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Brother and sister reunite at the Chicago World's Fair
No full textReunion in Chicago! The Chicago World's Fair was the meeting place yesterday (Sunday) for a brother and sister who had not seen each other for more than forty years. Mrs. Amelia Scott of Long Beach, California, who left her home in Kerlsruhe, Baden, Germany in 1892 to make her home in the United States for the dual purpose of seeing the World's Fair and her brother Eugene Oeschler, a Chicago salesman. The pair has not met since Mrs. Scott left Germany, although Oeschler cam from Germany in 1923
Diorama depicting a village in Sumatra, Indonesia.
No full textThe inscription at top reads "Nature's abundance on Every Hand."
Diorama depicting a British army encampment in the frontier territory of North America entreating with Native Americans.
No full textToy horses and wagon
No full textIn this design by Wilbur Freece, known as, "6 in Hand," the wagon is made of wood, the harness from leather, and the horses from plaster
Fay Wray and Edward F. Dunne visit the fair
No full text"Fay Wray, movie star, and Edward F. Dunne, United States commissioner to the World's Fair and former governor of Illinois, look over the sights at A Century of Progress from the steps of the Federal Building. Miss Wray was a guest of the World's Fair while stopping in Chicago on her way to Hollywood."Federal Buildin
Ukrainian building exterior
No full text"Down at the extreme south end of the Fair grounds we see a little but of old Europe. This Ukraine building is picturesque and the exhibits within are most interesting. Crafts and handiwork are shown in the profusion."
Winner in the International commercial schools contest
No full textWinner in the International commercial schools contest concluded at the Chicago World's Fair Thursday night (June 28th). Frances Deisenroth, from Austin high school in Chicago, won first place for high school novices