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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Helena Rubenstein, international beauty authority, gets a glimpse of the beauty that is A Century of Progress through a window in the ultra-modernistic Trustees' room of the Administration building. Her guide, who is pointing out the sights, is Lucia Lewis.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0006_00249_015], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Built to demonstrate the use of light as an architectural element in the appearance of buildings, this model city in the General Electric exhibit at A Century of Progress is complete to the stalled automobile being towed to a nearby garage.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0001_00014_001], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

George Blagden, husky long distance swimmer, who represented the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Memphis, Tenn., in the 15 mile marathon grind at A Century of Progress in 1933, finishing second to Marvin Nelson, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is out to capture the championship event when it is again staged on Sunday, July 22nd, at the World's Fair in Chicago. Nelson set a new American record of 7 hours, 22 minutes and 24 3-5 seconds to lead Blagden across the finishing line. Blagden is reported in great trim for the grueling battle. The race is sponsored by William Randolph Hearst, who has posted a purse of $10,000, the winner to receive $5,000.The race will start at the Seventy-ninth Street beach on Chicago's south side, with the course laid along the shore line of Lake Michigan and the last seven miles to be swum in the World's Fair Lagoon.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0002_00035_002], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Bud Fisher who climbs the high flag poles on the Avenue of Flags at A Century of Progress, gives the crowds there a real thrill when he poises as for a dive to the asphalt 90 feet below him, on the top rung of the Mack fire truck extension ladder. He performs thrilling feats on the ladder daily when not busy with the flags.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0002_00031_001], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, pays a visit to the International World Clock at the New World's Fair. Left to right: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; F.L. Wessen, International Business Machines representative, in which exhibit the clock is located; Donald E. Jackson of Providence R.I., companion of Franklin; and C.W. Hope, in charge of the exhibit.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0004_00146_003], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Pottery artist working at the Century of Progress Mexican Village.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0001_00019_024], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Championship Fair-goer Gets Season Ticket No. 1 for 1934. Mrs. Ruby Phelps, 5301 Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, shown buying ticket from Martin M. Tveter, Comptroller of A Century of Progress. She attended the Fair 147 times in 1933.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0004_00151_001], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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Nurses holding infants, ca. 1890s.

CCSN_0001_0008_031, Illinois Training School for Nurses/Cook County School of Nursing records (University of Illinois at Chicago)

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Bathing babies in small tubs in the Mary Crane Nursery,  c. 1920s-1930s.

This photograph is from our Seven Settlement Houses photograph collection. Browse the entire collection, or Ask A Librarian.

Wallace Kirkland, Babies in the Mary Crane Nursery, JAMC_0000_0223_0607.jpg, Seven Settlement Houses-Database of Photos, University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Department Store of 1890 (diorama). The lady at the counter is buying a corset for her child, and the bust shows, what was than considered a beautiful figure. Tennis was the fashion, but our champions would probably object playing it in the dress the young girl is wearing. 

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0006_00268_011], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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UIC Special Collections and University Archives temporarily closing for upgrades!

UIC Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) in the Richard J. Daley Library will be closed for equipment and storage upgrades from Oct. 18, 2018 to Jan. 13, 2019.

We apologize for the inconvenience, as we know that we are here to facilitate your research. Once we complete these upgrades, our library and public services will operate more efficiently.

Limited online reference services will be available. 

We may not be able to fulfill photocopy/scan/high resolution requests from materials in the Daley Library SCUA.

The SCUA reading room in UIC’s Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago will remain open for researchers who need to use rare books, manuscripts and university archives related to the health sciences.

Please ask us if you have any questions!

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

The Monforte Sisters (the four women playing the instruments standing towards the rear left) perform at the Century of Progress Italian Village.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0001_00019_029], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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This is the cover of the sheet music for Baby Rose, composed by George Christie, lyrics by Louis Weslyn, and published by M. Witmark & Sons in 1911.

For more information, Ask A Librarian!

SMC_006B_0007, Sheet Music Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#World’s Fair Wednesday

Chicago firefighters paraded the finest of their equipment in their portion of the ceremonies at the Fair Tuesday, Chicago Day. In addition to the equipment there was a battalion of men who marched in review before Mayor E.J. Kelly and other dignitaries of the city government and park commissions.

To find out more about the Century of Progress World’s Fair that took place in Chicago in 1933-34, visit the Century of Progress collection finding aids or check out other photos in this digital collection: Images of Progress: Views from A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934.  

[COP_17_0003_00098_003], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

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#On this day

Rachelle Slobodinsky Yarros was born May 18, 1869. Rachelle, the daughter of the wealthy Joachim and Bernice Slobodinsky, enjoyed the best available education in the Russian Empire and many other privileges, but like other young students of her generation she became interested in radical politics. She was forced to flee the Empire due to her involvement with Nihilists and began a life of struggle in America at the age of eighteen in New York. Rachelle toiled in a sweatshop at a sewing machine sitting next to other immigrants from much less privileged backgrounds than her own. She refused any aid from her father other than payment for her passage to America. Rachelle pursued self-education during this period as much as her circumstances allowed.

Rachelle was the first woman to study at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Boston and later finished her M.D. degree with distinction from Woman's Medical College in Philadelphia in 1893. She interned at New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston. While working as an intern, she met Alice Hamilton. Rachelle Slobodinsky married Victor Yarros in New York in 1894.

The couple moved to Chicago in 1895 and while Rachelle established a thriving obstetrical and gynecological practice in Chicago, Victor pursued a career in law and journalism while participating in the city's radical political circles. Dr. Yarros served as an instructor and later associate professor in clinical obstetrics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago. Dr. Yarros was an advocate of birth control and sex education, and did groundbreaking work in obstetrical education and teaching about the techniques and social benefits of birth control. 

Victor and Rachelle Yarros resided at Hull-House from 1907 to 1927, and the couple found ready support for many of their activities there. Dr. Yarros helped to found the American Social Hygiene Association in 1914, a group dedicated to fighting against venereal disease. She helped organize the Illinois Birth Control League (IBCL) and with the help of Margaret Sanger, founder of the American Birth Control League (later Planned Parenthood Federation of America), Dr. Yarros opened the first birth control clinic in Chicago in 1922. Dr. Yarros continued to teach about birth control and other medical health issues, especially those affecting the poor, throughout her career. Some notable highlights include her appointment as Professor of Social Hygiene at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1926, a position created especially for her, and the publication of her book, Modern Woman and Sex in 1933.

UIC Special Collections and University Archives has two collections relating to Rachelle Yarros: the Rachelle and Victor Yarros collection, which consists of correspondence, book reviews, notes, and clippings; and 027-08-20-01-- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago-- Obstetrics and Gynecology -- Rachelle S. Yarros Collection. For any questions and more info, Ask A Librarian!

Folder 292, Hull-House Photograph Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Happy National Canoe Day!

“Canoe tilting, which gives the unlucky loser a sudden ducking, is one of the many water sports provided for the amusement of visitors at the Swift's Bridge of the new Chicago World's Fair.”

We couldn’t choose just one canoe-related image, so we have three from three different digital collections. For more information, Ask A Librarian!

FPDCC_00_01_0010_040, Forest Preserve District of Cook County Records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

COP_17_0005_00215_001, Century of Progress World’s Fair, 1933-1934,  Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.

SMC_014B_0047, Sheet Music Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library.