Souvenir paperweight depicting Fort Dearborn from Century of Progress International Exposition
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- Created Date
- 1933
- Description
Souvenir paperweight modeled in Fort Dearborn sentinel house with red roof. Marked along the sides of the base: SOUVENIR/CENTURY OF PROGRESS/ CHICAGO 1933; FORT DEARBORN MASSACRE/Aug. 15, 1812; FORT DEARBORN/ERECTED 1803; FINAL DESTRUCTION/CHICAGO FIRE, Oct. 9, 1871.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Furnishings (artifacts)
Paperweights
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
World's fairs (exhibitions)
Souvenirs - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (3.25 in)Length: (2 in)Width: (2 in)MetalCasting (process)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Souvenir paperweight depicting Fort Dearborn from Century of Progress International Exposition. 1933. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1836. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1933) Souvenir paperweight depicting Fort Dearborn from Century of Progress International Exposition. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1836
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1836>.