1933 **A CENTURY OF PROGRESS** CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR SOUVENIR BOOKLET! VERY RARE!

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1933 ***VERY SCARCE*** ("A CENTURY OF PROGRESS") CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WORLD'S FAIR 22 PAGES (7 ARE BLANK) HAND-WRITTEN SOUVENIR LEATHER BOOKLET ... COVER HAS {{GRAPHIC}} "TRAVEL BUILDING" VIGNETTE ... {{{FULL COLOR}}} ILLUSTRATIONS OF VARIOUS EXHIBITS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR!
(Approximate dimensions: 6 1/4" x 4 3/16" x 1/2".)
"89" year old Chicago World's Fair memorabilia!  Few to be found!
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Century of Progress
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1933–1934
Chicago
A 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair poster. It was later decided to continue the fair into 1934. This poster features the United States federal building and Hall of States.
Overview
BIE
-class
Universal exposition
Category
Historical Expo
Name
A Century of Progress International Exposition
Motto
Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts
Area
172 hectares (430 acres)
Visitors
48,469,227
Location
Country
United States
City
Chicago
Venue
Lakefront, Northerly Island
Coordinates
41°51′38″N
87°36′41″W
Coordinates
:
41°51′38″N
87°36′41″W
Timeline
Bidding
1923
Opening
May 27, 1933
Closure
October 31, 1934
Universal expositions
Previous
Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
in
Sevilla
and
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
in
Barcelona
Next
Brussels International Exposition (1935)
in
Brussels
A Century of Progress International Exposition
, also known as the
Chicago World's Fair
, was a
World's Fair
held in the city of
Chicago
, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the
Bureau International des Expositions
(BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was
technological innovation
, and its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts", giving out a message that science and American life were wedded.
[1]
Its architectural symbol was the
Sky Ride
, a
transporter bridge
perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other.
One description of the fair noted that the world, "then still mired in the malaise of the
Great Depression
, could glimpse a happier not-too-distant future, all driven by innovation in science and technology." Fair visitors saw the latest wonders in rail travel, automobiles, architecture and even cigarette-smoking robots.
[2]
The exposition "emphasized technology and progress, a utopia, or perfect world, founded on democracy and manufacturing."
[3]
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