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|FHERE are twelve entrances to the. Exposition, including threeI pier landings. The land entrances are: North Entrance (I}th

street) , 14th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, 27th,31st, 35th Streets, and South(Farm) Entrance.

By automobile or taxi you may drive to any of the land entrancesthrough Grant Park or by the South Shore Drive. Privately oper-ated parking space is available adjacent to the entrances, or withina short distance, except at the North and l4th Street entrances. Alarge pubtic parking area (small charge) is at lVlonroe Street inGrant Park within ten minutes bus ride of the North Entrance.^ Chicago Motor Bus system (free transfers) reaches all entrances.^ Street cars (free transfers) direct to 14th, 18th and 23rd Streetentrances and close to 3lst and 35th Street entrances.^ South Side Elevated Railroad (free transfers from other elevatedlines) crosses street car lines (no transfers to street cars) at Roose-velt Road (12th Street), Cermak Road (22nd Street) where you maytake street cars direct to grounds. You may leave the Elevated at 3lstor 35th Street and take street cars to within a short walk of gates.r Illinois Central Railroad runs beside the Exposition grounds withlocal stations at lzth,18th, 23rd,3lst, and 35th Streets. All but theLZth Street station are close to the gates. The Illinois Centraltracks run north through Grant Park with stations at Randolph andVan Buren Streets, offering an additional convenient way to reachthe Exposition from the north.a Motor Boats and Speed Boats, on adjustable schedules accordingto traffic and weather on lake, from Chicago River (MerchandiseMart and Michigan Avenue Bridge) and Navy Pier to Expositionlandings. Lake side hotels and clubs run boats to the Exposition.a Steamers from Michigan Avenue Bridge and Navv Pier to IslandPier (23rd Street) at ExPosition.^ Private Yachts may discharge passengers at Island Pier or 31stStreet Pier (General Motors Bldg.).^ Airplanes-Amphibian planes on regular schedule from MunicipalAirport to airport at Exposition (3lst Street).

Police of Chicago, elevated railroad, street-car and bus conductorsand officials received general praise last summer for their courtesyand promptness in giving directions to World's Fair visitors.

Time may be saved by looking at the map and going to the Ex-position entrance nearest to the exhibits that you wish to see first,but if that entrance is not the most convenient for you to reach youwill find that the Exposition's own bus service inside the groundswill take you in a few minutes to any part of the Fair.

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AA C e n t u r y o f P r o g r e s s F o u n t a i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1Administration Building 19

x A d o b e H o u s e R e s t a u r a n t . . . . . . : . . . . - 1 1 8Ai rpor t -Pa l -Waukee . . . . .L44Alplne Garden . . . . .115Amer ican Leg ion Headquar te rs . . . . . . .131American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Mfg. Corporation. . . 58A r i z o n a . . . . . . 8 3

*Armour Exhibit, 90Army, Navy and Nlarine Corps Area

tArt Exhibi i ion . . . . .A s t r o n o m y E x h i b i t s . . . 6 5Avenue oi Flags t9

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tBal loons-sight-seeing . . . .156' B e a c h M i d w - a y . . . . .

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tBendlx Lama T'emple . . . ., 24'Biology Exhibits 40

*tBlac-li Forest Vil lage .. .. .t23* B r e w e r y E x h i b i t s n u n d i n g . . . ' . . 6 5

B r o o k h i l l D a i r y . . . . . 1 5 6

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Chapel Car, St. Paul. 24C h e m i s t r y E x h i b i t s . . . . . . 3 6Chicago, Ci ty of . . . 89

xChinese Pavilion 26*tChildren's Playground

Christian Science Monitor Building 53Chrysler Building

* tCo ion ia l V i l lage . . .118Court of Honoi 19C o u r t o f S t a t e s . . . . . . 8 2Crane Co. S ta t ion . . . . . . . .134

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*Egg Laying, International, Contest. . . .156*Electrical Building 95*tEnchanted Island . .104*tEngl ish Vi l lage . . . . IZO

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GGas Industry Hall . . .133General Cigar Co. .

