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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage Postcardsbered on the upper-left front corner. The numbering is in four sets of ten: 501-510, 601-610, 701-710, and 801-810%u2014for a total of 40 cards. Arena also produced more than 40 black-&-white postcards for the Fair, some were numbered, some were not. They are of various styles, and of inconsistent quality, ranging from a cheaper cardstock, to standard postcard material, to real-photo postcards, some of which were hand-colored. This collection contains all the Arena color cards, and most of the known Arena black-&-white cards.American Colortype Co. published two series of postcards for the Fair, all in color. The first was released in 1933, and is numbered on the back, from 101 through 143. The other series was released for the 1934 season, and is numbered on the front, from X-129 through X-191. In total, there are 50 postcards from 1933, and 63 from 1934, and all are contained herein. Arena also produced a set of unnumbered cards in color for the Japanese Pavilion.There were several smaller publishers who released postcard sets with general views of the Fair. This collection includes a sampling of those from: Regensteiner Corp., Horder, Inc., Sturgis Lithograph Co., J.O. Stoll Co., Process Photo Studios, Kaufmann & Fabry Co, and an unknown publisher. It is not know how many different cards were produced by most of these smaller publishers.Many postcards were created for exhibitors and concessionaires, and this collection contains a significant selection of them%u2014in two groupings. First are cards published in sets of as few as 2, up to more than 20 postcards. Some sets are complete, some are not. The second grouping contains individual postcards created for exhibitors and concessionaires. Some were produced by large publishers, while others were created by smaller firms from the exhibitors%u2019 home towns. There is also a selection of novelty postcards.The postcards in this collection are followed by several complete sets of Miniature Views, which resemble diminutive postcards, some in color, and some in blackand-white. One color set of 32 Views was produced by the Blatz Gum Co., and one of the black-and-white sets, with 24 photographs, was made by the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation. Davis Photo Service also produced a set, and there are two sets that were created by unknown publishers. In addition, there is a set of Western Playing Cards, each with a different view of the Fair.All the titles and identifying numbers shown beneath the postcards, and the Miniature Views, were taken from the cards or the views themselves. Not all the views or cards have a descriptive caption on the back, but when they do, that caption is printed under the title. In some cases, where a postcard%u2019s address side is interesting, an image of the entire back is printed below the card.There are also a number of photographs taken by visitors to A Century of Progress, and a sizable selection of ephemera that was available from the various exhibitors and vendors at the Fair. Finally, there is an extensive collection of vintage newspaper clippings reporting on various activities and personalities at the Fair.About this Collection (Continued)%u2756