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U.S. Postmaster General, James Farley, formally opens the 1933 Century of Progress Worlds Fair in Chicago, Illinois.
The 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. The Avenue of Flags. A huge crowd at the fair. Postmaster General James Farley formally opens the fair. A crowd at the carnival-like "Midway" of the fair. Huge statue of a boy in a red wagon.
Views of the Midway, also known as "Ballyhoo Boulevard" in the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition of 1933.
Views of rides and entertainment on the Midway at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, United States. An amusement ride called 'The Funnies'. African American jazz musicians and dancers perform a minstrel show in costume and blackface on stage at the "Old Plantation." A covered ride called "Bozo" spins around a track. Fire eater performs. Moving robotic animatronic models of a dinosaur and a bear at the Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit. Children stand near them. Night views of the Exposition and fireworks show. Fireworks at night.
Scenes of Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair. Gardens, aerial tramway, main concourse, car moving through crowd
A large crowd of visitors walk around a garden in the grounds of the Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair of 1933-34. People move on paths between the gardens. Some sit on benches by hedges. Posts on the paths contain signs pointing to various exhibits at the fair. An aerial tramway called the "Skyway" carries riders above the fairgrounds. Flags fly in background. Extremely dense crowds of visitors move through a main concourse of the fair. A car (1933 Hupmobile?) moves slowly through the crowd. Large umbrellas at outdoor cafe in background.
First Major League Baseball All Star Game; Ruth's home run gives American League a 4-2 victory
Newsreel clip on Major League Baseball's first-ever All-Star Game in 1933 at Chicago's Comiskey Park. As title card notes, a home run by Babe Ruth (not seen in this clip) would propel the American League to a victory over the National League. Game footage: Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators flies out to end the third inning. Lon Warneke of the Chicago Cubs pitches for the National League. In the top of the fifth inning, Wally Berger of the Boston Braves grounds out to first. View of some of the 47,595 fans in attendance. In the bottom of the fifth, the Yankees' Babe Ruth takes a ball and a brushback pitch, then hits a single, running to first in his distinct "pigeon-toed" style. With Ruth on first, Warneke strikes out Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. (Note numerous photographers on the field.) Al Simmons of the Chicago White Sox hits a single, but Jimmie Dykes of the White Sox grounds out to end the inning. In the top of the sixth inning, Lefty O'Doul of the New York Giants grounds out to first. Pepper Martin of the St. Louis Cardinals grounds out with Lon Warneke on third, scoring Warneke. With bases empty, Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals hits a home run. Final score would be 4-2, AL
Chicago World's Fair. Dirigible above. Gardens and lagoons. The exhibit of France.
Visitors walking about the grounds of the Chicago World's Fair of 1933-34.. A dirigible flies in sky in background. View of a garden and buildings far off. Trees at the side of the path. 'PARIS' written on a building of the exhibit of France, with smoke stacks imitative of the funnels on a ship of the French Line.. People enter the building.
Streets of "Italian Village" at Chicago World's Fair. Sideshow barkers with girls. Aerial views of fairgrounds
Scenes in the "Italian Village" exhibit of the Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair of 1933-34.. Carnival barkers holding canes,stand on boxes next to women and harangue the crowds to visit their respective sideshows for 25 cents. Aerial views of the fairgrounds, showing two man- made lagoons along with, bridges, and buildings at the fair on the shore of Lake Michigan.