This Western Union telegram was sent from the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition fairgrounds by Silas Fung to his wife Edythe. Silas Fung, a Chinese American commercial artist in Chicago, enjoyed going to the exposition and visited the fairgrounds two to three times a week. He also attended the closing ceremonies on Halloween night in 1934. After the exposition closed, Fung spent the next 58 years building a collection in his home in Chicago (and later Florida) dedicated to the exposition he loved.

Fung adored the exposition and hosted events to commemorate the exposition. In 1944, Fung hosted a ten-year anniversary for the exposition and invited former executives and employees. Major Lenox Lohr (1891 – 1968), the exposition’s general manager and current president of the Museum of Science and Industry at the time, attended the event. In 1961, Lohr certified Fung’s entire collection of 2,000 items as authentic. Fung also hosted a Fair Night nearly every year on October 31st, to commemorate the closing of the exposition. The event featured special guests, music of the period, an official film of the exposition, and a tour of the Fung’s exhibit "Worldsfairama".