*General Exf,ibits GroupG e n e r a l M o t o r s B u i l d i n g . . . . . - . . . . . . . 1 4 0Geology Exhibits 30Georgia g4Girls' and Boys' Camps-see Social AgenciesGladiola Gardens 24Good Housekeeping Garden. . 53G o o d y e a r E x h i b i t a n d F i e l d . . . . . 1 5 6

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*Hall of Religion.. . .* H a l l o f S c i e n c e . . . . . . 2 6Hall of Social Science glHavoline Thermometer . 59

*Hawai ian V i l lage . . .113t H o l l y w o o d . . . . 1 0 9Home and Industrial Arts Group. . . . . .tZ7H o m e P l a n n i n g H a l l . . . . . . . 1 3 3

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J a p a n e s e c o n c e s s i o n . . . . . 1 2 6Johns-Manvil le Building ..134

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Lagoon Theater . . i. 2o*t l incoln Group . . . . .124Lost and Found and Lost Persons 11

MMathematics Exhibits .. 32Maya Temple . .138

xMayflower Doughnut Restaurant . .. . .. 61Medical Exhibits 4l

* tMexican Vi l lage . . .108* t M i d g e t V i l l a g e . . . . . 1 1 9*Midway Beach Cafe . . . . .a 74*Miller High Life Restaurant 70tMiniature Rooms . . .103

Mississippi Valley Committee. . .. 85Missouri 85

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*Old Heidelberg Inn ..1I4Oregon 86Outdoor Motor Transport Exhibi ts. . . . . . . . .154Owens-Illinois Glass-Block Building . . .131

PtPantheon de la Guerre . .. .116

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*Schlitz Gardens Restaurant. . .. 90Science Theater 46

*Sears-Roebuck Building IgS i n c l a i r P r e h i s t o r i c E x h i b i t . . . . . . 5 8

t S k y - R i d e . . . 2 4 , 9 0Social Agencies 89Sociology Exhibits 91South Dakota 87

'k tSpan ish V i l lage , . . .117Standard Oil Show

'oStates Building*tStreets of Paris*tStreets of Shanghai . . . 73Swedish Pavilion 22

*Swi f t Br idge and Swi f t Open A i r Theater . . . . . . . .109* t S w i s s V i l l a g e . . . . : . . . . . . 4 7

rt T e l e v i s i o n T h e a t e r s . . . . . . . 1 0 3 , 1 4 4Tennessee 8TTer razzoPromenade. . . 66

*Thompson's Restaurants 21Time and Fortune Building. .. . 53Transportation in the Grounds 11

*Travel and Transport BuildingT r a v e l e r s A i d . . . . . . 1 1 2

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xVic to r V ienna Garden Cafe . . . . . .132Virgin Is lands . . . . . . 88

wWalker, Hiram, Exhibit glWashington . . 87

*Welsh Rotisserie 19W e s t e r n U n i o n H a l l . . . . . . . 9 5West Virginia 88Whiting Corp. and Nash Motors Bldg . . . . . .154Wilson Company Exhibit 67W i l s o n 6 - H o r s e T e a m . . . . . 1 5 5

tWings of a Century, Pageant of Transportation . . . .153xWonder Bakery 63

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TRANSPORTATIONAND SERVICES

w.ithin the Exposition groundsAs soon as you enter the Exposition everv

effort will be made To offer courtesies andservices to make your visit agreeable.

TRAINED EXPOSITION GUIDES inuniform are everywhere in the grounds and buildings. They willdirect you to wherever you wish to go and if necessary will transferyou to other guides to see that you get to your destination.

INFORIVIATION BOOTHS are at the entrances of the mainExposition buildings and at other convenient locations. Trainedattendants will supply information about the Exposition, aboutpoints of interest in Chicago and about hotel and lodging accommo-dations. Copies of the Offcial Guide Book, price 25c, and of the\Iiew Book may be obtained at the Information Booths. Telegramsmay be sent from any Information Booth.

Information, covering hotels in all parts of Chicago, also wilt begiven at the booth of the North Shore Hotel Association at theNorth Entrance.

CHECI{ING BOOTHS. At North Entrance (l}th Street), 18thStreet and 23rd Street entrances. Garments, umbrellas, hand bag-gage or parcels may be left. Fee 10c for twelve hours or fraction.

COMFORT STATIONS, free to visitors, will be found near theentrances and in all principal buildings and other convenient loca-

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LOST AI\iD FOUND. Articles found should be taken to thenearest Information Booth from which they will be sent to the Lostand Found offices in the General Exhibits Group. Losers mayinquire at any Information Booth. Finder will be given a receiptfor the found article at the Information Booth at which he turns itin. The Exposition will turn the article over to the receipt-holderif not called for by the owner.

LOST CHILDREN, or older persons lost, will be taken withevery kindness and care to the building of the Travelers' Aid Societyin the 23rd Street Plaza. Inquiry may be made for the lost personsat any Information Booth, which will immediately telephone to theSociety Building. The excellent service of the Travelers' Aid Societyis known throughout the United States and is without charge.

