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Official magazine program published weekly at the Century of Progress International Chicago Exposition of 1933. Blue front cover with illustration of children walking toward the right. Reverse cover has yellow and white illustrated ad for "Enchanted…

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One (1) Buffalo Grove Days 1964 Float 1st Place trophy. Trophy has a wooden square bottom with a golden metal plaque on the front that reads "Buffalo Grove Day 1964 Float Div 1st". On top of this piece is a large metal and gold gauntlet with a lid…

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One (1) Trophy from Buffalo Grove Day 1964 Float Div. 1st Place. Trophy has three layers - the bottom is made of wood and metal. There is a human figure with hands up in the center, flanked on both sides by red and wood pillars. Above there are two…

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Ticket for admission to the Chicago World's Columbian Expo in 1893. Valid May 1st to October 30th, 1893. This background is green, differentiating it from the others in the donation lot. The background reads "Good for One Admission at Pay Gates,…

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Ticket for admission to the Chicago World's Columbian Expo in 1893. Valid May 1st to October 30th, 1893. This background is red/orange, differentiating it from the others in the donation lot. The background reads "Good for One Admission at Pay Gates,…

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Ticket for admission to the Chicago World's Columbian Expo in 1893. Valid May 1st to October 30th, 1893. This background is red, differentiating it from the others in the donation lot. The background reads "Good for One Admission at Pay Gates,…

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Ticket for admission to the Chicago World's Columbian Expo in 1893. Valid May 1st to October 30th, 1893. This background is blue, differentiating it from the others in the donation lot. The background reads "Good for One Admission at Pay Gates,…

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Paper ticket with color illustration printed on a card. Blue background with white skyline silhouette. Text: "A century of Progress International Exposition Chicago; Good for one admission to Fort Dearborn; Price 25 cents tax free; 1933; A-270574."…

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Paper ticket with color illustration printed on a card. Blue background with white skyline silhouette. Text: "A century of Progress International Exposition Chicago; Good for one admission to Fort Dearborn; Price 25 cents tax free; 1933; A-270573."…

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One (1) newspaper page from The Saint Paul globe paper, Minnesota, from November 22, 1903. It has a drawn cartoon on the cover with Thanksgiving iconography, including football and turkey.
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