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image list for job-file HB-13809 of the
Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 1, at Chicago History Museum,
Research Center
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Title: Apartment buildings at 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, 1950-1969.
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View HB-13809: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809.jpg
View HB-13809: Exterior, color view of apartment buildings
View A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a.jpg
View A: First stages of building foundation (from negative)
View B: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b.jpg
View B: First stages of building foundation, view toward the south (from negative)
View C: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c.jpg
View C: Building foundation with wooden braces holding up perimeter wall (from negative)
View D: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d.jpg
View D: Building foundation with workers and machinery (from negative)
View E: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e.jpg
View E: Building foundation, view toward the east. Machinery, men, and materials (from negative)
View F: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f.jpg
View F: Building foundation, low angle view of four workers and machinery (from negative)
View G: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g.jpg
View G: Building foundation with beams and dirt (from negative)
View H: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h.jpg
View H: Building foundation full of raw materials (from negative)
View I: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i.jpg
View I: Building foundation, view to the southeast (from negative)
View J: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j.jpg
View J: Men working in building foundation with wheelbarrows (from negative)
View K: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k.jpg
View K: Deep hole within foundation (from negative)
View L: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809L.jpg
View L: Men and equipment working within deep settings in foundation (from negative)
View M: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m.jpg
View M: Detail, metal grid (from negative)
View N: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n.jpg
View N: Supports and material within foundation (from negative)
View O: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o.jpg
View O: Men and equipment working within foundation (from negative)
View P: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p.jpg
View P: Detail, metal grid (from negative)
View Q: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809q.jpg
View Q: Foundation full of stacks of raw materials and supports (from negative)
View R: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r.jpg
View R: Men working in foundation (from negative)
View S: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s.jpg
View S: Similar to Q (from negative)
View T: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809t.jpg
View T: Foundation with metal grids, raw materials (from negative)
View U: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809u.jpg
View U: Detail of I beam (from negative)
View V: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809v.jpg
View V: Detail of I beam joint in building foundation (from negative)
View W: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w.jpg
View W: Detail of foundation concrete and large metal plate (from negative)
View X: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809x.jpg
View X: Detail of floor with a square plate with four bolts (from negative)
View Y: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809y.jpg
View Y: Detail of I beam fastened to square plate with L shaped brackets (from negative)
View Z: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809z.jpg
View Z: Detail of I beam (from negative)
View A2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a2.jpg
View A2: Building foundation with vertical I beams creating the skeleton (2 negatives)
View B2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b2.jpg
View B2: Wide view of workers in the building foundation (from negative)
View C2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c2.jpg
View C2: Similar to B2 (from negative)
View D2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d2.jpg
View D2: Low angle view of five I beams braced together (from negative)
View E2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e2.jpg
View E2: Detail of frame construction (from negative)
View F2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f2.jpg
View F2: Foundation showing frame construction, materials and machinery (from negative)
View G2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g2.jpg
View G2: View from street of frame construction (from negative)
View H2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h2.jpg
View H2: Detail of frame construction, I beams creating a right angle. View toward the south (from negative; print)
View I2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i2.jpg
View I2: Men working at base of the building frame (from negative; print)
View J2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j2.jpg
View J2: Wide view of frame construction at foundation (from negative)
View K2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k2.jpg
View K2: Construction of seven layers of building frame (from negative)
View L2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809L2.jpg
View L2: Low angle view of frame construction (from negative)
View M2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m2.jpg
View M2: Foundation with frame construction and stacks of building materials (from negative)
View N2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n2.jpg
View N2: Construction with crane moving beam (from negative)
View O2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o2.jpg
View O2: Two levels of frame construction (from negative)
View P2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p2.jpg
View P2: Men working on outer I beam on frame (from negative)
View Q2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809q2.jpg
View Q2: Men supporting a beam (from negative)
View R2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r2.jpg
View R2: Top layers of frame construction (from negative)
View S2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s2.jpg
View S2: Ten floors of frame construction against the sky in background (from negative)
View T2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809t2.jpg
View T2: First level of frame construction (from negative)
View U2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809u2.jpg
View U2: View from one building's frame toward the other (from negative)
View V2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809v2.jpg
View V2: Detail of I beam (from negative)
View W2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w2.jpg
View W2: Vertical I beam (from negative)
View X2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809x2.jpg
View X2: Detail of I beam joint (from negative)
