Economic Interruption
Mausoleum housing Charles Gates Dawes.
Charles Gates Dawes served as Vice President under President Calvin Coolidge from 1923-1929. After his stint in federal office, Dawes made a concerted effort to raise ten million dollars for the 1933, Chicago World’s Fair entitled, “A Century of Progress.” It is interesting to note that a scant six months after his effort, the twentieth century’s “progress” was interrupted by the opening bell of the Great Depression, the stock market crash of October 24, 1929.[1]
[1] “Dawes Raising $10,000,000 for Fair (May 28, 1929),” accessed October 25, 2016, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/05/28/page/1/article/dawes-raising-10-000-000-for-fair.