JON PAUL SANK'S WORLD'S FAIRS PAGE: 1933
- 1933 CHICAGO (BIE World Expo):
- Shortcuts: Websites | Video | Pics | Guides | Exhibits | Music | Texts | Collections
- Websites, Pages:
- Video:
- Exposition universelle de Chicago (YouTube, silent, 10m38s)
- Around the Fair With Burton Holmes (video, silent, 13m33s, at Internet Archive)
- Yesterday's Newsreel: America's Idol; Chicago Plays Host to World (YouTube, TV segment, 12m11s)
- First Air Pictures Of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair Buildings (newsreel, 1m05s, at British Pathé)
- World's Fair Rioting (British Movietone, 1934) (newsreel, 0m45s, at AP Archive)
- 1933 Chicago World's Fair Kodacolor 16mm home movie (YouTube, silent, 11m06s)
- A Century of Progress 1933-1934 (YouTube, home movie, silent, 12m25s)
- Chicago 00 | A Century of Progress (1933) (YouTube, 360° photos with narration, 7m20s)
- Century of Progress, 80 Years Later (Chicago Tribune) (YouTube, documentary, 5m31s)
- Scrappy: The World's Affair (YouTube, cartoon, 6m16s)
- Century of Progress Films (videos at Chicagology)
- YouTube Playlists:
- Pictures:
- Official Pictures (book, 64pp, at Internet Archive)
- Official Pictures of A Century of Progress Exposition (PDF, booklet, 68pp, at University of Chicago)
- Official Pictures (slideshow at Internet Archive)
- Color Beauties of A Century of Progress (PDF, view book, 19pp, at University of Chicago)
- Chicago World's Fair Souvenir (PDF, booklet, 32pp, at University of Chicago)
- Souvenir of A Century of Progress International Exposition (PDF, color view book, 36pp, at University of Chicago)
- 16 Miniature Souvenir Views (PDF, color view book, 34pp, at University of Chicago)
- Intimate Third-Dimension Views of A Century of Progress (PDF, anaglyph photos, 21pp, at University of Chicago)
- 3D Photos of Chicago's Century of Progress World's Fair, Part 1 (at Brooklyn Stereography)
- A Look at "A Century of Progress" (at World's Fair Photos):
- Progress in Industrial Color (at Art Institute of Chicago)
- Category:Century of Progress (at Wikimedia Commons)
- Century of Progress: World's Fair (photo gallery at Chicago Tribune)
- Century of Progress World's Fair (at CARLI Digital Collections)
- Remembering the Future: Chicago�s Century of Progress World's Fair (pictures and article, at Chicago Public Library)
Postcards:
Stamps:
Guides, Maps, Catalogues:
- 1933:
- Official Book of the Fair: An Introduction to A Century of Progress (book, 116pp, at Internet Archive)
- Official Guide Book of the Fair (1933, book, 188pp, at Internet Archive)
- Official Guide-Book of the Fair (book, 194pp, at Hathi Trust)
- Official Guide (book, 250pp, at Internet Archive)
- The Sensible Way to See A Century of Progress (PDF, brochure, at University of Chicago)
- 1934:
- World's Fair: 1934 Guide Book (PDF files at M. Butkis' Library of Information)
- Descriptive Guide World's Fair, 1934 (UC, 64pp)
- Burroughs Welcome and Co. Souvenir and Guide (book, 100pp, at Internet Archive)
- Other:
- Keep a Kodak Story of the Fair (PDF, photography guide, 4pp, at University of Chicago)
- Fathoming the Fair (guide for school librarians) (PDF, booket, 18pp, at University of Chicago)
- Highlights of the Educational Exhibits (PDF, guide for teachers, 32pp, at University of Chicago)
- Bus Service Within the Grounds (PDF, brochure, at University of Chicago)
- Maps:
- Map of the Fair (interactive map, at University of Virginia)
- Study for General Plan (map, at Art Institute of Chicago)
- Map to the Fair (Chicago Principal Streets and Boulevards) (map at Chicagology)
- Maps of the Fair (maps at Chicagology)
- Free Map and Guide to Beautiful Chicago and the World's Fair 1933 (newspaper supplement, 5pp, at University of Chicago)
- Shell Map of A Century of Progress Exposition and Downtown Chicago (map, at University of Chicago)
Exhibits, Pavilions, Shows:
City of New York (ship, 1885)
Closing Day:
Colonial Village
Court of Honor Contest:
Czechoslovakia Building: Radium-Jáchymov (UC, 70pp)
Dairy Building (UC, 28pp)
Dymaxion Car
Egyptian Pavilion
Electrical Group
Enchanted Island
English Village
Federal Building
Firestone Building
Floresca:
Ford:
Fort Dearborn Replica
Frank Buck's Jungle Camp
General Cigar: The Cigar of the Century: White Owl 5¢ (UC, 28pp)
General Electric: General Electric at the World's Fair (YouTube, company documentary, 10m28s)
General Exhibits Building
- American Asphalt Paint Co.: Progress in Industrial Color and Protection at "A Century of Progress" (UC, 18pp)
- American Colortype Co.: Color Progress (UC, 30pp)
- Burroughs Adding Machine Co.:
- Chicago Jewelers Association: The Story of Diamonds (UC, 8pp)
- Compton, F.E., and Co.: Questionario Game (UC, 35pp)
- Cook, M.B., and Co.: Ah-Meek the Beaver (UC, 12pp)
- Copper and Brass Research Association: Copper in Centuries of Service (UC, 20pp)
- Cuneo Press: From Gutenberg to the Cuneo Press: An Historical Sketch of the Printing Press (UC, 30pp)
- Elgin National Watch Co.: You Really Must Take a Peek! (UC)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: What Do You Know About That? (UC, 70pp)
