Description: 1933 Chicago World's Fair - Ukraine Building: A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair was technological innovation, and its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms", trumpeting the message that science and American life were wedded. Its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other. The Ukrainian community in the Chicagoland area is scattered widely, with the core neighborhood in the city located in what is known as Chicago’s “Ukrainian Village.” This central area has been the focus of Ukrainian life since the turn of the 20th century and continues to function as its hub with three major Ukrainian churches, two Ukrainian banks, a Ukrainian grammar school, the Ukrainian National Museum, a Ukrainian Cultural Center, two Ukrainian youth organizations, and many Ukrainian restaurants, stores and businesses. There have been four mass immigrations from Ukraine to the United States. The first immigrants arrived during the period 1870-1914. Most of these early immigrants from Ukraine were poor, illiterate peasants seeking a better life in America. The second, interwar, wave of immigration occurred between 1920-1939 following Ukraine’s declaration at the end of World War I as an independent nation. In contrast to the first wave of immigrants, Ukrainians arriving in Chicago at this time were semi-skilled, literate workers who had decided to come to the United States to escape the political and economic pressures of the newly independent Ukraine. Ukrainians played an important role in Chicago’s Centennial Exposition in 1933. On June 25, 1933. As crowds filed into the Pavilion, the 95 member Harrison High School Band, under the baton of Captain John Barabash, played a stirring march. Ceremonies included a six-block march to the pavilion by hundreds of Ukrainians in native costumes, concert featuring the famed Yuri Benetzky Chicago choir and Vasile Avramenko's dance group. The Ukrainian Pavilion at the Exposition housed a restaurant and exhibit halls demonstrating folk art and history. The third, post-World War II, wave of immigration occurred between approximately 1948-1955. This wave of immigration brought with it a highly skilled, professional Ukrainian population who entered the United States following the passage of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. Forced to leave Ukraine on the eve of the Soviet onslaught, they were committed to Ukraine’s freedom crusade. Following WWII, thousands of political refugees from war-torn Eastern Europe found their way to America, including professionals, physicians, lawyers, writers and intellectuals who had stood in opposition to the Stalinist regime. The fourth, and most recent, wave of immigration from Ukraine to the United States occurred in the 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and subsequent opening of Ukraine’s borders to the west. While the largest influx of Ukrainians to Chicago occurred shortly after 1990, immigration to Chicago from Ukraine continues to the present time. As each subsequent wave before them, these new arrivals have made their mark on Chicago as well. This Linen Era postcard, copyrighted in 1933, is in good condition. R. R. Donnelly. Chicago.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1933
City: Chicago
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: R. R. Donnelly
Subject: 1933 Chicago World's Fair - Ukraine Building
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Countries, Cultures & Ethnicities, Exposition, Landscapes, Art Deco, Ukraine Building, 1933 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress International Exposition, Ukrainian, Ukraine
Country: United States
Region: Illinois
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
