Century of Progress Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.1

Description

The Century of Progress Travel & Transport Building, 1933-1934 World's Fair, Chicago. Photo has strong vertical elements with guide wires from tops of triangular structures atop columns. Central panel has ray-like projections from a disk at the bottom. Horizontal part in front has contrasting black and white elements. There are dramatic clouds in the background. Photo is of the dome of the building with its roof supported by the cables or guide wires. It is mounted on a paperboard mat. (negative 2878-5)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White Print

Made/Created

Studio

Hedrich-Blessing

Date made

1933

Time Period

1930s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects