Chicago Railroad Fair photographs and postcards
Creation: 1948-1949Abstract
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
- Creation: 1948-1949
Creator
- Grogan Photo Company (Danville,Ill.) (Organization)
Extent
13 item(s)
General Physical Description
5 photographic prints : postcards, b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. 8 photographic prints : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Historical Note
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. The exposition was held in 1948 and 1949 in Burnham Park on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago. Almost forty railroads and many railroad equipment manufacturers participated. Exhibits included locomotives; rail cars; the narrow gauge Deadwood Central, which rode visitors around the exposition site; theme park attractions, and a Native American village. The Wheels a-Rolling pageant was the main attraction and traced the history of transportation across the continent with an emphasis on railroads.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of souvenir postcards and miniature photographic views of the buildings and locomotives at the Chicago Railroad Fair, held in 1948 and 1949.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Chicago Railroad Fair photographs and postcards
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository