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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsArena SeriesAvenue of Flags, 706The main avenue leading into the Exposition from the 12th Street gate, south, toward the Hall of Science. The %u201cAvenue of Flags%u201d is named after the rows of brilliant red with yellow edge on either side of the broad avenue, expressing the spirit of festivity.The Lincoln Group, 707The Lincoln Group consists five buildings, each of which marks an epoch in the upward struggle of Abraham Lincoln. The small one-room cabin near Hodgenville, Ky., where he was born. His second home in Pigeon Creek, Ind. The little general store in Salem, Ill. Rutledge Tavern, where he wooed an won Ann Rutledge and where she died. Lastly, the Wigwam in Chicago, where he was elected a candidate for the Presidency. All but the Wigwam are actual reproductions in size and furnishings. The Wigwam is a miniature.