1933 WORLD'S FAIR CENTURY OF PROGRESS CHICAGO BURL WOOD SOUVENIR PAPERWEIGHT VF!

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HERE IS A VINTAGE &
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A CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION
1933 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
BURL WOOD SOUVENIR PAPERWEIGHT
THIS WOODEN PIECE FEATURES A GREAT HIGH-RELIEF CARVING OF THE FAIRS ADVERTISING LOGO.
Measures 3½” in diameter x 1½” at its highest point, and is in very fine + condition.
Imagine that century - from the very birth of steam railways through to the invention and proliferation of the car and electricity. Not to mention the airplane
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A CENTURY OF PROGRESS – WORLD’S EXPOSITION
1933-1934
Purpose of the Exposition:
To establish both the centennial of the City of Chicago as a municipality and "century of progress" in science, engineering and technology.
Organization:
The United States’ second largest exposition; company char­tered 1930, bonds sold to public. This was a unique World's Fair venture because (1) no governmental subsidies were sought or accepted; (2) despite national depression, it was a financial success—the only international exposition to pay its debts, reimburse its bond holders in full plus interest and still have cash surplus at closing. All this at cost of over million.
Site:
Over 400 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago's southside; then and now part of the city's public parks system.
Dates & Attendance:
May 27 to Nov. 12, 1933
and
1934. Total attendance over 39,000,000 paid.
Participants:
Practically all states and territories were represented; many housed exhibits in the giant Hall of States; others erected their own buildings; Tremendous industrial representation but, by com­parison, "poor support" by foreign countries. While no financial aid was sought from the U.S. Congress, the United States did erect a ,000,000 Federal Building; extensive national displays
included the Mint Exhibit.
Comment:
A dozen major palaces and 200 other buildings designed for "honest functioning" were erected. The architecture was "ultra­modern," a complete departure from the past "following no pattern...of former expositions; depended on simple planes, color and lighting for character and effectiveness;" the outstanding feature was color, with little ornamentation or decoration. All emphasis given to scientific and industrial progress; Hall of Science, 80 acres, was focal point. At other extreme, Sally Rand's show grossed ,500,000 in 1933 alone!
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