CARLI Digital Collections
Not a member yet
2159 research outputs found
Sort by
Gloria Swanson and others after previewing the Fair from the top of the west Skyride tower
No full text"If expressions mean anything, Gloria Swanson and her party seem rather pleased with what they saw when they previewed the new World's Fair from the top of the west Sky-Ride tower. With Miss Swanson are Walter N. Greaza, leading man in the sketch in which she is now appearing at the Chicago Theater, and her secretary, Mrs. H.A. Richardson. The guard, resplendent in his new uniform, is J.F. Murphy."Skyrid
Edward H. Sniffen, Asst. Vice-President of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, signing contract for renewal of the company's exhibit
No full text"Edward H. Sniffen, Asst. Vice-President of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, signing contract for renewal of the company's exhibit at the 1934 World's Fair. Shown with Mr. Sniffen are (left) Rufus C. Dawes, President of the Exposition, and Lenox R. Lohr, General Manager. The exhibit will occupy the same space in the Electrical Building as last year, with many new features introduced."Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Compan
West Tech high school, Cleveland, Ohio, wins the Stowell cup for the second year for having the highest dictating machine score
No full textWest Tech high school, Cleveland, Ohio, won the Stowell cup for the second year, in the international commercial schools contest concluded at the Chicago World's Fair Thursday night (June 28th). Left to right Leon C. Stowell, donor of the cup, which is awarded to the school of the contestant having the highest dictating machine score; Ruth Homberg, who won the cup for her school, and Col. Robert Isham Randolph, assistant to the general manager of the Fair, who made the awards
Model for Swift and Company's exhibit at the 1934 Century of Progress
No full textModel for Swift and Company's exhibit at the 1934 Century of Progress showing the water theater, "floating" stage, terraces, restaurants, and general details of the unique design. The major portion was to be built over the lagoon from the north side of the twenty-third street bridge, which would be dubbed the "Swift Bridge of Service."Some keywords were generated by students in Grade 9
J.F. Sullivan, diamond export, points out a diamond
No full textJ.F. Sullivan, diamond export from Kimberley, South Africa, points out a diamond that has become stuck on the grease table of the Diamond Recovery Plant in the Diamond Mine exhibit.J.F. Sullivan, diamond export from Kimberley, South Africa, points out a diamond that has become stuck on the "grease table" of the Diamond Recovery Plant in the Diamond Mine exhibit in the General Exhibits Building at the 1934 World's Fair. Miss Dorothea Ross of Chicago is the interested visitor, and L.S. Root, another Kimberley diamond engineer, is the pensive gentleman at the right.Diamond Min
World's Fair visitor signs the guest register of the Wilson and company exhibit
No full textMiss Jayne C. Walker, pretty Lexington, Ky., World's Fair visitor, was the first to sign the guest register of the Wilson and company exhibit when the exhibit was dedicated Sunday (June 17) afternoon. Left to right: Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of the board of directors of Wilson and company; Miss Walker and Miss Jane Iredale, exhibit employee.Wilson and compan
The mosque float, which won first place at the Venetian Carnival, held in the World's Fair Lagoon.
No full text
Eleanor Roosevelt unveils Brenton's painting
No full textMrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiling Breton's "Song of the Lark" on July 10, 1934. The painting was voted the most popular in America in a contest conducted by the Chicago Daily News. The Art Institute of Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition of Fine Arts.Art Institute of Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition of Fine Art
