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Book Title: Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair : a Century of Progress
Item Length: 9.6in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 6.7in.
Author: Bill Cotter
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & events, Study & Teaching
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Photography, History
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 130 Pages
