Name/Title
Century of Progress Chrysler Motors BuildingEntry/Object ID
M79.11.68Description
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 PrintMade/Created
Studio
Hedrich-BlessingDate made
1933Time Period
1930sInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
In handwritten script on back of mat: 62 Langdon Longwell collection - Century of Progress 1933-1934 Chrysler Motor Building at Night. / 1501-K