World's Fair Souvenir Book, A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1934".
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
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1933
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1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Printed caption on recto reads: "Prince Adeliayo Glawumi of Abeokutah, Nigeria."
Printed text on verso reads: "© 1933 'Darkest Africa' A Century of Progress Chicago."
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Dates:
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1933
- Level:
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- Size:
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1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Printed caption on recto reads: "Prince Adeliayo Glawumi, his Witch Doctor Abdul and Tribesmen."
Printed text on verso reads: "© 1933 'Darkest Africa' A Century of Progress Chicago."
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Western Union Telegraph Company
- Dates:
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1933-1934
- Level:
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1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 11.0" x 14.1")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0205
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Kaufmann-Fabry photographers.
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Hannell, Hazel Johnson, 1895-2002
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1934-1985
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hannhaze
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Two biographical accounts on the Hannells; photographs of the Hannels in their home and studio, of the interior of the Victor Vienna Cafe, of 2 acoustic celotex panels, and a work in the 1946 No-Jury Exhibition; clippings, 1934-1978, concerning the Hannell's Indiana studio; and 47 block print calendars, 1937-1985, published by the Chicago Society o...
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
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ca. 1933
- Level:
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- Size:
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1 Postcard (halftone., b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Printed text on recto reads: "Two natives of Kamaroon, Congo and Masamba, who are distinguished by their facial and body scars."
Printed text on verso reads: "© 1933 'Darkest Africa' A Century of Progress Chicago."
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Dates:
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ca. 1933
- Level:
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- Size:
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1 Postcard (halftone, b&w, 8.5 x 14 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Printed text on recto reads: "Two natives of Kamaroon, Congo and Masamba, who are distinguished by their facial and body scars."
Printed text on verso reads: "© 1933 'Darkest Africa' A Century of Progress Chicago."
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Richards, Wallace, 1904-1959
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1932-1933
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0.2 Linear feet ((partially filmed on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richwall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Papers regarding Richards' supervision of the Indiana exhibit "A Century of Progress," Chicago, 1933, and Thomas Hart Benton's mural commissioned for that event. Included are: correspondence with Benton, Thomas Craven, and Lee Simonson and others; writings; organizational records; installation photographs; a book based on Benton's murals; clippings...
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Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
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1933
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1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0200
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A drawing depicting the front entrance of a Mayan temple at Uxmal. The image has been colored in green, red and orange to highlight designs on the temple. According to the description on the back of the card, this is an exact replica, located at the World's Fair in Chicago, of a temple in "far away" Yucatan.
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Weinraub, Leon
- Dates:
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1933
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0746
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One scrapbook, assembled by Leon Weinraub, documenting the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The scrapbook contains postcards, photographs, menus, and other ephemera from the Fair.
