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Illinois Host Building and Soldiers' Field Colonnade, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933

Subject
World's Fairs & Expositions
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Illinois Host Building and Soldiers' Field Colonnade, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Illinois Host Building and Soldiers' Field Colonnade, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The card pictures the Illinois Host Building at left, with its stepped Art Deco tower, and the long colonnade identified as Soldiers' Field Colonnade at right, beside a formal garden and reflecting pool. The caption places the scene at the Chicago World's Fair, the 1933–34 Century of Progress International Exposition held along Chicago's lakefront. The fair celebrated scientific and industrial progress and drew millions of visitors to its modern pavilions.

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PublisherGerson Bros.
344:—Illinois Host Building to the left, Soldiers' Field Colonnade to the right, Chicago World's Fair. 37775 --- ILLINOIS HOST BUILDING This Building houses the exhibit of Lincolniana and contains an Auditorium and Lounge Hall. Here the Exposition's distinguished visitors are to be received in state with suitable ceremony. Post Card THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS MADE IN U.S.A. Pub. by Gerson Bros., Chicago, Ill. 1933 CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR
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PublisherGerson Bros.
Series344
ConditionVery good
Place depictedIllinois Host Building, Chicago, IL
Place depictedSoldiers' Field Colonnade, Chicago, IL
Place depictedChicago World's Fair, Chicago, IL
PublisherGerson Bros., Chicago, IL
NotesWhite border; visible linen texture; printed card no. 344 and plate no. 37775. Unused divided-back linen-era postcard; printed 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair back; no postmark or handwriting.

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Illinois Host Building and Soldiers' Field Colonnade, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/illinois-host-building-and-soldiers-field-colonnade-chicago. Accessed October 25, 2026.