Museum Collections
Luce Center
Century of Progress World's Fair medal
Object Number:
2002.1.1922
Date:
1933
Medium:
Metal, paper, cloth,
Dimensions:
Medallion: 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. diameter, box: 4 x 4 x 7/8 in.
Description:
Souvenir medal of the 1933 "Century of Progress World's Fair of 1933". Relief of a man who is, according to the brochure "The youthful figure of strength, energy and action [that] represents the intellectual arch between nature's resources and man's work". He is flanked by the words "Research" and Industry". On the reverse is a bird-eye view diagram of the World's Fair grounds surrounded by the words "1933- A Century Of Progress- International Exposition-Chicago". In original cloth lined black presentation box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
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