- Funk and Wagnalls Co.: How Words Get Into the Dictionary (UC, 36pp)
- Graphic Arts Pavilion:
- International Business Machines Co.:
- National Cash Register Co.: The Money of the World: Interesting Facts (UC, 52pp)
- Underwood-Elliott-Fisher Co.: Underwood Portable Typewriters (UC)
- W.F. Quarrie and Co.: Tantalizing Questions with Answers from...the World Book Encyclopedia (UC, 20pp)
- Whiting and Davis Co.: Miracles in Mesh (UC)
General Motors Building
German-American Building: Souvenir Book by the German Group World's Fair and the German Day Association 1933 (UC, 34pp)
Glass Block Building
Graf Zeppelin:
Hall of Religion (UC)
Hall of Science
Hall of Social Science
Hall of States
Havoline Thermometer
Home Planning Hall
Horticultural Building
Illinois Host House
Incubators:
Italian Pavilion
Lama Temple
Lincoln Group
Midget Village
Opening Day:
Panthéon de la Guerre
Radio and Communications Building
Scranton Lace Co: A Smart Useful Souvenir (UC)
Sculpture: Sculpture [at] A Century of Progress (UC, 36pp)
Sears and Roebuck Building
Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit
Sky-Ride
Streets of Paris
Swedish Pavilion
Swiss Village
Torture Show: The History of Torture (UC, 16pp)
Travel and Transport Building
- Wings of a Century:
- Railroad Exhibits:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad: The Story of Coal: Its History, Development and Transportation (UC, 32pp)
- Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad: Souvenir of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad and Associated Lines (UC, 36pp)
- Pennsylvania Railroad:100 Years of Progress in Modern Railroading (Pennsylvania RR) (UC)
- Union Pacific: Union Pacific Streamlined Train (UC, 19p)
- Pullman Co.
- Southern Pacific Railroad: Southern Pacific, World's Fair (brochure, at RGUS Rail)
- Zephyr:
- Railroad Exhibits (at Rail Archive)
- From Wagons to Wings: Steam Locomotives (pictures and descriptions at Chicagology)
- From Wagons to Wings: Diesel Locomotives (pictures and descriptions at Chicagology)
- Some Railroad-related Pamphlets and Other Memorabilia from the Chicago World's Fair (page images, at RGUS Rail)
- Irish Free State: A Century of Progress in Irish Archaeology (UC, 15pp)
- The Monte Alban Treasure (UC, 16pp)
- World's Fair Radio Amateur Council: Amateur Radio at Chicago's World's Fair (UC, 44pp)
Wilson Exhibit Building
Wonder Bakery: The Wonder Book of Good Meals (UC, 36pp)
The World a Million Years Ago
World's Fair Follies with Miss America:
Music:
- Official Song: (Where Will You Be) In 1933 (Art Kassel and His Kassels in the Air) (YouTube, audio, 3m15s)
- A Century of Progress (John Philip Sousa) (YouTube, audio):
- Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration March (Carl Mader) (New Diana High School Band) (YouTube, audio, 2m33s)
- Symphony No. 1 in E Minor (Florence Price) (New Black Repertory Ensemble) (YouTube, audio, 38m35s)
- Notated Music:
- Sheet Music Covers (JPG, at Fresno State U):
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra:
- Programs and Releases:
- Edward Gould Hill Playing the Charles Fredrick Stein Piano (PDF, recital program, at University of Chicago)
- Woman's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago, Ebba Sundstrom, Conductor (PDF, concert programs, at University of Chicago)
- L.D.S. [Mormon] Tabernacle Choir Programs (PDF, mimeographed, 7pp, at University of Chicago)
- Ford Music (PDF, mimeographed press release, 5pp, at University of Chicago)
- Swift Theatre (music press releases) (PDF, mimeographed, 124pp, at University of Chicago)
Texts:
- Illustrated Review of A Century of Progress (PDF booklet, 36pp, at University of Chicago)
- 1933 Chicago and the World's Fair (PDF book, 166pp, at Living History of Illinois)
- Chicago 1833 1933 A Century of Progress (book, 158pp, at Internet Archive)
- A Century of Progress Colors (color charts, at University of Chicago)
- Boners and Wisecracks of the Fair, 1933 (booklet, 64pp, at University of Chicago)
- Come! Chicago World's Fair (PDF, brochure, at University of Chicago)
- Duo Graphic Magazine, Vol 3 No 4 (PDF, special Century of Progress issue, 30pp, at University of Chicago)
- Fair Nights (PDF, booklet, excerpts from Chicago American newspaper columns, 68pp, at University of Chicago)
- Bringing Primeval Monsters to Life for Chicago Fair (Modern Mechanix, June 1933) (article at Modern Mechanix)
- A Century of Progress (pre-fair brochure, 14pp, at Art Institute of Chicago)
- Picturing the Century of Progress (instructional unit, at The Newberry)
- A Century of Progress (article, with pictures and videos, at The Trolley Dodger)
- "Beverly Gray at the World's Fair": A truly rare book! (article, at Series Book Collecting)
- The original Airbnb: Libertyville, Mundelein, and the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition (article, at Shelf Life)
The Miracle of Light at the World's Fair (Popular Mechanics, October 1934, pp. 497�512) (article, at Google Books)
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