Century of Progress Magic Mountain Enchanted Isle

Name/Title

Century of Progress Magic Mountain Enchanted Isle

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.86

Description

Magic Mountain and Enchanted Isle at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Photo shows a concrete monolith with a castle-like turret in the center. Bridges leading to it have railings with a swan design that is repeated. A low building is in back with an open space in which there are pig, donkey and other animal cutouts. A wide boardwalk is in front and an irregular roof line projects over the boardwalk at right. 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