Robert and Peggy in A Century of Progress : early days of Chicago

Robert and Peggy visit the Fort Dearborn exhibit at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair 'A Century of Progress International Exposition.'. The illustration features a recreation of Fort Dearborn along with settlers and Indigenous people interacting with each other, the Chicago skyline can be seen in the background. A second illustration includes an image of a trapper holding a shotgun, the Wigwam convention center along with the Lincoln's log cabin, and an image of a man on the telephone at the stock market.

Publication date: 1933-06-18

Copyright date: 1933

Size: 46.5 x 34.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1933

Subject(s):

• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
• Cityscapes--1930-1940
• Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Settlements--Illinois--Chicago--1810-1820
• Robert and Peggy in A Century of Progress (Comic)
• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.). Fort Dearborn (Ill.)
• Indigenous peoples of North America--Illinois--Chicago--1810-1820
• Stock exchanges--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Trappers-- Illinois--Chicago--1830-1840
• Wigwam (Chicago, Ill.)

Genre(s):

• Comic strips

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 Sunday Tribune (June 18, 1933), Part 4/Comics, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Whitford, William G. (William Garrison), b. 1886