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World of Progress at Century of Chicago fair spectacle
The article extols A Century of Progress showing movement and life from the world at 424 acres. It highlights dioramas the Enchanted Island and the Maya temple, a City of a Million Lights Midway robots and a Sky Ride as futuristic thrills, plus exhibits of transportation social history and future housing. It notes the fair blends world travel with science and invention.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Lake Michigan
Chicago
America
Argentina
Algeria
Mexico
Morocco
Guatemala
Czechoslovakia
Jeno
Montmartre
Taris
Ghent
Bruges
Marines
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
William Beebe
August Piccard
Mount Olympus
Enchanted Island
Jehol
Fort Dearborn
Robert Fulton
Wright
Uxma
Yucatan
North America
RC Ura
Eiffel Tower
New Sork