Chicago Railroad Fair (1948-1949)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago Railroad Fair photographs and postcards
Collection
Accession: 1998-244
Abstract:
The Chicago Railroad Fair was the last exposition that featured railroads as its theme. It marked the centennial of the arrival of railroads to Chicago and their role in westward expansion. The exposition was held in 1948 and 1949 in Chicago. This collection consists of souvenir postcards and miniature photographic views of the buildings and locomotives at the Fair.
Dates:
1948-1949
Deadwood Central train at Chicago Railroad Fair postcard
Collection
Accession: 1998-277
Abstract:
The Chicago Railroad Fair was the first exposition after the Second World War and the last exposition that featured railroads as its theme. It marked the centennial of the arrival of railroads to Chicago and their role in westward expansion. This is a postcard of the narrow gauge Deadwood Central train that carried visitors around the fairground.
Dates:
1948
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- Subject
- Exhibition buildings 1
- Narrow gauge railroads 1
