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Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s

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U.S. Government Building, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago 1933-34 Caption: The U.S. Government Building at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois was designed by Arthur Brown, Jr. and Edward H. Bennett.
Credit: Photograph by Kauffman & Fabry, Co.; Collection of Jim Sweeny
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Texas Centennial Exposition Guidebook Caption: Dallas, 1936
Credit: Collection of the National Building Museum
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House of Tomorrow Living Room, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago 1934 Caption: The House of Tomorrow, designed by George Fred Keck, featured modern furniture designed by Gilbert Rohde for the Herman Miller Furniture Company.
Credit: Photograph by Kauffman & Fabry, Co.
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Great Lakes Exposition Guidebook Caption: Cleveland, 1936
Credit: Collection of the National Building Museum
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Golden Gate International Exposition Guidebook Caption: San Francisco, 1939
Credit: Collection of the National Building Museum
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General Motors Building, New York World’s Fair, 1940 Caption: Albert Kahn, architect and Norman Bel Geddes, designer collaborated on the General Motors Building for the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
Credit: Courtesy Albert Kahn Family of Companies.
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California Pacific International Exposition Guidebook Caption: San Diego, 1935
Credit: Collection of the National Building Museum
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Assembly Line in GM Exhibit, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933 Caption: General Motors showcased Chevrolet cars in their assembly line exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
Credit: Courtesy Albert Kahn Family of Companies
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