View Y2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809y2.jpg
View Y2: Men working on building frame (from negative)
View Z2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809z2.jpg
View Z2: Wide view of base of frame construction (from negative)
View A3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a3.jpg
View A3: Construction worker and frame construction (from negative; print)
View B3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b3.jpg
View B3: Workers creating building frame (from negative)
View C3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c3.jpg
View C3: View from street of frame construction with signs advertising America's Finest Apartments (from negative; print)
View D3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d3.jpg
View D3: Detail of an I beam (from negative; print)
View E3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e3.jpg
View E3: Detail of I beams creating a corner of the frame (from negative; print)
View F3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f3.jpg
View F3: Interior of frame, view toward the lake in background (from negative; 2 prints)
View G3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g3.jpg
View G3: Detail of I beam joint (from negative; print)
View H3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h3.jpg
View H3: Upper levels of frame construction with crane carrying material (from negative)
View I3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i3.jpg
View I3: Metal frame of both buildings (from negative)
View J3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j3.jpg
View J3: Similar to H3 (negative; print)
View K3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k3.jpg
View K3: Exterior wall , materials placed onto frame (from negative; print)
View L3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809L3.jpg
View L3: Exterior frames of both buildings (from negative)
View M3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m3.jpg
View M3: Low angle view of top of frame (from negative)
View N3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n3.jpg
View N3: Exterior frames of both buildings (from negative; print)
View O3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o3.jpg
View O3: Detail, metal rods (from negative; print)
View P3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p3.jpg
View P3: Detail of frame (from negative)
View Q3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809q3.jpg
View Q3: Interior view of windows (from negative)
View R3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r3.jpg
View R3: Lower levels of frame, man standing at first level (from negative; print)
View S3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s3.jpg
View S3: Wide view of two tower frames (from negative; print)
View T3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809t3.jpg
View T3: Detail of I beams (from negative; print)
View U3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809u3.jpg
View U3: Detail of horizontal I beam (from negative; print)
View W3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w3.jpg
View W3: Exterior construction of building entry (from negative)
View X3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809x3.jpg
View X3: Building materials and first level of frame (from negative; print)
View Y3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809y3.jpg
View Y3: Detail of frame (from negative; print)
View A4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a4.jpg
View A4: Foundation construction with supports against outer wall (from negative)
View B4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b4.jpg
View B4: Men working in foundation with wheelbarrows (from negative)
View C4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c4.jpg
View C4: Similar to B4
View D4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d4.jpg
View D4: Foundation with stairs leading to ground level (from negative; print)
View E4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e4.jpg
View E4: Street with cars, frame of building in background (from negative)
View F4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f4.jpg
View F4: Low angle view of two building frames (from negative)
View G4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g4.jpg
View G4: Low angle view of building frame (from negative)
View H4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h4.jpg
View H4: Ground level view of building frame and building materials (from negative)
View I4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i4.jpg
View I4: Low angle view of top of building (from negative)
View J4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j4.jpg
View J4: Street view of parked cars with building frame in the background (from negative)
View K4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k4.jpg
View K4: Level view of two building frames (from print)
View L4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809L4.jpg
View L4: High angle view of two building frames with lake in background (from negative)
View M4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m4.jpg
View M4: Low angle view of two building frames with automobiles in foreground (from negative)
View N4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n4.jpg
View N4: Top of building (from negative; print)
View O4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o4.jpg
View O4: Similar to N4 (from negative; print)
View P4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p4.jpg
View P4: Similar to N4
View Q4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809q4.jpg
View Q4: Similar to N4 (from negative; print)
View R4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r4.jpg
View R4: View of two completed buildings with parking lot in foreground (from 2 negatives; 2 prints)
View S4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s4.jpg
View S4: Men working in foundation with wheelbarrows (from negative)
View T4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809t4.jpg
View T4: Low angle view of two buildings with crane between (from negative)
View U4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809u4.jpg
View U4: Similar to T4 (from negative)
View V4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809v4.jpg
View V4: Interior, two men installing window (from print)
View W4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w4.jpg
View W4: Interior, two men installing window, additional windows on the floor in foreground (from negative; print)
View X4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809x4.jpg
View X4: Similar to V4 (from negative; print)
View Y4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809y4.jpg
View Y4: Detail of building frame, partially installed with windows (from negative; print)
View Z4: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809z4.jpg
View Z4: Similar to Y4, includes entry awning (from negative; print)
View A5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a5.jpg
View A5: Interior, two men working (from negative)
View B5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b5.jpg
View B5: Interior, two men working on walls and ceiling (from negative)
