34 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair Home Movie 59884 (1933)

Synopsis

This silent 16mm home movie shows a visit to the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair also known as the Century of Progress. A Century of Progress International Exposition was a World's Fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which held in Chicago, as The Chicago World's Fair, from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. The fair's motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts". 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. Some of the sights shown include the Indian Village at 1:52, the Ford pavilion at 1:37, the General Motors pavilion at 1:40, the Sky Ride at 1:50, Fort Dearborn at 2:10, Standard Oil pavilion, steam locomotives on exhibit at 3:00, pottery exhibition at 3:20, the Enchanted Island kids railway at 4:30, a car ride at 4:45, Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 flying boats at 5;14 -- including a ride over the fair and city at 5:20. At about 6:30 it looks like the plane ride has ended and you're seeing views from the Sky Ride, as the image is remarkably stable. But the altitude doesn't seem right? Belgium exhibit at 8:50. Ice skating show at 9:40 including barrel jumping. The Dutch pavilion is at 10:50, and Admiral Byrd's South Pole ship is seen at 11:00. At 11:30, the robotic dinosaurs that amazed visitors are seen. Century of Progress was organized as an Illinois nonprofit…

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Running time

12 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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