• Title "Fannie Brice, Ziegfeld Follies star, looks in by way of television on three contestants for the title of 'Miss Chicago' who are shown in a large airliner at the World's Fair. The likeness of the Follies star shown in the portable television originated at the Television exhibit on Northerly Island of the Fair. A contract with the Follies awaits the winner of the beauty contest."
  • Creator Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
  • Contributor Century of Progress International Exposition
  • Date ca. 1933-1934
  • Coverage Chicago--Illinois--United States
  • Subject Televisions; Exhibitions; Beauty contestants
  • Keywords Brice, Fannie; Ziegfeld Follies; Miss Chicago; Television Exhibition; Electrical Building; Northerly Island
  • Local Identifier COP_17_0005_00223_001
  • Format 9.5"x7.5"
  • Type Photograph
  • Digital Format image/jpeg
  • Source Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952
  • Collection Images of Progress: Views of a Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Repository Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library
  • Rights This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 801 South Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607. Phone: (312) 996-2742; email: lib-permissions@uic.edu.
  • Credit Line [Identifier], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
  • Purchase PH08-213
  • Sponsorship Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White; Secretary of State.
  • Capture Date February 2008
  • Capture Device Epson Expression 10000 XL
  • Resolution 600 DPI
  • Item Url http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/u?/uic_cop,775
  • Digital Collection Images of Progress: Views of a Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Rights This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 801 South Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607. Phone: (312) 996-2742; email: lib-permissions@uic.edu.