View C5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c5.jpg
View C5: Interior, man working on a wall (from negative)
View D5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d5.jpg
View D5: Interior, group of four men in unfinished unit (from negative)
View E5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e5.jpg
View E5: Interior, man working on wall frames (from negative; print)
View F5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f5.jpg
View F5: Interior, two men plastering ceiling (from negative)
View G5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g5.jpg
View G5: Interior, two men constructing ceiling frame (from negative)
View H5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h5.jpg
View H5: Interior, detail of beam and windows (from negative; print)
View I5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i5.jpg
View I5: City skyline including two buildings (from negative; print)
View J5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j5.jpg
View J5: Night view of two completed buildings, lobbies lit from within (from 2 negatives; 2 prints)
View K5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k5.jpg
View K5: Exterior, view from plaza of one building toward the other (from 2 negatives; 2 prints)
View K5A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k5a.jpg
View K5A: Similar to K5 (from print)
View L5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809L5.jpg
View L5: Interior, lobby with Barcelona chairs and potted plants (from negatives (2); 2 prints)
View M5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m5.jpg
View M5: Exterior, night view of lobby corner, lit from within (from negative)
View N5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n5.jpg
View N5: Exterior, night view of lobby, lit from within (from negative; print)
View O5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o5.jpg
View O5: Exterior entry awning (from negative; print)
View P5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p5.jpg
View P5: Exterior plaza between two buildings (from negative; 2 prints)
View Q5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809q5.jpg
View Q5: Exterior, ground level of building (from negative; print)
View R5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r5.jpg
View R5: City skyline (from negative; print)
View S5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s5.jpg
View S5: Exterior, ramp leading to lower level (from negative; print)
View T5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809t5.jpg
View T5: Low angle view of building (from negative)
View W5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w5.jpg
View W5: Interior, living room (from negative; print)
View W5A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809w5a.jpg
View W5A: Similar to View W5, has writing on image
View Y5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809y5.jpg
View Y5: View from southern building toward the other as well as Lake Shore Drive (from negative; 2 prints)
View Z5: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809z5.jpg
View Z5: Night view from inside an apartment in the northern building, looking toward the south, showing other matching building and cityscape to the south, similar to View A6
View A6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809a6.jpg
View A6: Night view from inside an apartment in the northern building, looking toward the south, showing other matching building and cityscape to the south (from negative; print)
View B6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809b6.jpg
View B6: Building viewed from a height, looking down at curtain wall and ground-level plaza (from negative; print)
View C6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809c6.jpg
View C6: Similar to Y5, view from inside an apartment in the south building, looking toward the north building and outer Lake Shore Drive as it curves and the lake (from negative; 2 prints)
View D6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809d6.jpg
View D6: Aerial view from the west, looking east toward the 2 buildings and their shadows cast across Lake Shore Drive and the lake, before the 900-910 buildings were constructed (from 4 x 5 negative; print)
View E6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809e6.jpg
View E6: Similar to U4, view of both buildings from ground level (from negative)
View F6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809f6.jpg
View F6: Low angle view of two buildings from short distance (from negative; 2 prints)
View G6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809g6.jpg
View G6: Low angle view of two buildings, looking south toward the Lake Shore Club building (from negative; print)
View H6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809h6.jpg
View H6: Similar to G6 with background removed, automobile moving along Lake Shore Drive in foreground (from negative; print)
View I6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809i6.jpg
View I6: Chicago skyline, view of buildings from the lake, including the 860-880 buildings and the later 900-910 buildings, known as the Esplanade Apartment Buildings (from negative; 3 prints)
View J6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809j6.jpg
View J6: Chicago skyline, more distant view of same buildings from the lake (from negative; 2 prints)
View K6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k6.jpg
View K6: Chicago skyline viewed from the lake, showing 860-880 buildings and 900-910 buildings, more distant view than J6
View K6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809k6a.jpg
View K6A: Color version of K6, includes nearby buildings such as the Lake Shore Club to the south and other buildings in background (from transparency)
View M6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m6.jpg
View M6: View of entire building from ground-level with entrance portico in foreground, similar to K5 (from negative)
View M6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809m6a.jpg
View M6A: Color version of M6 (from transparency)
View N6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809n6a.jpg
View N6A: Low angle view of two buildings with parked automobiles in foreground, probably belonging to construction workers beginning the 900-910 buildings (from transparency)
View O6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809o6a.jpg
View O6A: Similar to N6A (from transparency)
View P6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p6.jpg
View P6: View of buildings from Lake Shore Drive, looking north, showing also an edge of the Lake Shore Club and of the 900 building (from negative)
View P6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809p6a.jpg
View P6A: Color version of P6 (from transparency)
View R6A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809r6a.jpg
View R6A: Low angle view of the two buildings creating an angle and reflections, trees in the foreground (from transparency)
View S6: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB13809s6.jpg
View S6: Aerial view of the Lake Shore Drive side of the two buildings (from negative)
ID#: HB-13809
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm), photographer.
Title: Apartment buildings at 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, 1950-1969.
Originals:
122
negatives : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
6 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
80
negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
115
photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
2
photographic prints : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
3
interpositives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
7
transparencies : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
1
transparency : col. ; 4 x 5 in.
5
transparencies : b&w, slides ; 35 mm.
24
transparencies : col., slides ; 35 mm.
1
template.
Summary: Interior and exterior views of 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive
apartment buildings from construction to later times.
Forms
part of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
series.
Details: Views: HB-13809:
Exterior, color view of apartment buildings; A: First stages of building
foundation (from negative); B: First stages of building foundation, view toward
the south (from negative); C: Building foundation with wooden braces holding up
perimeter wall (from negative); D: Building foundation with workers and
machinery (from negative); E: Building foundation, view toward the east.
Machinery, men, and materials (from negative); F: Building foundation, low
angle view of four workers and machinery (from negative); G: Building
foundation with beams and dirt (from negative); H: Building foundation full of
raw materials (from negative); I: Building foundation, view to the southeast (from
negative); J: Men working in building foundation with wheelbarrows (from
negative).
K: Deep hole within foundation (from
negative); L: Men and equipment working within deep settings in foundation (from
negative); M: Detail, metal grid (from negative); N: Supports and material
within foundation (from negative); O: Men and equipment working within
foundation (from negative); P: Detail, metal grid (from negative); Q:
Foundation full of stacks of raw materials and supports (from negative); R: Men
working in foundation (from negative); S: Similar to Q (from negative); T:
Foundation with metal grids, raw materials (from negative); U: Detail of I beam (from negative); V: Detail of I beam joint
in building foundation (from negative); W: Detail of foundation concrete and
large metal plate (from negative); X: Detail of floor with a square plate with
four bolts (from negative); Y: Detail of I beam fastened to square plate with L
shaped brackets (from negative); Z: Detail of I beam (from negative).
A2:
Building foundation with vertical I beams creating the skeleton (2 negatives);
B2: Wide view of workers in the building foundation (from negative); C2:
Similar to B2 (from negative); D2: Low angle view of five I beams braced
together (from negative); E2: Detail of frame construction (from negative); F2:
Foundation showing frame construction, materials and machinery (from negative);
G2: View from street of frame construction (from negative); H2: Detail of frame
construction, I beams creating a right angle. View toward the south (from
negative; print); I2: Men working at base of the building frame (from negative;
print); J2: Wide view of frame construction at foundation (from negative); K2:
Construction of seven layers of building frame (from negative); L2: Low angle
view of frame construction (from negative); M2: Foundation with frame
construction and stacks of building materials (from negative).
