Photograph
International Harvester Company Parade Float for "A Century of Progress"
| International Harvester Company parade float for the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The two-section float is parked in front of the Field Museum and reads: "McCormick's First Chicago Reaper Works, 1847, Annual Capacity 500 Reapers," and "McCormick Works, 1934, World's Largest Farm Machine Factory." |
| Image ID: | 6586 |
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| Creation Date: | 1934 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 369, pg. 154 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| "A Century of Progress" was the name given to the 1933 World's Fair, held along the lakefront of Chicago from June 1-November 1, 1933, and May 26-October 31, 1934. |
| Agricultural exhibitions |
| Columns |
| Museums |
| Exhibitions |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Factories |
| Outdoor photography |
| Fairs |
| Parades |
| Banners |
| Trucks |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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