CHILDREN I\{AY BE LEFT AT ENCHANTED ISLA}.[DPLAYGROUND. Parents or elders in charge of children between3 and l2 years old may theck them at Enchanted Island after 10

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a. m. Before checking, the children are inspected by official doctorsto ensure safety of all. The children are cared for in playgroundand adjoining playroom by attendants who are experienced gradu-ates in recreation work and of kindergarten colleges. Fee for checkingand registration, z5c. Standard diet lunches provided for 25c andup additional. Children aged 3 to 12 may be left without checkingand registration for a fee of 10c. Medical inspection and privilegessame as for registered children.

EMERGENCY HOSPITAL is in the Hall of Science. Ambu-lances and medical staff on duty day and night. Emergency treat-ment is free. Protracted cases will be transferred, when safe to doso, to a nearby city hospital or to that of the patient's choice.

TRANSPORTATIONV/ITHIN THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS

BUSES. Principal transportation is by Exposition motor buses.Fare, 10c. Children under 12 years old, 5c.

ROLLBR CHAIRS, single or double, pushed by experienced guide,throughout the grounds and the Exposition buildings. Tours maybe arranged. Minimum charge, regular service, 50c per person for30 minutes. After first 30 minutes the rate is 25c per person foreach additional 15 minutes. Special taxi service, zoc per person for10 minutes.

JINRIKISHAS, one passenger, pulled by experienced guidethroughout the grounds and Exposition buildings. Minimum charge,60c for 30 minutes. After first 30 minutes the rate is 30c for eachadditional 15 minutes.

MOTOR LAUNCHES, on the lagoons: Round trip sightseeingtrips around both lagoons, fare 2Sc-children under 12 years, 15c.

MOTOR LAUNCHES, shuttle service between landings, fare 10cper passenger.

ITALIAN GONDOLAS: Rates-S0c per hour per passenger.Bus Tours of the Exposition:

NON-STOP TOURS: In charge of special guides, leave NorthEntrance (lzth Street) in Exposition buses from opening hour untilnoon, for round trip of the Exposition grounds. Fare, 50c. Chil-d ren under 12 ,25c .

GRAY LINE PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS. Groupsof not more than 15 visitors leave North Bntrance (lzth Street)from opening hour to 8 p. m. conducted by official guide-lecturer.Stops at principal buildings. Time of tour 3 hours. Fee, g1. Indi-viduals and private groups may engage Gray Line official tourlecturers for fees scaled from $1 per hour for one person to $4 perhour for 10 persons.

TAXI STANDs-convenient to lzth,16th, 18th, 23rd streets andSouth entrances

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Throughout the grounds, placed for the convenience of visitors, yourvill find attractive spots to lunch or dine, in large variety andsuited to every taste and budget.

You may choose a restaurant where you may enjoy yourself inluxurious surroundings while a celebrated orchestra plays for you.You may sip your chosen drink while watching the artists of anelaborately staged floor show. You may take your tea on a terraceor balcony overlooking gardens and the lagoons or lake. You maydance. You may enjoy your rest while you dine or lunch in asidewalk cafe, watching the crowds drift past. You may try theunusual foods and exotic flavors of strange foreign restaurants inpicturesque surroundings of far away countries or you may samplethe special dishes famous in different parts of our own country.

Dainty, popular-priced meals served in attractive modern restau-rants may be your choice. If you are in a hurry you may snatcha sandwich or make a good meal at one of the numerous stand upcounters.

Lunching or dining at the Exposition is a rare enjoyment. Thegay and attractive surrounditrgs, the multitude of interesting sights,the bright skies and refreshing lake breezes give added zest toappetite.

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All the world has been drawn upon to contribute to the spectacle.The knowledge of a lifetime of study, the labor of years in preparingdemonstrations that will be plain to all, are spread before you. Thetreasures of science and art that you will see are priceless. Noamount of money or the travel of a lifetime could give you the oppor-tunity of seeing all these things brought together, except at an Inter-national Exposition. This book is prepared to give you plain direc-tions for finding everything.

with nerv buildings, new color plan, new illumination effects, theaddition of more than a dozen picturesque ancient and foreignvillages, great unique water spectacles built out over the lagoons,a new Midway on the rsland beach on the lake shore, additions tothe scientific and industrial exhibits, the World's Fair of 1934 willseem a different place to those who saw it in its first year.

