Century of Progress Windmill

Name/Title

Century of Progress Windmill

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.39

Description

Windmill at Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Wooden windmill with 3 sails is in the center. Two women and a girl are in costume on a platform beside water in front. A white wooden railing is around a walkway around windmill just above roofline of base structure. A tr-color flag is at an angle from the railing. Building with a clock and a decorative open-work finial is beyond the windmill. Photo has glossy surface and is mounted on an ecru paperboard mat.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White Print

Made/Created

Studio

Hedrich-Blessing

Date made

circa 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