A Century Of Progress Exposition

Electrical Building

Inside the Chinese Lama Temple of Jehol; elaborately carved and colorful.

The Sky Ride at night.  Rocket cars cross the lagoon at a height of 225 feet. 

The Charmingly Oriental Japanese Pavilion and Garden.

The Sears, Roebuck Building, on the Avenue of Flags. 

The Italian Pavilion with its 150 foot tower.

The Swedish Building, a reflection of the Stockholm Exposition.

The Walgreen Building with its revolving tower.

Old Heidelberg Inn, restaurant and rathskeller for World's Fair visitors. 

The Hall of Science in which the basic science exhibits are displayed.

The General Exhibits Building, which houses the exhibits of American manufacturers.

The Hall of Religion, from the Lagoon.

The romantic colorful pageant "Wings of a Century." 

The interior of Fort Dearborn.

The Chrysler Motor Company exhibits and car-testing track.

The General Motors Building, framed by the Aurora Borealis.

Travel and Transport Building, with immense dome supported by "sky hooks." 

Enchanted Island, glorified playground where parents may leave their children.

Federal Building and States Group, an architectural dramatization of national unity.

The colorful Agricultural Building, with the Dairy Building at the left.

Chicago, Illinois

These cards are all postmarked between 1906 and 1908.

City Hall and Court House, Chicago

The Montgomery Ward & Co. Building, Chicago

One of the Largest Commercial Buildings in the World

Bridge in Garfield Park, Chicago, Ill.

Park Scene, Chicago.

Kon-Tiki Ports, Chicago, Illinois

This place looks fantastic.  Shame it no longer exists.  Here is a link to Tiki Central Forums which shows some other ephemera from Kon-Tiki Ports.

Zion, Illinois

Located about 45 miles north of Chicago's Loop, has a population exeding 16,000.

Top view - Christian Catholic Church Auditorium.

Bottom view - Zion-Benton Hospital

Chicago, Illinois

The Morrison Hotel

Clark and Madison Streets, Chicago

In the Heart of the Loop

46 stories high and standing 506 feet above the sidewalk - 621 feet to the top of the flagpole.  Home of the NEW TROPICAL TERRACE GARDEN and the BOSTON OYSTER HOUSE.  Every room with bath, running ice water and Survidor.

Rates:  Single $2.50 up; Double $4.00 up; Twin Beds $5.00.

Chicago Temple Bldg.

Chicago, Illinois

The Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois cost $4,000,000 to construct and is located at the northern mouth of the Chicago River.  It extends 3000 feet out into Lake Michigan and is about 300 feet wide.  It is used for both recreation and civic purposes.

Chicago, Illinois

Looking West from Lake Shore Drive and the Chicago River at the beautiful Chicago Skyline.

Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois

Business Center Of Chicago, Overlooking Marshall Field & Co.'s Retail Store

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, that wonderful town, wonderful in the sense that it is one of the four largest cities in the world and is growing all of the time.  Destroyed by fire in 1871, it was rebuilt within 3 years.  It is the world's greatest railroad center.

In this pictured section of Chicago may be seen more of Chicago's finest buildings.  At the corner is the Drake Hotel - and behind it the Palmolive Building.

In honor of Clarence Buckingham, Patron of Art and a member of the Art institute, this fountain was presented to the city by his sister, Miss Kate Buckingham.  It is patterned after the fountain of Versailles, and is the largest fountain of its type in the world.  It cost more than $1,000,000 to build.