Century of Progress Nash Motors Building

Name/Title

Century of Progress Nash Motors Building

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.77

Description

Nash Motors Building at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. A glass rectangular tower topped with "NASH" on all sides encloses 7 cars stacked in layers in metal frames. Near the bottom of the tower is "NASH MOTORS." On a truck at left is "PGSX 1000." Some benches and a suggestion of fencing are in front of the base of the tower. Some flags are flying on poles atop a framework at the base of the tower. A mid-size tree is on each side of the tower. A roadway is at the bottom edge. 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