Record breaking crowd leaves wreckage in wake as fair closes

A damaged storefront in Paris, as seen on the day after the 1934 World's Fair ended and 372,000 people had left.

Publication date: 1934-11-02

Size: 12.2 x 15.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1934-11-01

Subject(s):

• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)--Facilities
• Exhibition facilities--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Vandalism--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (November 2, 1934), p. 44

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)