Century of Progress Chrysler Motors Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress Chrysler Motors Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.68

Description

Chrysler Motors Building at night at the Century of Progress Chicago 1933-34 World's Fair. Photographic angle is across the reflecting pool. Front of the building is illuminated and the vertical slits through which light shows are emphasized. Cars in the two-tier circular rotunda are silhouetted. All this is perfectly and dramatically mirrored in the reflecting pool, inluding the name of the building in lights and the lighted name brands above the one-story wing on the right which displays more cars. Photo has a matte finish and is mounted on an 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