1933 Chicago World's Fair Scrap Album w/ 63 rare antique German religious images

(Old Books, Scrap Albums, 20th Century Books, Religion, Christianity, Chicago Fair).Chicago: A Century of Progress. 1833-1933.World's Fair exhibition souvenir scrapbook album, reflective silver paper over oblong heavy cardstock boards, decorative fabric binding string.Issued 1933, images within all printed well before 1933, the whole collection contained within likely assembled prior.Oblong silver boards with color Hall of Sciences color onlay, 12 scrapbook leaves (24 pp.) with 63 c.1870's-1920 printed (Catholic) small personal holy images affixed by the early owner. This type of reflective silver was widely used on printed material of all sorts and genres for visitors. A great example of tourist souvenir novelty printing during its prime.The images are all (often much) older than the scrapbook, and include numerous 19th century color or chromo-lithographed cards, three engraved in miniature with intricate die-cut lace borders, seven with shaped edges, one in booklet format, two foldin