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The entrance to the centennial exhibit in the Philip K. Wrigley Chicago Gallery on the main
floor. In a break from customary practice, the Historical Society hired an outside contractor to do the
basic carpentry, painting, wiring, and rug-installation for this major exhibition, but when it
became apparent that the progress was too slow to finish in time for the opening, the entire
museum and maintenance staff had to step in to do the decorating and electrical work.
Some labored seven days a week, and the main entrance and exit signs (the former is
pictured above) arrived only the night before the preview, so that they were hastily
mounted. "We were hoping that the wallpaper paste dried properly and that the blow-ups
would not fall on any trustee's head during the preview opening that afternoon," Museum
Curator Joseph B. Zywicki wrote in his annual report to the director.
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Tending the Fire 