• Title "Old North Church a Dominant Landmark of New Fair's Colonial Village. This ancient structure, as well as many others famed in American history, will be seen by visitors after the Fair opens in Chicago May 26. Its tower was the one Paul Revere looked to for the historic lanterns - 'One if by land, and two if by sea.' Its pulpit saw such preachers as Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Ware."
  • Creator Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
  • Contributor Century of Progress International Exposition
  • Date ca. 1933-1934
  • Coverage Chicago--Illinois--United States
  • Subject Churches; towers
  • Keywords Colonial Village; Colonialism; Church towers; Revere, Paul; Revolutionary War; Mather, Cotton; Mather, Increase; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Ware, Henry; Colonial America
  • Local Identifier COP_17_0001_00008_002
  • Format 9.25"x7"
  • 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 PH08-058
  • 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 January 2008
  • Capture Device Epson Expression 10000 XL
  • Resolution 600 DPI
  • Item Url http://collections.carli.illinois.edu:80/cdm/ref/collection/uic_cop/id/346
  • 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.