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Official guide : book of the fair : 1933.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Print Coll. 47 Box 10 Folder 21
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.), issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)--Guidebooks.
- Century of Progress International Exposition.
- Genre:
- travel guidebooks.
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs
- Guidebooks
- Guidebooks.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Advertisements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Century of Progress International Exposition : Chicago : 1933
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Published by A Century of Progress ..., [1933]
- Contents:
- Map of grounds
- Foreword
- View of fair grounds
- Your book of the fair
- Theme of the fair is science
- A brief history of A Century of Progress
- The symbol of Arcturus
- The basic sciences
- From wagons to wings
- transportation
- Electricity
- the servant that has transformed the world
- The Radio and Communications Building
- Social science
- the stirring story of mankind's rise
- Home planning group
- The drama of agriculture
- A fairyland of flowers
- Hall of Religion
- The U.S. Government and the states
- The parade of the states
- Foreign participation
- Industry in fascinating phases
- Sears Roebuck Building
- The Firestone Building
- The A & P Carnival
- Havoline thermometer
- Time and Fortune Building
- The Christian Science monitor
- American Radiator Company's "Garden of comfort"
- The fine arts at the fair
- Special events
- Fun and special attractions
- Historical group
- Eating places on the grounds
- General information for visitors
- Official data.
- Notes:
- Includes advertising matter.
- "25 [cents]"--Cover.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Michael Zinman as part of the Michael Zinman Collection of World's Fairs and Expositions material.
- OCLC:
- 3213127
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