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image list for job-file HB-19715 of the
Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 1, at Chicago History Museum,
Research Center
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Title: Construction of Commonwealth Promenade Apartments at 2801 N. Sheridan, 1956-1959.
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View A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715a.jpg
View A: Exterior wall of building showing window installation (from negative)
View B: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715b.jpg
View B: Exterior upper skeleton of construction of building (from negative)
View C: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715c.jpg
View C: Exterior lower portion of construction of building (from negative)
View D: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715d.jpg
View D: Exterior from a distance of buildings under construction (from negative)
View E: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715e.jpg
View E: Interior window installation detail with man's arm (from negative)
View F: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715f.jpg
View F: Interior of window, similar to E (from negative)
View G: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715g.jpg
View G: Interior, men constructing (from negative)
View H: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715h.jpg
View H: Exterior of buildings under construction (from negative)
View I: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715i.jpg
View I: Elevated exterior of construction, showing workers automobiles parked around site (from negative)
View J: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715j.jpg
View J: Exterior of building viewed from across the harbor or lake (from negative)
View K: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715k.jpg
View K: Exterior construction, with park in foreground (from negative)
View L: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715L.jpg
View L: Exterior building from low angle with Goethe sculpture in foreground (from negative)
View M: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715m.jpg
View M: Exterior angle looking upward at building and scaffolding (from negative)
View N: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715n.jpg
View N: Exterior completed building (from negative)
View O: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715o.jpg
View O: Interior lobby furnished with Barcelona chairs; image has text "Commonwealth Promenade Apartments Chicago, Illinois" (from negative)
View P: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715p.jpg
View P: Exterior completed building (from negative)
View Q: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715q.jpg
View Q: Exterior view of building from low and close to wall, looking toward top (from negative)
View R: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715r.jpg
View R: Exterior lower corner of building and promenade (from negative)
View S: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715s.jpg
View S: Exterior corner of building, with second building of the complex in the background (from negative)
View T: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715t.jpg
View T: Exterior low angle view of building, promenade and grass (from negative)
View U: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715u.jpg
View U: Interior lobby (from negative)
View V: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715v.jpg
View V: Exterior of matching buildings with park roadway and automobiles in foreground, with text "Commonwealth Promenade Apartments Chicago, Illinois" (from negative)
View W: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715w.jpg
View W: Exterior building entrance (from negative)
View X: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715x.jpg
View X: Exterior building frame (from negative)
View Y: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715y.jpg
View Y: Exterior from low angle looking toward top of matching buildings
View Z: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715z.jpg
View Z: Exterior space between the two buildings, at an angle
View A2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715a2.jpg
View A2: Exterior entry and sidewalk (from negative)
View B2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715b2.jpg
View B2: Exterior building (from negative)
View C2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715c2.jpg
View C2: Exterior view from one building to the other (from negative)
View D2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715d2.jpg
View D2: Exterior buildings and lawn between (from negative)
View E2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715e2.jpg
View E2: Exterior of two buildings from distance (from negative)
View F2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715f2.jpg
View F2: Exterior of two buildings from park (from negative)
View G2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715g2.jpg
View G2: Exterior upper portion of buildings (from negative)
View H2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715h2.jpg
View H2: Exterior first level promenade (from negative)
View I2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715i2.jpg
View I2: Exterior first level of building promenade with windows lit from inside (from negative)
ViewJ2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715j2.jpg
ViewJ2: Exterior of matching buildings from distance (from negative)
View K2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715k2.jpg
View K2: Similar to J2 (from negative)
View L2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB19715L2.jpg
View L2: Similar to J2 (from negative)
ID#: HB-19715
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm), photographer.
Title: Construction of Commonwealth Promenade Apartments at 2801 N. Sheridan, 1956-1959.
Originals:
38 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
33 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10
in.
1 interpositive : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Summary: Views of Commonwealth Promenade Apartments, a complex of
high-rise apartment buildings located at 2801 North Sheridan Road and 330 West
Diversey in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Mies van der Rohe, and developed by
Herbert S. Greenwald of Herbert Realty.
Forms
part of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
series.
Details: Views: A: Exterior wall of building
showing window installation (from negative); B: Exterior upper skeleton of
construction of building (from negative); C: Exterior lower portion of
construction of building (from negative); D: Exterior from a distance of
buildings under construction (from negative); E: Interior window installation detail
with man's arm (from negative); F: Interior of window, similar to E (from
negative); G: Interior, men constructing (from negative); H: Exterior of
buildings under construction (from negative); I: Elevated exterior of
construction, showing workers automobiles parked around site (from negative);
J: Exterior of building viewed from across the harbor or lake (from negative); K:
Exterior construction, with park in foreground (from negative).
L: Exterior building from low angle
with Goethe sculpture in foreground (from negative); M: Exterior angle looking
upward at building and scaffolding (from negative); N: Exterior completed
building (from negative); O: Interior lobby furnished with Barcelona chairs;
image has text "Commonwealth Promenade Apartments Chicago, Illinois"
(from negative); P: Exterior completed building (from negative); Q: Exterior
view of building from low and close to wall, looking toward top (from
negative); R: Exterior lower corner of building and promenade (from negative);
S: Exterior corner of building, with second building of the complex in the
background (from negative); T: Exterior low angle view of building, promenade
and grass (from negative).
U: Interior lobby (from negative);
V: Exterior of matching buildings with park roadway and automobiles in
foreground, with text "Commonwealth Promenade Apartments Chicago,
Illinois" (from negative); W: Exterior building entrance (from negative);
X: Exterior building entrance viewed from an angle showing driveway, walkway,
grass (from negative); Y: Exterior from low angle looking toward top of
matching buildings; Z: Exterior space between the two buildings, at an angle;
A2: Exterior entry and sidewalk (from negative); B2: Exterior building (from
negative); C2: Exterior view from one building to the other (from negative);
D2: Exterior buildings and lawn between (from negative).
E2: Exterior of two buildings from
distance (from negative); F2: Exterior of two buildings from park (from
negative); G2: Exterior upper portion of buildings (from negative); H2:
Exterior first level promenade (from negative); I2: Exterior first level of
building promenade with windows lit from inside (from negative); J2: Exterior
of matching buildings from distance (from negative); K2: Similar to J2 (from negative);
L2: Similar to J2 (from negative).
View A-D,F-H,I-N,P-T,V-Z,A2-L2:
Exteriors; E,O,U: Interiors.
A-M,W-Z,A2-D2,G2-I2 taken by William
Engdahl.
O-V,E2,F2 taken by William Hedrich.
J2-L2 taken by Robert Harr.
Subjects:
Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (Chicago,
Ill.)--Photographs.
2801 North Sheridan Road (Chicago, Ill.)
330 West Diversey Parkway (Chicago, Ill.)
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832—Statues—Illinois—Chicago--Photographs.
Apartment houses—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
High-rise
apartment buildings—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Barcelona
chairs—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Building—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Building
materials—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Construction
workers—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Entrances—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Lobbies—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Sculpture—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Windows—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Chicago
(Ill.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1950-1959.
Lincoln
Park (Chicago, Ill.: Community area)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1950-1959.
Form/genre:
Exterior views.
Interior views.
Film negatives.
Interpositives.
Gelatin silver prints.
Added entries:
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969, architect.
Greenwald, Herbert S., d. 1959.
Engdahl, William S., photographer.
Harr, Robert H., photographer.
Hedrich, William C., 1912-, photographer.
Herbert Realty (Chicago, Ill.)
Call# for originals:
HB-19715 PPL
HB-19715 PPN