PLAN OF THE EXPOSITIONThe simplest way of understanding the Exposition as a whole is

by an understanding of its fundamental plan.The basic purpose of the Exposition is to illustrate the dependence

of modern development on scientific research. This is the centuryof scientific advancement. Enlargement of opportunity for man'senergies and for better living is due to the efforts of scientific menthroughout the world. Therefore, as background for the Expositionas a whole, there has been located in a great central building acomplete non-commercial display of the basic sciences at work, toshow in actual demonstrations in animated exhibits the new powersof mankind and how they are applied to our uses.

In the industrial exhibits the result of this basic plan is seenthroughout the Exposition in an effort on the part of exhibitorsto demonstrate processes in their exhibits, to show methods ratherthan products and to illustrate with apparatus in action how scienceis used. Purpose of the exhibits is to show how things are done,rather than what is done.

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Agriculture in its own great building and collateral areas showsthe scientific growing of foods and the new methods of distribution.

. Tremendous changes that electricity has brought to human livingare illustrated in the Electrical Building.

Transportation is dramatized in the historical exhibits and inthe parade of airplanes, stream-lined trains and automobiles in theTravel and Transport Building. The essential service of the rail-roads to civilization is shown. In great special buildings motormanufacturers show cars being made, historical exhibits and all theparts and materials of the modern car. "Wings of a Century," thepageant drama of transportation, uses the greatest collection ofhistoric trains and vehicles ever assembled.

Story of the GovernmentIn the U. S. Government Building, at the head of the quadrangle

of the Court of States, is told in a fascinating show the multiplicityof services the government performs for its citizens-crime detection,health, scientific research, exploration, the expanding services of theDepartment of Labor, the great peace-time works of the armyengineers, the services of the navy and marine corps. Foreigncountries have exhibits in government and private buildings.

Accompanying the immense spectacle of material achievement isseen the progress of man himself from his animal beginnings to hispresent status. You see primitive aborigines living and working asthey did centuries ago. In the Social Science exhibits you see thestruggle of man through the ages and his struggle today to adjusthimself to his environment and his new powers. Collateral withthis is the fascinating group of complete modern homes, showing thenew methods of economical building for health and effrciency andthe new arts of furnishing, decoration and labor saving equipment.Care of children, their happiness and educational play is demon-strated in Enchanted Island.

The Foreign VllagesNowhere on earth has ever been assembled such a collection of

picturesque villages from strange foreign lands and from long agoas you will see at the Exposition. There are the Spanish Villagewith its ancient castles, the winter Black Forest Village from Ger-many, the old English village of the time of Dr. samuel Johnson,the American Colonial Village, the rrish Village, the Swiss Villageat the foot of the Alps, the rtalian village with its leaning tower,the Tunisian village, the saharan "oasis," the famous BelgianVillage, a new Streets of Paris, the quaint Midget village, the"Streets of Shanghai," the Dutch village and the Mexican Village.

Northerly Island's lake shore beach is the location of the newMidway with its perpetual carnival. The blare of strange music,the mysteries and fantastic amusements of the Midwav are here.

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High above the lagoons is the aerial cable track, 210 feet overhead,between the 628-foot observation towers of the Sky Ride, highesfman-made structures west of the Atlantic coast.

The continuous program of events ttrroughout the Fair includesathletic sports by land and water in which famous individual starsand teams will compete for championships. Free musical entertain-ment appealing to every taste will be a continuous feature of theExposition, with gala operatic performances, concerts by famousorchestras and bands and appearances of celebrated musical starsdancers and artists of the stage and radio.

The Art ExhibitionA short distance from the Exposition in Grant Park is the Art

Institute of Chicago, where, for safety in its vast range of perma-nent galleries, will be housed the World's Fair art exposition of1934, the greatest comprehensive show of modern painting, printsand sculpture ever gathered in this country. A multitude of newworks and priceless loans of old and modern masters are in theepochal exhibition.

How to LJse the Guide BookThis brief introductory explanation will give you an understand-

ing of the underlying plan of the Exposition. As you see thesequence of purpose that connects everything, then, wherever youstart, you will be in key with the great show and can follow upthe idea.

To serve all visitors most effectively this official guide book isarranged geographically. It takes you into the Exposition from theNorth Entrance and covers the grounds step by step, listing andexplaining the buildings, attractions and exhibits as you wouldcome to them in their order, going from north to south. It wouldhave been pessible to classify the buildings and exhibits undervarious headings-as Science-Agriculture-Manufacturing, etc.-but that would have involved a confusion of crossing and retracingour course.

