Century of Progress Hall of Science

Name/Title

Century of Progress Hall of Science

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.50

Description

Night view of the Hall of Science at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Foreground and sky are dark. Tower at center left is illuminated by vertical strips of light. Side of the great hall with its geometric designs is brightly lit. Floodlights show steps at right and rounded side of a building. A few other spots of light punctuate the darkness. 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