enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: chicago world's fair 1933 coin set

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Century of Progress - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress

    A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial.

  3. Wooden nickel - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_nickel

    Blaine, Washington, soon did the same with both flat scrip and, in response to requests generated by news and word of mouth, coins that included a 5-cent piece. [2] The Chicago World's Fair in 1933 issued wooden nickels as souvenirs, and the tradition of wooden nickels as tokens and souvenirs continues to the present day. [3]

  4. World's Columbian Exposition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_Columbian_Exposition

    The fair opened in May and ran through October 30, 1893. Forty-six nations participated in the fair, which was the first world's fair to have national pavilions. [15] They constructed exhibits and pavilions and named national "delegates"; for example, Haiti selected Frederick Douglass to be its delegate. [16]

  5. List of world's fairs - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_fairs

    1893 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – World's Columbian Exposition [13] – Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building; 1893 – New York City, United States – World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition (1893) 1894 – San Francisco, California, United States – California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 [13]

  6. Sky Ride - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Ride

    The Sky Ride was an attraction built for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois.It was a transporter bridge (with a design similar to an aerial tramway or gondola lift) designed by the bridge engineering firm Robinson & Steinman that ferried people across the lagoon, Burnham Harbor, in the center of the fair.

  7. List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1930s)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States...

    Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar: Native American standing in front of a US map: Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 6,000,000 (max 1926–1939 total) Uncirculated: 5,008 D [4] 1933

  8. 1933 Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Homes_of_Tomorrow...

    The Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition was part of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The Fair's theme that year was a Century of Progress, and celebrated man's innovations in architecture, science, technology and transportation. The "Homes of Tomorrow" exhibition was one of the most noteworthy exhibits of the Fair, and showcased man's modern innovations ...

  9. Ford Rotunda - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Rotunda

    The Ford Rotunda (also referred to as the Ford Pavilion, and the Ford Exposition Building) was built by the Ford Motor Company for the Century of Progress International Exposition (the Chicago World's Fair) held in 1933 and 1934 to house installations depicting man’s developments in transportation.

  1. Ads

    related to: chicago world's fair 1933 coin set