Memories from V.K. Brown Jr. who attended the 1933-34 World's Fair in Chicago, which was called A Century of Progress.
This major event took place at Northerly Island and Burnham Park.
A tour of the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair exposition in Chicago by Burton Holmes. World's Fair, aerial view, elephant statue, crowds, man on stilts, amusement park rides, children coming down slide, sightseeing train with open cars, miniature cars on track, ferris wheel, swings, carts going in circle, small ferris wheel with children, CU bear cub.
A tour of the Paris pavilion at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair exposition in Chicago by Burton Holmes. people chatting, woman playing accordian, sign: Life Class Here, small topless statues doing hula, woman modeling hat with mirror on back, woman with parasol, policeman with mustache, artists drawing, outdoor cafe, Sally Rand doing fan dance eith large feathers in outdoor cafe, she is briefly nude at end, audience claps.
A tour of the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair exposition in Chicago at night by Burton Holmes. The Fair At Night, fountains with backlighting, people strolling, fireworks, General Motors pavilion.