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Great Lakes Exposition 1937 Souvenir Book

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Title	Great Lakes Exposition 1937 Souvenir Book
Subject	Arts and Entertainment Expositions and fairs Souvenirs
Place	Cleveland (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description	This souvenir booklet for the 1937 Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland includes lists of exhibitors, entertainment, concessions, and exhibits. It also provides practical information about the exposition's lost and found, first aid station, stroller rental, and post office. The 67-page booklet measures 5.75" x 8.75" (15 x 22.5 cm). The exposition grounds spanned 135 acres along Cleveland's lakefront from Public Hall to Municipal Stadium east to 20th street. The fair opened to the public June 27, 1936 and ran for one hundred days. It opened for a second season in 1937, drawing more than 7 million visitors in the two seasons despite the hardships of the Great Depression. Attractions included the "Streets of the World" where visitors could sample food, entertainment, and goods from 40 countries, and the Hall of Progress, which included the "television theatre." The midway offered dozens of rides and amusements, such as "Ripley's Believe it or Not Odditorium" a photograph gallery, Venetian boat swing, and the "Custer Car Speedway." The 1937 season featured Billy Rose's Aquacade, a water music and dance spectacular starring Olympians Eleanor Holm and Johnny Weismuller, star of the Tarzan movies.
Creator	Great Lakes Exposition
Date of Original	1937
Source	Published material; PA Box 143, 5
Format	book
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-06-06

Title	Om2978_3627882_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2978_3627882_001.tif
Image Height	4456
Image Width	3000
File Size	4909.233 KB
Full Text	LAKES 1937 wramliw OFFCAL CLEVELAND 25<
Date created	2009-01-09

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