Century of Progress Chrysler Motors Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress Chrysler Motors Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.65

Description

Chrysler Motors Building at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. The tall white windowless building, split in the center two ways, has open slits from top to bottom. Two-story covered rounded gallery in front has vehicles on display. "CHRYSLER MOTORS" is on top of the building and "MOTORS" is on the second level of the gallery. A roadway curves along the right side of the photo with other buildings in the distance. Two small trees and several hedges are to left of roadway. Sky has several clouds. 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