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Caption: "Chicago Fair Grounds at Night. Sept. 22, 1934." View of a portion of the Century of Progress Exposition as seen at night. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/22/1934
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No caption. Photograph of part of a print from the Illustrated London News, regarding placement and operation of coastal artillery defense methods. See also 96-07-08-alb08-231.
Date: 1910-09-03
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Caption: "U.S. 3 Inch Antiaircraft [sic] Gun. Chicago Fair. Sept, [sic] 19, 1934." View of a 3"/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun, a heavy artillery weapon used by the US Navy and Coast Guard. The weapon was part of a display at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/19/1934
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Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Richard H. Neustadt regarding exemption from incarceration in mixed marriage cases; See Correspondence Mixed Marriage Case, Funn (F3729_85_002)
Date: February 19, 1943
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Caption: "Columbia River Scenes," c. 1920. Oneonta Creek running through thick, lush vegetation and a small, steeply-sided gorge.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Negro Lady, Hardeville [sic], S.C. July 16, 1934." Unidentified woman posing in front of a dilapidated home.
Date: 7/16/1934
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Caption: "Yosemite," c. 1917. Yosemite's iconic Half Dome, a granite rock formation, as seen from the valley floor.
Date: 1917
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No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy standing at the doorway of a snowed-in cabin in Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: undated. Photograph shows the base of what appears to be a 12" mortar, and part of its carriage.
Date: Undated
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No Caption: A view of the Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
