Name/Title
Century of Progress Horticulture BuildingEntry/Object ID
M79.11.62Description
View of the Horticulture Building at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. Building is at left in photo. A road and walkway center and right have many pedestrians and a chair on wheels with an occupant is pushed by a man in an uniform. Building surface is brilliant white with an openwork metal framework reaching halfway up. Three sets of six vertical bars extend above the building in front. Central building facade is taller and decorated with square designs. Shadow of an open grilled overhead canopy is across the roadway. Cut out letters on the side of the building read "HORTICULTURE." Photo is mounted on ecru paperboard mat.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White PrintMade/Created
Studio
Hedrich-BlessingDate made
1933Time Period
1930sInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Handwritten script on front: Horticulture Building Handwritten script on back" Langdon Longwell Collection - / Century of Progress 1933-1934 Horticulture / Building