Century of Progress General Exhibits Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress General Exhibits Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.5

Description

Century of Progress 1933-34 World's Fair General Exhibits Building in Chicago, framed by two trees in foreground. People are on wide cement passageway close to the photographer and across median in front of the building. They are wearing summer attire. Tower of building has white vertical lines with dark contrasting horizontal elements. A flag pole rises above the tower with a Chicago flag. A stairway with stepped sides goes up from the left of the photo. A restaurant sign is to the right of the tower. Photo 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