If you wish to follow out a certain line of thought or studyalong a special series of exhibits-such as the oil industry, chemistry,automobile manufacture, sociology, or along almost any other lineof progress and knorvledge-a look at the Index beginning on page6 will enable you to check off the locations of the various exhibitson your subject and will show you exactly how to get to everythingand route yourself systematically from the start. The list of exhib-itors in the back of the book, beginning on page 170, will tell youthe locations of their separate displays. This list of exhibitors,combined with the general fndex, will give you the location of everyfeature in the Exposition.

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ENTERING THE EXPOSITION ATTHE NORTH ENTRANCE

* Indi,cates Restaurant. ! Indi,cates Admi,ssi,on C harge.

V OU have come through the gates and are in the circular plazar inside the North Entrance at rzth street. uniformed Exposi-

tion guides are on duty here to direct you. Checking booth andfree comfort station are in the pavilion around the praza. Beyondthe central flag staffs you will find a roller-chair and jinrickishastand.

*WELSH ROTISSERTE, lunch counter and restaurant, is at theeast side of the circle.

From here starts the Northerly rsland bus service across plane-tarium Bridge, but we will go straight south, into the Fair.

\TORTH EI{TRAI{CE BUS TERMINAL is at your right. TheExposition bus transportation system, also the Non-Stop Bus Toursand the Grey Line Personally conducted rours start from here.

couRT oF HoNoR is next. Dignitaries and processions makeformal entries here past the reviewing stand.

14TH STREET ENTRANCE: At the west end of the court ofHonor.

ADMINISTRATTON BUILDING faces the court o.f-- Honor.This is the Exposition office building, containing no exhibits and isnot open to the public.

THE AVBNUE oF FLAGS is before us. The long rows of giantleaning flag staffs, with their modernistic supports, arch above themain highway of the Exposition.

SEARS-ROEBUCK BUILDING, at your right, welcomes you

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with many conveniences, including: bureau of information, registra-tion, telephone and telegraph offrces, indoor lounge and spaciousroof terraces with easy chairs overlooking the lagoon. The strik-ingly modern building, designed by Nimmons, Carr and Wright, isin key with the architectural scheme of the Exposition. It is win-dowless and is refreshed by air-circulating equipment equal to thatof 1,800 ordinary six-room houses.

A talking moving picture with an educational and entertainmentshow, the mysterious talking radio robot, animated map of theUnited States, demonstrations of laboratory inspections, a series ofhistorical dioramas and a home wood-working shop are features ofthe extensive exhibits.

In the garden adjoining the building is a bungalow, completelyfurnished, decorated and equipped by Sears-Roebuck.

*Cafeteria restaurant is on the main floor.LAGOON THEATER, at the left, adjoining the Avenue of Flags,

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is one of the new lagoon features. There are g,000 free seatsin the water-side auditorium. orchestra and operatic stage is builtout over the water. Here daily free entertainment will be given andmany celebrated stars will be seen and heard. program of eventsis displayed at the entrance.

*Thompson restaurants are at each end of the semicircle.

Lincoln ExhibitsILLINOTS Hosr BUILDTNG houses one of the most compre-

hensive Lincoln exhibits ever gathered. The Lincoln rooms includean exact reproduction of the parlor of his Springfietd, ill., home.Seventy-two original documents, and photostatic reproductions ofmany others, are in the collection, which includes intimate personalletters, Lincoln's partnership agreements in his own handwriiing andimportant state papers. Relics include an axe handle carved withhis own name, "A. Lincoln, New Salem, 1834,,, and the ,,betrothalstone," a flat rock inscribed "Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledgewere betrothed here July 4, 1833."

The George Frederick Wright portrait andby Thomas Buchanan Read are in the exhibit.

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SWEDISH PAVILION. The building, erected by the govern-

ment of Sweden, is occupied this year by an extensive exhibit pre-pared by the Swedish Arts and Crafts Association. The importance,stressed by Swedish manufacturers, of intimate collaboration be-tween artists and workmen, is shown in exhibits of glassware,ceramics, silversmithing, pewter, furniture and textiles. Articlesof everyday use, but of exquisite design and workmanship, areshown in an elaborate and dignified display. The work of promi-nent Swedish artists in making designs for practical reproduction inmanufactures shows the progress in decorative and technical quali-ties that are sought for in distinctive Swedish products.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PAVILION. This young country, aboutthe size of the State of Illinois, but with 15,000,000 population, hashighly developed industries which are important in the world market.The Skoda Works are one of the world's largest armament plants,making also machinery and locomotives. In the pavilion you maysee an exhibit by the Czechoslovak Manufacturers' Association offine Bohemian glass and china ware, damask linens, embroideries,costume jewelry, gloves, shoes, musical instruments, hops and malt.

