General exhibits at the Century of Progress in Chicago (Ill.)

HB-01643-D3

Title: General exhibits at the Century of Progress in Chicago (Ill.) Description: Includes general views and exterior views of individual buildings at the Century of Progress. General views show the gardens and skyride north of the Agriculture Building, the central pavilion of the general exhibits group, and the area north of the Federal Building including the States group of buildings. Exposition buildings include the Agricultural Building, the Electrical Building, the Federal Building, the Hall of Science, the Hall of States, and the Horticulture Building. Sponsored buildings include the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation Building, the Chrysler Motors Building, the General Motors Building, the Illinois Host Pavilion, the Kohler of Kohler Building, the Owens-Illinois Glass Block Building, and the Time and Fortune Magazines Building. Model houses include the Florida Tropical House, the General Houses, Inc. House, the Masonite House, and the Rostone House. Many views show visitors at the fair. Photographed for Harvey Corbett and Architectural Forum by Ken Hedrich.;Views: A: Angled view of General Motors building located on the shore of Lake Michigan circa 31st Street (negative); B: Front of General Motors Building and GM tower (negative); C: Front of Chrysler Motors Building located just north of the Travel and Transportation Building at 31st Street and Leif Eriksen Drive with reflecting pond in the foreground (negative); D: Wide view of General Exhibits Group, located west of the South Lagoon circa 18th Street, with sky ride (negative); E: Hall of Science, view from a bridge, located west of the South Lagoon circa 16th Street (negative); F: Wieboldt-Rostone House (or Rostone House) located between 23rd Street and 31st Street (negative); G: Johns-Manville Building, part of the Home Group located between 23rd Street and 31st Street on the shore of Lake Michigan (negative); H: Angled view of the Lumber Industries House located between 23rd Street and 31st Street (negative); I: Angled view of Kohler of Kohler Building, part of the Home Group located between 23rd Street and 31st Street on the shore of Lake Michigan (negative).;J: Angled view of the Foods and Agricultural Building located east of the North Lagoon circa 12th Street, later known as Roosevelt Road. Shows a wide sidewalk with many people walking (negative); K: Distant view of (right) Electrical Building, located east of the South Lagoon circa 16th Street, and (left) Radio and Communications Building located east of the South Lagoon circa 16th Street (negative); L: Front of American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Building located west of the South Lagoon between 18th Street and 23rd Street (negative); M: Agriculture building looking North (negative); O: Angled view of United States Government Building (or Federal Building) located east of the North Lagoon circa 16th Street, sidewalk in foreground (negative); P: Illinois Host Pavilion located just east of Soldier Field and west of the North Lagoon between 14th Street and 16th Street, visitors in coats and hats on the sidewalk (negative).;Q: States Building courtyard, two people sitting on a bench in the foreground (negative); S: Wide view of Masonite Corporation House, visitors walking out front (negative); U: Florida Tropical House with a car parked in the driveway (negative); Y: Back of Florida Tropical House. People are lounging in the lawn furniture (negative); C2: Similar to C: (negative); D2: General Exhibits pavilion (negative); I2: Exterior, angled view of the front of the Glass Block house (negative); J2: Exterior, front elevation of Agriculture building (negative); M2: General view of the fair (negative); N2: Time and Fortune magazines building (negative); O2: View North of Federal building, States group, and part of the Sky Ride (negative); M3: View North of Agriculture building with gardens and skyride (negative). Date Depicted: 1933 June Date Created: 1933 June Creator: Hedrich-Blessing Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: cellulose nitrate film Copyright Notice: © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. Credit Line: HB-01643-D3, Chicago History Museum, Hedrich-Blessing Collection Accession Number: 1991.505 Storage Location: Hedrich-Blessing Collection Horizon Bib. No.: 5448 Max Pixels - Width: 6000 Max Pixels - Height: 4714 Help improve this content