Photograph of a perspective drawing for or of the Rotunda and pavilion of the Ford Motor Company at night, 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois

People:

Unknown (photographer)
Albert Kahn, Inc. (architectural firm)
Ford Motor Company (role unspecified)
Hugh Ferris (role unspecified)

Title:

Photograph of a perspective drawing for or of the Rotunda and pavilion of the Ford Motor Company at night, 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois

Date:

ca. 1934

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 12.1 x 21.8 cm sheet: 20.6 x 25.4 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0566

Drawing Type:

rendering
perspective drawing

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

labelled and imprinted - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, l.c.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR / PUBLICATION PURPOSES, / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO: / ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS / DETROIT, MICHIGAN" labelled, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, l.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.: "58" labelled, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - in typescript and by an unknown hand in graphite, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c.l. to c.r.: "Chicago World's Fair - 1933 [44] / Ford Motor Company Exhibit. / (Note: Rotunda Building later moved to Dearborn, MICH. / It was destroyed by fire in the early 60's)." [text in square parentheses is inscribed] inscribed and numbered - by unknown hands, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.l.: "Albert Kahn" and "32 %" numbered - by an unknown hand, in white ? ink, in the negative, l.r.: "9992"

Location:

Chicago; Illinois; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrances
river
windows
rotunda (building)
identification signs
exhibition building
world's fair
automobile showroom

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

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