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Neanderthal woman posing at the "World A Million Years Ago" exhibit at A Century of Progress.
No full textWinners in the Grand Opera Contest being congratulated by the judges of the contest
No full textWinners in the Grand Opera Contest which was held at the Lagoon Theater at a Century of Progress, being congratulated by the judges of the contest. Left to right: Karlton Hackett, judge, Margery Maxwell, judge, Paul Longore, judge, Mrs. Zita Newell, Oak Park, winner in the woman's class and Frank Jakavicius, Chicago, winner in the men's class. Both of the winners will receive contracts with the opera
Two women visit the Pasadena Puppeteers stage in the Home Planning Hall at the World's Fair
No full textThere's always a goodly throng present when the Pasadena Puppeteers take the stage in the Home Planning Hall at the World's Fair. The show takes place twice hourly and is all clean, wholesome fun, as Dorothy Richardson, 5058 Lindenwood, St. Louis, (left) and Virginia Lee Elder, of Jonesboro, Ark., (right) visitors to the Old Dutch Cleanser exhibit, will tell the folks back home.Home Planning Hal
John Pane-Gasser
No full textJohn Pane-Gasser, leading dramatic tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera Company.John Pane-Gasser, leading dramatic tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera Company, who has been chosen to sing The Star Spangled Banner to inaugurate the opening ceremonies at A Century of Progress
Two hundred homing pigeons released as part of the opening day ceremonies at the new World's Fair
No full textTwo hundred homing pigeons, released from the stage of the Lagoon Theater, were an effective part of the opening day ceremonies at the new World's Fair in Chicago, Saturday, May 26th. Fifty flew in each of the four directions, carrying the message of A Century of Progress to the world
One milligram of protactinium placed on exhibit in the Hall of Science
No full textOne milligram of protactinium, the total supply of element 9, rarer than radium from whose wastes it was extracted, was placed on exhibit in the Hall of Science of the World's Fair today (Thursday, September 27th). LaDonne Patier is shown here with the rare exhibit which was isolated and placed in the periodic table of elements by Dr. Aristid von Grosse of the University of Chicago department of chemistry. Dr. von Grosse extracted the element from 15,000 milligrams of radium waste obtained form Czechoslovakia.Hall of Scienc
James Reed, former U.S. Senator from Missouri.
No full textReed, a Democratic Senator from 1911 to 1929, opposed probation and U.S. participation in the League of Nations
Two young women visit the Illinois Host House
No full textLilly Anderson, East State Road, Rockford, Illinois (left) and Virginia Hanson, 1608 Beston street, visit the Illinois Host House as their first spot of interest after arriving at the World's Fair in Chicago. The two girls won the trip by capturing the 7th Street Fall Festival Popularity honors.Illinois Host Hous
