Chicago Panorama Sales Syndicate / Century of Progress 1934

Description: A Century of Progress 1934 Author: Panorama Sales Syndicate, Chicago Title: A Century of Progress 1934 Publication: Chicago: A.C. Schulz Litho. Co., 1934 Description: Photograph. Panorama Chromolithograph. 9.875" x 51.75". A panorama view of the 1934 World's Fair held in Chicago, with the following exhibits depicted: the Ford Exhibit, the Chrysler Exhibit, Home Planning, Streets of New York, English Village, Irish Village, Fort Dearborn, Belgian, Tunisian, Swiss, Mexican, and Spanish Villages, Paris, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Hollywood, Byrds Antarctic Ship, the Hall of Religion, the Hall of Science, the Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium, Christian Science, with two airplanes and two zeppelins flying above the World Fairgrounds. Lake Michigan is depicted in the background. Encyclopedia of Chicago, "Century of Progress Exposition". The 1934 World's Fair was the second World's Fair held in Chicago. It was originally intended to celebrate the city's centennial but became a broader symbol of hope and technological progress as the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. Dubbed "The Century of Progress", the fair celebrated the history of science, industry, and technology (with the fair's motto as "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms"). Approximately 40 million people attended the fair. Thanks to its corporate sponsors, the fair touted consumerism and corporation-backed science. Unlike the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, there was no legislation mandating that women's exhibits be in the fair, thus women were shown only as products at the fair. However, in 1933, with the help of the NAACP, a handful of African-American state senators forced Illinois to ban racial discrimination on the World's fairgrounds, thus, when the fair continued into 1934, there were legal protections for black attendees and employees of the fair. OCLC shows one holding at the Newberry Library. A beautiful lithograph of a complicated global event, representative of both American values and follies. Very Good+. Very Good+ with some toning to the left edge and minor surface wear. Seller ID: 00009081 Subject: History Evening star books, LLC We are a professional antiquarian bookselling firm with relatively broad interests, but we specialize in literature of all periods, modern first editions, and works of historical significance. Open to the public by chance or by appointment. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company. Guarantee We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and we abide by these associations' strict codes of ethics. All items are guaranteed to be received as described and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. SHIPPING TERMS All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Delivery using this shipping method usually occurs in 5 to 10 business days. Expedited and international shipping are also available. Please contact us for a shipping quote if you wish to upgrade to Priority Mail. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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