View of the principal façade of the Administration Building, Dodge Chicago Plant, Chrysler Corporation Dodge division, Chicago, Illinois

People:

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

Title:

View of the principal façade of the Administration Building, Dodge Chicago Plant, Chrysler Corporation Dodge division, Chicago, Illinois

Date:

September 1943

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 18.1 x 22.9 cm sheet: 20.0 x 24.7 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0313

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, u.l. to u.c.: "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" labelled, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, u.c.: "STUDIO QUADRANTE s.n.c. / vie [sic] montepulciano [sic] 2-20124 milano [sic]"; and by an unknown hand, in red felt pen, on the label, r.: "68" stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, u.r.: "Kindly return this Photograph / when it has served your purpose / ALBERT KAHN, INC., Detroit" stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, c.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.l.: "If this Photograph is used / for reproduction, kindly use the / following credit line: / HEDRICH-BLESSING STUDIO" stamped, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - in blue ink and by an unknown hand in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.l.: "HEDRICH-BLESSING STUDIO/ CHICAGO / NEG. No. [7595 B]" [text in square parentheses is inscribed and appears over an underline from the origilabelled, labelled, imprinted, dated and numbered - printed and in typescript and black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c. to c.r.: "NAME OF OWNER / [DODGE CHICAGO PLANT / Div. of Chrysler Corp.] / LOCATION [Chicago, Ill.] / DESCRIPTION / [Office Bldg.] / DATE TAKEN [Sept. 1943] JOB No. [1917-A] / PHOTOGRAPHER / [Hedrich 7595-B]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label]

Location:

Chicago; Illinois; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrance
windows
walkways
identification sign
industrial complex
administration building
office building
airplane 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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