View of the principal and lateral façades of the Machine Shops (also known as Buildings Nos. 2, 3 and 4), United States Naval Ordnance Assembly Plant, Center Line, Michigan

People:

Hedrich-Blessing (Firm) (photographic studio)
Bryant Detweiler Co. (role unspecified)
Albert Kahn Associated, Inc. Architects and Engineers (role unspecified)
United States Government (role unspecified)

Title:

View of the principal and lateral façades of the Machine Shops (also known as Buildings Nos. 2, 3 and 4), United States Naval Ordnance Assembly Plant, Center Line, Michigan

Date:

July 1945

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 17.8 x 23.3 cm sheet: 20.4 x 26.0 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0414

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.l.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH / IS USED FOR REPRODUCTI[ON,] / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN / DESIGNED BY / Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc." [text in square parentheses is covered by a label] 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. 8684-C" [inscribed 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 / [U. S. [sic] NAVAL ORDNANCE PLANT / (Operated by Westinghouse - Formerly / Hudson)] / LOCATION / [Centerline [sic], Michigan] / DESCRIPTION / [Machine Shops - Buildings 2, 3 & 4] / DATE TAKEN / [July 1945] JOB No. / [1884-A] / PHOTOGRAPHER / [Hedrich 8684-C]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, u.c.: "2 3 + 4"

Location:

Center Line; Michigan; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering
military

Subject Descriptive Terms:

windows
walkways
industrial complex
industrial buildings
machinery
monitors (roof appendages)
overhead doors
machine shops
artillery factory
naval guns assembly plant

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

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