Century of Progress Waterfront Stairs

Name/Title

Century of Progress Waterfront Stairs

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.91

Description

Stairs to the waterfront at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Brick paving and cement steps and wall dominate the photo. A man in a dark suit and hat and a woman in summer dress, white shoes and hat are walking toward the steps down to the water. A child is on the bottom step. Three flower beds enclosed with cement are at different levels of the stairs.

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