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Sky Ride at night, Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1933

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Amusement ParksWorld's Fairs & Expositions
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Sky Ride at night, Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1933, Century of Progress, IL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Sky Ride at night, Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1933, Century of Progress, IL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Night view of the Sky Ride, the twin steel towers and suspended rocket cars that carried visitors across the lagoon at the 1933–34 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago. Searchlights fan from the tower tops while the fair's illuminated pavilions glow along the water below. The Sky Ride, built by the bridge engineer Robinson & Steinman, was the fair's most famous attraction, lifting passengers 628 feet in cable cars between two 628-foot towers.

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PublisherMax Rigot Selling Co.
WF-24 SKY RIDE, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 3A-H8 --- SKY RIDE One of the most interesting features of Chicago's World's Fair is the "Sky Ride". The towers are 600 feet high. Double decked rocket cars run suspended from 4 cable tracks between and around the two towers. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE WF-24 MAX RIGOT SELLING CO., CHICAGO C. T. ART-COLORTONE 1833 CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR
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PublisherMax Rigot Selling Co.
SeriesWF-24
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCentury of Progress, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; '3A-H8' is a Curt Teich production code printed in the lower right corner. No postmark; unused card. Divided back with linen texture and white border. Imprint: Max Rigot Selling Co., Chicago / C.T. Art-Colortone; 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair. Light soiling and faint foxing on the back.

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Sky Ride at night, Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1933, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sky-ride-at-night-chicago-worlds-fair-chicago-illinois-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.