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A Century of Progress Capital Letters

Specifications

A Century of Progress Capital Letters

Category

World's Fairs

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Advertising Media - Piece, Display

Object Origin
Builder:

Aluminum Co. of America

Date Built:

1933

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Eighteen (18) carved brown wooden capital letters that spell "A CENTURY OF PROGRESS". There is some glue residue at the bottom of each letter. Dimensions represent average for a letter.

Materials:

wood

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 2.06 in, Width: 1.52 in, Depth: 1 in
    Weight: 0.026 lbs

Credit

Gift of Silas Fung, 1992.21.11

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A Century of Progress Capital Letters

About: A Century of Progress Capital Letters

About: A Century of Progress Capital Letters

These red wooden letters were collected by Silas Fung after the closing of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Mr. Fung collected many pieces from the demolition site and created his own collection dedicated to the Exposition which he eventually donated to the Museum in 1992.

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