Century of Progress General Exhibits Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress General Exhibits Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.58

Description

View of General Exhibits Building at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Black and white tower is over steps leading up to entrance of the building. Roof is over the platform at top of steps. Tall trees are at right and left edges of photo. Man in uniform is across the roadway in front of the entrance and a man in a suit is standing near the bottom of the steps. A flagpole without a flag shows above the top 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