Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1952.21.10Description
Bronze medallion with an image of a lunging man flanked by the words "RESEARCH" and "INDUSTRY". The other side of the medal has a map of the shoreline of Chicago, Illinois, with the inscription, "A CENTURY OF PROGRESS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1933". It has its original leather-covered box with the label, "OFFICLA WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL, Inc. / Administration Building / A Century of Progress / CHICAGO".Context
Produced for the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, also called the Century of Progress International Exposition.Acquisition
Accession
1952.21Source or Donor
Wait, MarjorieAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Zettler, Emil RobertDate made
1933Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDiameter
1-3/4 inDimension Description
BoxHeight
7/16 inWidth
2-13/16 inDepth
2-13/16 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Chicago World's Fair