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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsJ.O. Stoll Co. SeriesInterior Court of the Hall of Science, 57Detailed view of Interior Court of the Hall of Science at A Century of Progress, Chicago%u2019s 1933 World%u2019s Fair, as seen from the main lagoon. Notice the carillonshaped tower, the rostrum at the right, the decorated cloth banner which serves as a background for the speaker, the three levels on which the structure is built and the entrance to the medical exhibit at the lower level.whose inhabitants were victims in 1812 of the Dearborn massacre, eventful day in Chicago%u2019s pioneer history.Hall of Science at Night, 60Designed by Paul Cret, eminent Philadelphia architect, the structure presents the appearance of a metal and glass creation, rising from colored terraces, and brilliantly illuminated. The building is two stories and a mezzanine in height, and houses the basic and medical science exhibits. It is %u201cU%u201d shaped, the open part facing east and surrounding a huge rostrum capable of accommodating several thousand persons, At one corner is a 176-foot tower fitted with a carillon.
