Century of Progress Hall of Science

Name/Title

Century of Progress Hall of Science

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.49

Description

Hall of Science at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. View is from the Electrical Building, the doorway that frames image. Brick sidewalk and railing are in the foreground. Across the lagoon the tower of the Hall of Science is at left center with the wall of the great hall to its right and another low building to the left. A Meadow Gold sign shows over the roof of another building at right. Photo has matte finish and is mounted on ecru paperboard mat.

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