Talk:Century of Progress

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The Century of Progress opened on May 27, 1933 on the shores of Lake Michigan on a 427 acre plot of land, much of which was landfill. Originally, the fair was scheduled only to run until November 12, but it was so successful that it was opened again to run from May 26 to October 31 the following year.

• It was so successful that instead of running from May 27 to November 12, it ran from May 26 to October 31? this makes no sense. Kingturtle 04:01 26 May 2003 (UTC)

It seems to me to say the Fair opened originally from May 27, 1933 to November 12, 1933, and was so successful, it was reopened the following year, from May 26, 1934 to October 31, 1934. -- Someone else 04:17 26 May 2003 (UTC)

Free images

According to U.S. copyright law, any work first published in the United States without an explicit copyright notice before 1978 was never copyrighted and is in the public domain. Posters, local maps, etc., rarely were issued with a copyright notice back in the 1930s. Therefore almost all of the images here are public domain: http://www.cityclicker.net/chicfair/ Lots of images, maps, official papers, etc. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 16:52, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Advertisment/graphic art

Although illustrative images of advertisements, brochures, etc. and other graphic art do enhance the quality of this article, I would construe photographs as more "encyclopedic." In due course, I would like to see graphic art relegated to a gallery at the bottom of the page because a superior array of photographs has been uploaded. Until then, the artwork remains a good step in a constructive direction.

I wonder if other editors share this view? --Tenmei (talk) 14:27, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

No.

Firstly, I don't share the view that photographs are more "encyclopedic", and secondly, the 1930's were an important period for graphic art, as showcased at the Chicago Worlds Fair. This would be different if we were talking about the American Civil War: the photographs would still not be "encyclopedic", but they would be appropriate for the content, because the American Civil War was primarily recorded and expressed in literature and photographs, not using "graphic art".218.214.18.240 (talk) 01:04, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Official history of the fair

Note that the book by Lenox Lohr, Fair management : the story of a century of progress exposition, is available on archive.org. - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 06:05, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

File:Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Picture of the day

A Century of Progress International Exposition was a world's fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. Its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts" and its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other. Originally, the fair was scheduled only to run until November 12, 1933, but it was so successful that it was opened again to run from May 26 to October 31, 1934. Much of the fair site is now home to Northerly Island park and McCormick Place.Artist: Weimer Pursell; Restoration: Jujutacular

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relevant publication?

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/86tzw7wm9780252033575.html
The 1933 Chicago World's Fair
A Century of Progress
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
Recipient of the Smithsonian Institution Secretary's Research Prize, 2010.
From fan dancers to fan belts--the compelling, untold stories of Chicago's 1933 world fair
...
Cheryl R. Ganz is the chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.
She was the curator and designer of the "Pots of Promise" exhibition for the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum,
and is the coeditor of Pots of Promise: Mexicans and Pottery at Hull-House, 1920-40.

--Alexander.stohr (talk) 08:07, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

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“Man Adapts” or “Man Conforms?”

This article’s introduction quotes the Fair’s theme as “Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts.” But every source I’ve checked — including the one cited in this very sentence of the Wikipedia article — quotes the theme with the last phrase as “Man Conforms.”

Seems like a pretty radical change to the tone of the Fair’s theme. Is there a source showing Wikipedia’s version of it or is this a simple error? 2603:90D8:501:6EC8:0:0:0:10F1 (talk) 07:23, 20 February 2024 (UTC)