Century of Progress Exposition Corporation

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nonprofit corporation organizing committee world's fair organizing body

Century of Progress Exposition Corporation was the organizing body responsible for planning and managing Chicago’s 1933–1934 “Century of Progress” World’s Fair, a major international exposition celebrating scientific and technological innovation.

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Century of Progress Board of Trustees	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit corporation ⓘ organizing committee ⓘ world's fair organizing body ⓘ
associatedWith	City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ business leaders in Chicago ⓘ industrial corporations ⓘ scientific organizations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eventEndYear	1934 ⓘ
eventLocation	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakefront of Lake Michigan in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
eventStartYear	1933 ⓘ
eventTheme	progress ⓘ scientific innovation ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ
eventType	World’s Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ international exposition ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
industry	event management ⓘ exposition organization ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Illinois ⓘ
name	Century of Progress Exposition Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	emphasis on science and technology in public education ⓘ large-scale lakefront fairground development in Chicago ⓘ organizing one of the major American world’s fairs of the 20th century ⓘ
organizedEvent	Century of Progress International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago World’s Fair (1933–1934) NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to celebrate a century of Chicago’s growth and progress ⓘ to showcase advances in science and technology ⓘ to stimulate economic activity in Chicago ⓘ
role	coordinating exhibits and pavilions ⓘ fundraising for the Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ managing the Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ overseeing construction of fairgrounds ⓘ planning the Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ publicity and promotion of the fair ⓘ
timePeriod	Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ

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1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) → organizedBy → Century of Progress Exposition Corporation ⓘ

subject surface form: 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair

Century of Progress International Exposition → organizedBy → Century of Progress Exposition Corporation ⓘ

Century of Progress International Exposition → governedBy → Century of Progress Exposition Corporation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Century of Progress Board of Trustees