N2:
Construction with crane moving beam (from negative); O2: Two levels
of frame construction (from negative); P2: Men working on outer I beam on frame
(from negative); Q2: Men supporting a beam (from negative); R2: Top layers of
frame construction (from negative); S2: Ten floors of frame construction
against the sky in background (from negative); T2: First level of frame
construction (from negative); U2: View from one building's frame toward the
other (from negative); V2: Detail of I beam (from negative); W2: Vertical I
beam (from negative); X2: Detail of I beam joint (from negative); Y2: Men
working on building frame (from negative); Z2: Wide view of base of frame
construction (from negative); A3: Construction worker and frame construction
(from negative; print); B3: Workers creating building frame (from negative);
C3: View from street of frame construction with signs advertising America's
Finest Apartments (from negative; print); D3: Detail of an I beam (from
negative; print).
E3: Detail of I beams creating a
corner of the frame (from negative; print); F3: Interior of frame, view toward
the lake in background (from negative; 2 prints); G3: Detail of I beam joint
(from negative; print); H3: Upper levels of frame construction with crane carrying
material (from negative); I3: Metal frame of both buildings (from negative);
J3: Similar to H3 (negative; print); K3: Exterior wall , materials placed onto
frame (from negative; print); L3: Exterior frames of both buildings (from
negative); M3: Low angle view of top of frame (from negative); N3: Exterior
frames of both buildings (from negative; print); O3: Detail, metal rods (from
negative; print); P3: Detail of frame (from negative); Q3: Interior view of
windows (from negative); R3: Lower levels of frame, man standing at first level
(from negative; print); S3: Wide view of two tower frames (from negative;
print).
T3: Detail of I beams (from
negative; print); U3: Detail of horizontal I beam (from negative; print); W3:
Exterior construction of building entry (from negative); X3: Building materials
and first level of frame (from negative; print); Y3: Detail of frame (from
negative; print); A4: Foundation construction with supports against outer wall
(from negative); B4: Men working in foundation with wheelbarrows (from
negative); C4: Similar to B4; D4: Foundation with stairs leading to ground
level (from negative; print); E4: Street with cars, frame of building in
background (from negative); F4: Low angle view of two building frames (from
negative); G4: Low angle view of building frame (from negative); H4: Ground
level view of building frame and building materials (from negative); I4: Low
angle view of top of building (from negative); J4: Street view of parked cars
with building frame in the background (from negative).
K4: Level view of two building
frames (from print); L4: High angle view of two building frames with lake in
background (from negative); M4: Low angle view of two building frames with
automobiles in foreground (from negative); N4: Top of building (from negative;
print); O4: Similar to N4 (from negative; print); P4: Similar to N4; Q4:
Similar to N4 (from negative; print); R4: View of two completed buildings with
parking lot in foreground (from 2 negatives; 2 prints); S4: Similar to N4 with
piece of frame being placed (from negative); T4: Low angle view of two
buildings with crane between (from negative); U4: Similar to T4 (from
negative); V4: Interior, two men installing window (from print); W4: Interior,
two men installing window, additional windows on the floor in foreground (from
negative; print); X4: Similar to V4 (from negative; print); Y4: Detail of
building frame, partially installed with windows (from negative; print); Z4:
Similar to Y4, includes entry awning (from negative; print).
A5: Interior, two men working (from
negative); B5: Interior, two men working on walls and ceiling (from negative);
C5: Interior, man working on a wall (from negative); D5: Interior, group of
four men in unfinished unit (from negative); E5: Interior, man working on wall
frames (from negative; print); F5: Interior, two men plastering ceiling (from
negative); G5: Interior, two men constructing ceiling frame (from negative);
H5: Interior, detail of beam and windows (from negative; print); I5: City
skyline including two buildings (from negative; print); J5: Night view of two
completed buildings, lobbies lit from within (from 2 negatives; 2 prints); K5:
Exterior, view from plaza of one building toward the other (from 2 negatives; 2
prints); K5A: Similar to K5 (from print); L5: Interior, lobby with Barcelona
chairs and potted plants (from negatives (2); 2 prints).
