Century of Progress Horticulture Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress Horticulture Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.62

Description

View of the Horticulture Building at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Building is at left in photo. A road and walkway center and right have many pedestrians and a chair on wheels with an occupant is pushed by a man in an uniform. Building surface is brilliant white with an openwork metal framework reaching halfway up. Three sets of six vertical bars extend above the building in front. Central building facade is taller and decorated with square designs. Shadow of an open grilled overhead canopy is across the roadway. Cut out letters on the side of the building read "HORTICULTURE." 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