Oct 18, 2018 - Sale 2489

Sale 2489 - Lot 353

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(CENTURY OF PROGRESS)
A large 7-part panorama depicting the entire lakeside fairgrounds of the Chicago World's Fair as photographed by Kaufmann and Fabry, the official photographers of the exposition.
Embodying the fair's theme of Technical Innovation, the sprawling panoramic view encompasses the many exhibits, architectural wonders, and cultural districts of the expansive expo. Silver prints (7), overall measuring 9 3/4x58 inches (24.8x147.3 cm.), linen-backed, with the Kaufmann-Fabry copyright and credit, Chicago World's fair emblem, title, date, and various identifying notations throughout, in the negative. 4to-sized folio, vertical hologram-like cloth-covered boards with a gilt-stamped title. 1933