Exhibits appealing to tourists show the attractions of the cele-brated health resorts-Karlsbad, Marienbad and Piestany, with thebackground of Carpathian mountain scenery and the picturesquenative costumes of the region.

*Czechoslovakian restaurant, table d'hote and a la carte. Indoorand outdoor tables. Also lunch counter. Orchestra. Floor showand dancing by guests, 8 p. m. to midnight.

ITALIAN PAVILION with its impressive entrance under agleaming giant airplane wing houses extensive exhibits illustratingthe progress of Italy. Two large extensions have been built on eitherside of the pavilion to increase exhibit space in the Exposition of1934. On the lawns around the entrances are modern bronze Italiansculptures. Around the main rotunda of the pavilion is one of thelargest and most dramatic mural paintings in the Exposition. Itdepicts the government's control of all transportation facilities byland, water and air. Reclamation of 11,000 square miles of agri-cultural land by which Italy's wheat production has been increasedmore than 50 per cent is shown. A frieze of translucent photo-murals shows the historic and scenic beauties of Italy.

Products of Italy and its colonies are seen in the bazaar annexes.*Italian restaurant, indoor and outdoor tables. Table d'hote and

a la carte service. Orchestra and dancing by guests.Italian Wine Pavilion: Displays the wines of each province in

Italy.xl-ight lunches and wines.

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Pavilion houses a complete Venetian glass factory. Ten Italianartist-craftsmen are at work blowing molten glass and fabricatingthe glass art products for which Venice is .famous. The exhibitincludes a museum of mediaeval and modern glass.

GLADIOLA GARDENS, with a display of beautiful and raregladioli growing outdoors in a landscaped setting beside the lagoon.

THE SKY RIDEtSKY RIDE mainland tower is near the south end of the Avenue

of Flags. The spectacular steel web towers of the Sky Ride, rising628 feet in the air, are the highest man-made structures west, ofthe Atlantic coast. At their tops are observation platforms fromwhich is obtained a matchless view of the Exposition spread outbelow you like a brilliantly colored map, with the lake on one sideand on the other the miles of buildings of Chicago. At night thescene is an incredible spectacle of colored light and movement.

Aerial cable track of the Sky Ride crosses the lagoons at the 210-foot level for a trip between the towers, which are 1,850 feet apart.In the boat-shaped observation cars the ride is a thrilling novelty,enjoyed in perfect safety.

To make possible this tremendous attraction five great companiesjoined forces These were: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com-pany, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, Inland SteelCompany, the Otis Elevator Company and John A. Roebling's SonsCompany.

The Sky Ride is one of the outstanding engineering works ofthe century. The network of steel cables connecting them is one ofthe world's longest suspension bridges, equal in length to the Ambas-sador Bridge at Detroit connecting the United States and Canada.During the 1933 Exposition 2,616,389 persons went up the towersand crossed in the observation cars.

CHAPEL CAR, St. Paul, of the American Missions of the RomanCatholic Church, is near the 16th street entrance as the exhibit ofThe Extension Society.

The St. Paul was dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons March 14, 1915,at New Orleans. Since then it has traveled thousands of miles,chiefly in the south and southwest, visiting lumber camps, construc-tion gangs and isolated communities.

16TH STREET, Japanese Entrance.

THE LAMA TEMPLETBENDIX LAMA TEMPLE. This resplendent shrine, known as

the Golden Pavilion of Jehol, is an exact reproduction of the originaltemple built for the Manchu emperors of China in 1767. It is filledwith a treasure of statuary, carvings, jewels, bronzes and rich embroi-

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deries. The celebrated explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin, was sent to theOrient by Vincent Bendix, Exposition trustee, to find and bring backa typical Lama Temple. His quest was ended when he found thisbrilliant relic of the Manchu dynasty. It was crumbling to ruin,but a staff of Chinese artist-craftsmen was set to work to duplicateeach piece of the structure. No nails were used. More than 28,000different parts were carved and numbered and shipped to Chicago.

