Official Guide Book of the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair

Name/Title

Official Guide Book of the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair

Entry/Object ID

2014.05.01

Description

Guided visitors through the exposition's 172-hectare lakefront site on Northerly Island, covering the Hall of Science, foreign national pavilions, corporate exhibits (like General Motors), and the fair's celebration of technological and scientific progress amid the Great Depression.

Context

The official visitor guide to the second season of Chicago's "Century of Progress" World's Fair.

Category

Public Relations

Acquisition

Accession

2014.05

Source or Donor

Shelley Spector

Source (if not Accessioned)

Shelley Spector

Notes

Date Acquired: 10/6/14

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Artifact

Publication Details

Notes

Pages: 192

Location

* Untyped Location

47

General Notes

Note

Pages: 192

Create Date

January 24, 2020

Update Date

July 29, 2026