Official Great Lakes Exposition View Book.

First edition. Octavo. [48] pp. and being entirely comprised of photographic illustrations of the Exposition ("Photographs by Sutcliffe Studios, official photographers"). Folding map at rear.Publisher's color pictorial wrappers. Some general aging but a very good copy."Held in the summers of 1936 and 1937, the Great Lakes Exposition was sprawled over 135 acres of land near Cleveland's lakefront from W. 3rd St. to E. 20th St. Organized to celebrate the centennial year of the incorporation of the city of Cleveland, the Great Lakes Exposition sought to highlight "the material, social and cultural progress which has been achieved in the Great Lakes Region in the past 100 years" and to "indicate the paths of progress for the future."The Exposition featured hundreds of attractions, including rides, sideshows, botanical gardens, cafes, and more. In 1937, the Expo added an aquacade with water ballet shows featuring celebrities Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm. Some of the Cleveland/Northeast Ohio industries represented at the Expo included the White Motor Company, the Standard Oil Company, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Sherwin Williams, not to mention appearances by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s ever-popular blimp." (Cleveland Memory Project).…