View of the principal façade of the Administration Building from the East Bay of the Aluminum Forge Building, General Motors Corporation Chevrolet division Automobile Assembly Plant, Saginaw, Michigan

People:

Hedrich-Blessing (Firm) (photographic studio)
Albert Kahn Associated, Inc. Architects and Engineers (role unspecified)
General Motors Corporation (client)

Title:

Date:

August 1943

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 18.3 x 23.0 cm sheet: 20.9 x 25.6 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0250

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.l. to l.c.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR PUBLICATION / PURPOSES CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO / ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS / Detroit, Michigan" stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, c.r.: "If this Photograph is used / for reproduction, kindly use the / following credit line: / HEDRICH-BLESSING STUDIO" stamped, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - in black ink and by an unknown hand in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.r.: "HEDRICH-BLESSING STUDIO / 737 N. MICHIGAN AVE. / CHICAGO / NEG. No. 7552-H." [hand written negative number appears over stamped underline] stamped, imprinted, inscribed, dated and numbered - in black ink and by an unknown hand in black felt pen, on the sheet, verso, u.l. to u.c.: "NAME OF OWNER [Chevrolet] / LOCATION [Saginaw] / DESCRIPTION [Aluminum Forge Plant / Office Section] / DATE TAKEN [Aug. '43] JOB No. [1905] / PHOTOGRAPHER [Hedrich 7552-H] " [text in square parentheses indicates hand writing within stamped form; the "r" of "Forge" and the "ant" of "Plant" are written by a second hand in pen and blue ink]

Location:

Saginaw; Michigan; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrance
windows
flag-pole
industrial complex
industrial buildings
administration building
office building
flag
automobile assembly plant
aluminum founding
factory (structure)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Federico Bucci/
Gift of Federico Bucci

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit