America’s “Wembley“ (1933)

Full title reads: “America. America’s ’Wembley’. Chicago challenges ’the depression’ with great $10,000,000. world fair, ’A Century of Progress’.“ Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Large parade down street in Chicago to celebrate the opening of the 1933 World’s Fair. Planes do a flypast overhead. Soldiers march in procession. Women in national costume walk in procession. Shots around the various buildings and exhibits at the World Fair site. Crowds walk around looking at the exhibits. Similar shots at night with buildings illuminated. Aerial views of the site. More night shots of the buildings. A firework display illuminates the night sky. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 1