As the scarlet and gold temple stands in the Exposition, it is 70feet square and 60 feet high at the center. Its double-decked roofof copper shingles is covered with $25,000 worth of Z3-karat goldleaf. On the exterior, 28 columns in red lacquer support the lowerdeck. Twenty-eight other columns, 30 feet high, form part of thewall. Inside, twelve 37-foot columns support the gilded ceiling andthe upper deck. Carved grilles in red, blue, yellow and gold, enclosethe windows. The cornice beams are gilded and carved with imagesof dragons, cats and dogs.

Treasures of TaoismThe temple is arranged and equipped for the Lama worship. Its

treasures include a huge bronze incense burner dating back to theMing dynasty-1368 to 164*a large antique wooden statue ofthe "smiling Buddha," bronze prayer wheels, the throne and screenof the Ta Lama, or high priest, and his ceremonial robes, the greatbronze temple bell, prayer rugs, a drum made of two human skullsjoined together, prayer tables with scrolls of the Lama scripturesand ceremonial weapons for banishing demons. Besides these ritual

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CHINESE PAVILION. TheJade Pagoda, one of the finestknown examples of this art,peculiar to China, is the centralfeature of the exhibits. Thepagoda, fifty-one inches tall, isthe product of more than six-teen years' labor and is valuedat $500,000. Even the bellshanging from the curved roofsof the separate stories, and the

chains which support them are carved from solid jade. A number ofother large jade pieces, including flower baskets and lamps carveclto eggshell thinness, surround the Jade Pagoda.

The teakwood Gate of Honor before the pavilion and Chinese Gar-den is an example of the most elaborate workmanship put by theChinese on these ceremonial arches.

tChinese Theatre, with performances by troupe of native artists.*Chinese restaurant, featuring native dishes, dance music and

floor show by Chinese entertainers.

JAPANESE Concession.

THE HALL OF SCIENCEHALL OF SCIENCE. This building and its exhibits are the

heart of A Century of Progress. Before you enter it will be wellto look at the Hall of Science as a building.

Many miles of spectacles and exhibits are before you, but herenot only the scientific plan but the art and architecture of theExposition are brought to a focus.

The architecture of the World's Fair is one of the first expressionsof the new era of progress that strikes the visitor. Examine theFlall of Science and you will be prepared to understand the modernthought in architecture which indicates the trend of what may bethe great public buildings and public squares of the future.

Consider that where you are standing deep water was rolling onlya few years ago. You are on man-made land-a creati-on of

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engineering science. The whole Exposition is a demonstration ofman's advancitg control over the forces of nature. The architec-tural commission of the Exposition decided at the beginning that itwould not be in keeping for this great expression of u century ofprogress to hark back to antique times and house itself in the tiadi-tional manner in buildings copied from ancient Greek temples andthe Roman Forum.

An Example of theArchitecture of- the Exposition

Architects for years have been emancipating themselves from thetime-worn shackles of tradition. There have b..tt scattered exam-ples of buildings making use of new materials and of the new knowl-edge and powers of lighting and ventilation as well as the newstudies of convenience in plan, according to the use that was tobe made of the building.

Here, at the World's Fair, for the first time the architects havehad the opportunity on a great scale and in many different build-ings of suggesting what the architecture of the future may be. youwill see' further on in the Exposition, the new ideas applieh to familydwellings. We are considering, now, the great exhinii buildings.

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the volume and intensity of light. Constant, controlled circulationof fresh air is easily provided for. There is no waste space nordark areas. Shut-in effect is avoided by terraces on which you mavwalk outdoors from any floor.

Beauty of the new architecture is peculiar to itself. It does notseek to veil itself in the aroma of ancient history. It is a dynamic,stimulating expression of the living age. Its great planes and sur-faces give opportunity for striking, impressive, daring or tender coloreffects-a new field for the color sense of the artist-decorator.

filuminationNight surpasses the day in the beauties of this new color decora-

tion. The possibilities of night color decoration have given this greatopportunity of floods of changing colored light over these buildings.Science has given the artist-decorators these new mediums of colorexpression.

Enter now the Hall of Science. This superb example of the newarchitecture is the design of Paul Philippe Cret, of Philadelphia.The building is in the form of a gigantic letter U, with its armsextending eastward to the shore of the lagoon and enclosing a courtof three acres. At the southwest corner is the square Carillontower from which the chimes sound every quarter hour.

You are entering by the north ramp ascent. Before you is asemi-circle of tall pylons, chief ornament of which is the heroicstatue, in high relief, by John Storrs, of man combatting the serpentof ignorance. Entrance by the ramp takes you direct to the main(upper) floor, which is the best place to begin.

