#chicago world's fair 1933

[tomoleary]

Glen C. Sheffer (1881-1948) Original Vintage Poster For World's Fair Chicago “1833 A Century Of Progress 1933”

[sepiadays]

Souvenir parasol from the Chicago World's Fair, 1933-'34.

[fitsofgloom]

July, Like The Fireworks,

He Touches The Sky

[2othcentury]

A Native American demonstrates archery at the Century of Progress International Exposition, the world's fair held in Chicago during the summers of 1933 and 1934. © Century of Progress Records

[stone-cold-groove]

A Century of Progress International Exposition opening day ticket. Chicago - 1933.

[thepopculturearchivist]

TIME, June 12, 1933

[similarfruit]

postcard of the Michigan Ave Bridge, Chicago. From the Chicago World’s Fair, 1933. Published by Curt Teich.

[ultraozzie3000]

Some Pitiful Melodies

Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth (1885–1965) sought to popularize classical music and improve the musical tastes of the masses by meeting the public wherever he could find them, from vaudeville halls to national radio broadcasts. September 1, 1934 cover by William Steig. Born in a line of three generations of Lutheran clergymen, Spaeth chose a different path and became a musicologist who sought to…

[ephemeralscan]

postcard collection

[squidinkarchives]

Souvenir Box from the Belgian Village, 1934

I almost overlooked this one until my partner pointed it out to me. This claims to be from the 1933 World's Fair - also known as the Century of Progress International Exposition . Apart from a dysentery outbreak and the the ongoing depression associated with the Great Depression, the Rainbow City they built was a cheerful future outlook in an otherwise bleak time.

[rustedhills]

tfw halfway through a paragraph you finally realize what the story is ACTUALLY about and now you need to restructure the entire damn thing

[mapsontheweb]

A Food Map of the United States, published by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.—better known as A&P—to promote its carnival exhibit at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair

[fitsofgloom]

Archosaur Ascendant

[trb752]

Relief Panels from the Agricultural Pavilion at the Century of Progress World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1933-1934

24” (63.5mm) wide x 84” (213.36mm) high

[stone-cold-groove]

Poster for A Century of Progress International Exposition (the Chicago World’s Fair) - 1933.