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Caption: "General Motors Building, Chicago Fair. Sept. 17, 1934." Grace McCarthy stands at a railing with the General Motors Building in the background. The building was part of the Century of Progress 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." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.
Date: 9/17/1934
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Caption: "The Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-122.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Varied Industries Building." William McCarthy is seen standing near the Varied Industries Building, with the California Building in the background, at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
Date: 1915