The theme of the Exposition is the dependence of industrialadvancement upon the pure sciences. In the Hall of Science thefundamental facts of the basic sciences are shown to you as far aspossible in life processes and in demonstrations in action. Theseexhibits are non-commercial. They show you the facts upon whichknowledge is based. They show you the powers arising from knowl-edge of these facts of nature. They show you where we are todayin science, and give you the vision of the expanding knowledge andpower that the future holds for us. The exhibits are made under-standable to visitors without scientific training. They are the keyto the understanding of A Century of Progress.

Plan of the Science ExhibitsTo make these fascinating displays systematic so that the place

of each science would be more readily understandable, they aredivided into six sections: Mathematics, Geology, Biology, Chem-istry, Physics and Medicine.. Complete story of the scientific exhibitsis told in the Handbook of the Basic Science Exhibits, obtainableat the entrances to the Great Hall, or at information booths.

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Entering the Hall of Science by the main north entrance up theramp from the Avenue of Flags you are in the North Wing of thebuilding and in the Mathematics Section. To see all the exhibitsin their order you might turn to your left here and walk out to theend of the North Wing and start back.

Italian Scientific ExhibitAt the end of this wing you will find, as an introduction to the

basic science show, the scientific exhibit of the Italian government.Here you will see the beginnings of scientific city planning andconstruction by the builders of ancient Rome. A model of the portand adjoining buildings of Rome of the Caesars is accompanied byscale reproductions of antique Roman aqueducts and military roads.A scale model of the pleasure galley of Caligula, recently uncoveredby the draining of Lake Nemi, is shown. Nearby is the oldest knownmodel of a ball thrust bearing, the parts of which were recoveredwith the galley. Its bronze ball rollers are supposed to havesupported the turning pedestal of a statue on the galley's prow.

A complete model reproduction of a Venetian galley of the 17thcentury is shown with models of modern Italian merchant and warvessels.

The exhibit includes models of Alpine tunnels and of pioneerelectric installations in Italy. A pioneer Italian automobile of 1899is shown in comparison with modern Isotta-Fraschini engines.

Danish ExhibitNext in this wing is the scientific exhibit of the Danish govern-

ment. 4Three historic astronomical observatories in Denmark-those of

Stjerneborg, Tycho Brahe's observatory, and the observatory of OleRomer at Uranionborg, are shown in scale models. A wood carvingof Ole Romer shows the astronomer at his home telescope with theapparatus he devised to keep the instrument trained on the star hewas studying.

Murals of Danish city and country scenery surround the exhibit,which includes modern astronomical equipment and scientific appa-ratus. The telegraphone, invented by Waldemar Paulsen, is arecording phonograph which can be connected with a telephone toreply to a call in the absence of the subscriber and to take a message.

The Danish and Italian exhibits will be removed after the Fair tobe permanent exhibits in the Museum of Science and Industry inChicago.

GEOLOGYLeaving this section, we start now to begin the tour of the basic

sciences. We are in the Geology Section, in which the story of theorigin and growth of our planet is told.

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Here you will see moving reproductions of volcanoes in action,spouting geysers, upheaval of mountain ranges, creation of canyonsby cataracts, glacier action, oil drills in operation, gold and coalmines, underground torrents and moving sand dunes.

Mountain ranges are shown being thrown up by pressure appa-ratus operatittg on layers of materials simulating the strata of theearth's crust. Large models of sections of the crust show typicaldeep strata formations and the surface formations which indicateto geologists the structure beneath.

Composition of the earth to the globe's center is shown by illumi-nated sections and working models revealing the modern scientificknowledge that the core of the earth is metal. A lecture accom-panies the exhibit.

Rare fluorescent minerals, which recently have become available,have been added to the exhibit of these substances in the GeologySection. The additions have been gathered during the past winteras a result of a costly and extensive research.

Visitors may test model seismographs-instruments for recordingearthquake shocks-and see how geologists use them to get recordsof miniature earthquakes produced by dynamite. The seismographrecord tells the nature of the underground formation.

A great exhibit of oil drilling operations, actually goingreduced in scale-shows the greatest present application of scientificprospecting and also the conditions under the earth more than amile below the surface. We see different kinds of drilling by petcus-sion and rotary drills, pipe casings set and wells "coming in."

One of the most complete sets of working models and illuminatedaction dioramas ever made is used in the oil drilling exhibits.

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¦ · Airport to airport at Exposition (3lst Street). Police of Chicago, elevated railroad, street-car and bus conductors and officials received general praise last summer for their