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View of the principal façade of the Administration Building, General Motors Corporation Chevrolet division Aviation Engine Assembly Plant, Tonawanda, New York
View of the principal façade of the Administration Building, General Motors Corporation Chevrolet division Aviation Engine Assembly Plant, Tonawanda, New York
People:
  • Hedrich-Blessing (Firm) (photographic studio)
  • General Motors Corporation (client)
  • Albert Kahn, Inc. (architectural firm)
Title:

View of the principal façade of the Administration Building, General Motors Corporation Chevrolet division Aviation Engine Assembly Plant, Tonawanda, New York

Date:

June 1944

Form:
photographs
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 18.3 x 22.8 cm sheet: 20.1 x 24.5 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0290

Point of View:
  • exterior view
Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.l..: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH / IS USED FOR REPRODUCTION, / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN / DESIGNED BY / Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc." stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.c. to l.r.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR PUBLICA- / TION PURPOSES CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN / TO THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS. / ALBERT KAHN / Associated Architects and / Engineers, Inc. Detroit, Michigan" stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.r.: "Kindly return this Photograph / when it has served your purpose / ALBERT KAHN, INC., Detroit" stamped, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - in black ink and by an unknown hand in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.l.: "HEDRICH-BLESSING STUDIO / 450 EAST OHIO STREET / CHICAGO / NEG. No. 8038-O" [hand written negative number appears over stamped underline] labelled, imprinted, dated and numbered - printed and in typescript and black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c.: "NAME OF OWNER / [CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION / General Motors Corporation] / LOCATION [Tonawanda, New York] / DESCRIPTION / [Aviation Engine Plant / Office Building] / DATE TAKEN [June 1944] JOB No. [1892-D] / PHOTOGRAPHER / [Hedrich - 8038-O]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label]

Location:

Tonawanda; New York; United States;

Subject:
  • architecture
  • engineering
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • entrance
  • stairs
  • windows
  • flag-pole
  • industrial complex
  • industrial building
  • administration building
  • office building
  • flags
  • airplane engine assembly plant
  • factory (structure)
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Federico Bucci/
Gift of Federico Bucci
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