1933 - Swift Auditorium shell, lagoon and seating (Photograph from an archival source: chicagotribune.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2022-04-02 - The Swift & Co. pavilion was an open-air auditorium seating 1,700, with an expanse of 60 feet of water between the stage and the seating area; the stage was covered by a shell-like structure allowing room for the organ and orchestra to be under the roof; the organ chambers were built into the shell; Arthur Dunham designed the organ along with Charles Courboin; installation was in May 1934 and the dedication was to be in early June. -Jeff Scofield
2022-06-20 - I may know the location of this organ. I'm doing further research, but it's possible it ended up in a private home in Ottumwa, IA. -Janene Sheldon
Source: The Diapason, June 1934
Chicago, Illinois
A Century of Progress
Swift & Co. Pavilion
Kilgen 1934 3/22
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GREAT (enclosed) SWELL
8' 1st Open Diapason 73 8' Geigen Principal 73
8' 2nd Open Diapason 73 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Flute Harmonique 73 8' Viola da Gamba 73
4' Octave 73 4' Flute Traversiere 73
III Mixture 183 III Mixture 183
8' Tromba 73 8' Trumpet 73
8' Oboe 73
PEDAL
16' Major Bass 32 CHOIR
16' Bourdon 32 8' Open Diapason 73
16' Violone 32 8' Viola 73
8' Major Bass 12 8' Melodia 73
8' Flute 12 4' Fugara 73
8' Cello 12 4' Flute d'Amour 73
8' Still Gedeckt SW 8' Clarinet 73
16' Trombone GT 12
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