The Electric Group

“The Electric Group – 1833 A Century of Progress 1933. Mfg. by Illinois Photogravue Co., Chicago. Postmarked Chicago, Ill. 3/15/1934 and addressed to Mrs. A. G. Nelson, 1340 E. 13th St. in Des Moines, Iowa with message: Sweetheart. Arrived here ok. Art came down to get me and we had a good time and dinner together. E. and W. were over to Art’s home and we had a chat and leaving 11:35. Hope everything is all right at home. Weather is clear and ought to make a fine night to sleep. Love, Axel”

Wilson & Co.

“Wilson & Co. The six – horse champion Clydesdale Team appears at every performance of the ‘Wings of A Century’ pageant at A Century of Progress. They can also be seen in their own modern stables nearby. They are seen here posed in front of the Wilson & Co. Exhibit Building which houses the famous Wilson Certified Bacon Slicing Room, on Northerly Island in the heart of the Midway. Made by the American Colortype Co., Chicago and New York. Printed in U.S.A.”

Chicago Railroad Fair

“Narrow-gauge Deadwood Central train at Chicago Railroad Fair. Burlington route. The train of early day equipment that operated years ago on Burlington lines in Colorado carries Chicago railroad fair visitors from one end of the grounds to the other period the names of the engine and cars are reminiscent of the old Deadwood central railroad that served the Black Hills of South Dakota in the exciting days of Deadwood Dick western characters.”

Chicago Railroad Fair

“World's Fastest Railroad Run. The world's fastest run by a railroad train was made by the Broadway Limited of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Monday, June 12, 1905, when it ran 127.1 miles an hour between AY tower and Elida, Ohio. The Broadway Limited was pulled by coal-burning steam locomotive 7002, and although many swift runs have been made in recent years by steam, electric and diesel locomotives, none has equaled the 127.1 mile an hour record run established in 1905. At the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1949, Locomotive 7002 stands on a section of P.R.R. standard roadbed with rails weighing 155 pounds to the yard - heaviest in the world.”