Travel and Transport Building Souvenir Tray from Century of Progress Exposition, 1933

THF153299 / Travel and Transport Building Souvenir Tray from Century of Progress Exposition, 1933
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Artifact Overview

Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir tray depicting the Travel and Transport Building--one of the exposition's major exhibition buildings.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Tray

Date Made

1933

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.158.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ed Cunningham

Material

Tin (Metal)

Dimensions

Height: 0.25 in
Diameter: 4 in

Inscriptions

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / CHICAGO 1933 / TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT BUILDING / LITHOGRAPHY BY CASPERS TIN PLATE COMPANY
Travel and Transport Building Souvenir Tray from Century of Progress Exposition, 1933