Antique & Vintage Postcards

Café umbrellas bloom like a field of poppies across the open-air courtyard of the "Streets of Paris" attraction — one of the most scandalous and beloved concessions at Chicago's 1933–34 Century of Progress World's Fair, where Sally Rand made history with her fan dance just steps from these very tables. This official fair postcard, published by the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation using their premium R.R. Donnelley "Deeptone" photographic process, shows the attraction's signature domed rotunda rising behind a bustling café terrace styled as a Parisian boulevard. The Streets of Paris drew millions with its European atmosphere, exotic performers, and the promise of Old World glamour transplanted to the Lake Michigan lakefront. The card is unused, crisp, and printed on the distinctive Deeptone paper that gives the halftone image exceptional depth for its era.