Chicago Railroad Fair slides, 1948.

  • Collection ID 1995.0007
  • Creator Names Chicago Railroad Fair (1948-1949)
  • Title Chicago Railroad Fair slides [graphic].
  • Dates 1948.
  • Physical description 13 transparencies : slides, col. ; 35 mm.
  • Collection summary Includes views of people, probably actors, at the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948. They are shown acting in scenes from a play probably based on westward migration in the United States. Views include horses, wagons, and people dressed as cowboys and Native Americans.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Dorothy and Gordon Johnson.
  • Names Chicago Railroad Fair (1948-1949)
  • Subjects
    • Pageants. lctgm
    • Railroad companies Illinois Chicago 20th century Exhibitions Miscellanea.
    • Railroad companies United States 20th century Exhibitions Miscellanea.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 1940-1949.
  • Genre Slides Color. gmgpc