Century of Progress Exposition Street Car Service Map ‘The Best Way to Go to The World’s Fair’

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Single-sheet promotional flyer issued for the Century of Progress International Exposition. Folded, opening to approximately 8 × 12.5 inches. Black-and-white street map with surface transit routes printed in red, illustrating direct streetcar access to the fairgrounds from across Chicago. [Chicago, 1933–1934.] Carefully handled, evenly age-toned. Light fold lines as issued. No losses or repairs. Clean margins and strong contrast throughout. Appeals to collectors of World’s Fair material, Chicago history, and early twentieth-century urban transportation ephemera. . Issued during the depths of the Great Depression, this flyer promoted affordable urban transit as the most efficient way to reach the fair, reflecting both the logistical scale of the exposition and its broader message of technological optimism. The Century of Progress Exposition attracted nearly forty million visitors and remains one of the most documented and studied American world’s fairs of the twentieth century. Subjects: Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago World’s Fair 1933–1934, Streetcar Systems, Chicago Transit History, Great Depression Era Americana, Ephemera, Transportation History, Urban Planning, World’s Fair Material. Background Information: Originally intended to commemorate Chicago's past, the Century of Progress Exposition came to symbolize hope for Chicago's and America's future during the Great Depression. This was the second world's fair that Chicago had hosted, and by the time it closed, it had been visited by nearly 40 million fairgoers. …

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Century of Progress Exposition Street Car Service Map ‘The Best Way to Go to The World’s Fair’
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[Chicago World's Fair 1933-34]
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EPHEMERA & POPULAR CULTURE, HISTORY

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Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time. …

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