Name/Title
Century of Progress Lakefront ViewEntry/Object ID
M79.11.35Description
Lakefront view of the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. View is across the lagoon with a row of benches silhouetted against a wire fence and the water. Electrical Building is at left across the lagoon. To the right of the building is a wagon with a huge human figure. Another low building is at right with a flag. Sky is comparatively cloudless. Photo is mounted on ecru paperboard mat.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White PrintMade/Created
Studio
Hedrich-BlessingDate made
1933Time Period
1930sInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Handwritten script on back: 19. Langdon Longwell Collection - Century of Progress 1933-1934. Lake front View.