M5: Exterior, night view of lobby
corner, lit from within (from negative); N5: Exterior, night view of lobby, lit
from within (from negative; print); O5: Exterior entry awning (from negative; print);
P5: Exterior plaza between two buildings (from negative; 2 prints); Q5:
Exterior, ground level of building (from negative; print); R5: City skyline
(from negative; print); S5: Exterior, ramp leading to lower level (from
negative; print); T5: Low angle view of building (from negative); W5: Interior,
living room (from negative; print); W5A: Similar to View W5, has writing on
image; Y5: View from southern building toward the other as well as Lake Shore Drive
(from negative; 2 prints); Z5: Night view from inside an apartment in the
northern building, looking toward the south, showing other matching building
and cityscape to the south, similar to View A6; A6: Night view from inside an
apartment in the northern building, looking toward the south, showing other
matching building and cityscape to the south (from negative; print); B6:
Building viewed from a height, looking down at curtain wall and ground-level plaza
(from negative; print).
C6: Similar to Y5, view from inside
an apartment in the south building, looking toward the north building and outer
Lake Shore Drive as it curves and the lake (from negative; 2 prints); D6:
Aerial view from the west, looking east toward the 2 buildings and their
shadows cast across Lake Shore Drive and the lake, before the 900-910 buildings
were constructed (from 4 x 5 negative; print); E6: Similar to U4, view of both
buildings from ground level (from negative); F6: Low angle view of two
buildings from short distance (from negative; 2 prints); G6: Low angle view of
two buildings, looking south toward the Lake Shore Club building (from
negative; print); H6: Similar to G6 with background removed, automobile moving
along Lake Shore Drive in foreground (from negative; print); I6: Chicago
skyline, view of buildings from the lake, including the 860-880 buildings and
the later 900-910 buildings, known as the Esplanade Apartment Buildings (from
negative; 3 prints).
J6: Chicago skyline, more distant
view of same buildings from the lake (from negative; 2 prints); K6: Chicago
skyline viewed from the lake, showing 860-880 buildings and 900-910 buildings,
more distant view than J6; K6A: Color version of K6, includes nearby buildings
such as the Lake Shore Club to the south and other buildings in background (from
transparency); M6: View of entire building from ground-level with entrance
portico in foreground, similar to K5 (from negative); M6A: Color version of M6
(from transparency); N6A: Low angle view of two buildings with parked
automobiles in foreground, probably belonging to construction workers beginning
the 900-910 buildings (from transparency); O6A: Similar to N6A (from transparency);
P6: View of buildings from Lake Shore Drive, looking north, showing also an
edge of the Lake Shore Club and of the 900 building (from negative); P6A: Color
version of P6 (from transparency); R6A: Low angle view of the two buildings
creating an angle and reflections, trees in the foreground (from transparency);
S6: Aerial view of the Lake Shore Drive side of the two buildings (from
negative).
A-Z,A2-Z2,A3-U3,W3-Y3,A4-Z4,A5-T5,W5,Y5-Z5,A6-K6,M6-P6,R6-S6:
Exteriors; L5: Interior.
Some
slides are unmounted.
Many
slides and transparencies are duplicates or near-duplicates.
This
job-file may also have been known as HB-14034 or HB-SN0658 in record-keeping by
the Hedrich-Blessing studio."
G6-J6
taken by William Engdahl.
S4-Z4
taken by Giovanni Suter.
L4,
J5, N6 taken by Bill Hedrich.
K5,
P5, C6, M6 taken by Hubert Henry.
Label:
"Neg. property of Mr. Conterato."
Subjects:
860-880 North Lake Shore Drive Apartments
(Chicago, Ill.)--Photographs.
850 North Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)--Photographs.
900-910 North Lake Shore Drive (Chicago,
Ill.)--Photographs.
Esplanade Apartment Buildings (Chicago,
Ill.)--Photographs.
Lake Shore Club (Chicago, Ill.)
Apartment houses—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1969.
High-rise apartment buildings—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1969.
Barcelona chairs—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Construction—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Construction workers—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Building materials.
Doors & doorways.
Windows.
Chicago (Ill.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1950-1969.
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1950-1969.
Form/genre:
Exterior views.
Interior views.
Aerial views.
Film negatives.
Film transparencies—Color.
Interpositives.
Gelatin silver prints.
Night photographs.
Slides.
Slides—Color.
Added entries:
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969, architect.
Engdahl, William S., photographer.
Hedrich, William C., 1912-, photographer.
Henry, Hubert, photographer.
Suter, Giovanni, photographer.
Blake & Neski.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Architectural forum.
Architectural record.
Call# for originals:
HB-13809 PPL
HB-13809 PPN
HB-13809 PCO
