• Forster Studio (photographic studio)
• American Steel Foundries (role unspecified)
• Albert Kahn Associated, Inc. Architects and Engineers (role unspecified)

View of the principal façade of the Power House, American Steel Foundries Cast Armor Plant, East Chicago, Indiana

July 1943

Gelatin silver print

comp.: 19.1 x 23.7 cm sheet: 20.9 x 25.2 cm

PH2000:0439

• exterior view

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on 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" stamped, imprinted and numbered - in blue ink, on the sheet, verso, l.r.: "FORSTER STUDIO / Detroit / P805 2" 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 / [AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRY] / LOCATION / [East Chicago, Indiana] / DESCRIPTION / [Power House] / DATE TAKEN / [July 1943] JOB No. [1903-D] / PHOTOGRAPHER / [Hedrich - 7314-K / Forster - P-805-2]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label]; and by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the label, l.r.: "9" labelled and numbered - by an unknown hand, in red felt pen, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, u.l.: "AK 9"

East Chicago; Indiana; United States;

• architecture
• militaire

• entrance
• windows
• water tower
• industrial complex
• loading dock
• industrial building
• train (vehicle grouping)
• steel mill
• powerhouse
• factory (structure)