Sources: "Looking for the Fair" Rick Rann; Story of Exhibitions; Making Progress: Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition by Joe Seliga; Chicago's Great World's Fairs; Fair Management - The Story of a Century of Progress by Lenox Lohr (General Manager of Century of Progress); R...
—Helen M. Bennett, Woman's World: The Magazine of the Town and Country The Chicago Woman's Club organized a 1933 lecture series entitled "Woman's Contribution to Civilization" as one component of women's limited role in A Century of Progress.1 The series fittingly stressed women's ...
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: 5 Women's Spaces at the Fair A Century of Progress drew no line between the sexes. There was no Woman's Building. Special exhibits and amusements were not planned exclusively for women. For this fair, in glad defiance of...
1933 World's Fair 1933 World's Fair Settlement House Movement Settlement House Movement Demonstrations Demonstrations Disasters Disasters Fairs & Conventions Fairs & Conventions See All Neighborhoods Neighborhoods Brainerd Brainerd North Park North Park ...
In retrospect, it looks like one of the savviest and most successful promotional stunts of its era. But when Antonio Pasin—inventor of the Radio Flyer—decided to invest $30,000 into a coaster wagon exhibit for the 1933 World’s Fair, he considered it the riskiest make-or-break moment of...
1893 columbian exposition, 1893 world's fair, Bertha Palmer, Carter Harrison, chicago, Columbus, Devil in the White City, Frank Geyer, H.H. Holmes, Infanta Eulalia, Potter Palmer May 1, 1893: It was good to be king. Or, in this case, it was good to be Daniel Burnham, who chaired ...
although today it is known as the Museum of Science and Industry. The only building constructed with every known method of fireproofing, to protect precious works of art, withstood the flames of 1893. When Chicago played host to the World’s Fair in 1933, the Museum had been reclad in In...
In 1933–34 Chicago played host to its second world’s fair, the Century of Progress Exposition, organized to mark the centennial of the town charter. Conceived initially to displace the Capone crime era from the city’s image, the fair turned into a celebration of technology as the savior ...
The Midway Plaisance: This was an avenue at the fair that featured amusements from around the world, including the Street in Cairo, which brought Middle Eastern culture to American audiences. Cultural Exhibits: The exposition included various international pavilions showcasing the art, music, and cul...
The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry was built on the site of the 1893 World's Fair. Located in Hyde Park, the museum covers an area of 14 hectares and is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. The museum's display content is very rich, from basic scientific knowledge...