Chicago Century of Progress Midget City Pinback

Pinback Button. From 1934, this green, orange, and white button depicts a drawing of The Midget City skyline and tells us to "SEE MIDGET CITY." Midget City was a tiny town built inside the Chicago World's Fair in which lived midget performers who offered a supposed day-to-day slice of life as seen through the eyes of little people.

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