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image list for job-file HB-27043 of the
Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 1, at Chicago History Museum,
Research Center
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Title: Dirksen Federal Building of the Chicago Federal Center under construction and completed, 1963-1966.
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View A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043a.jpg
View A: View looking toward top of building under construction (from negative)
View B: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043b.jpg
View B: View of soaring side of building with flag on flag pole in front (from negative)
View B3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043b3.jpg
View B3: Color version of B (from transparency)
View C: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043c.jpg
View C: Exterior, ground-level entrance, sidewalk, and walkway under overhanging floors of building (from negative)
View C3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043c3.jpg
View C3: Color version of C (from transparency)
View D: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043d.jpg
View D: Elevated view of entire building from across the street, probably from another building (from negative)
View D3: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043d3.jpg
View D3: Color version of D (from transparency)
View E: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043e.jpg
View E: Flagpole in plaza (from negative)
View F: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043f.jpg
View F: Street-level of building with people walking under overhanging floors at corner on Jackson Street side; Monadnock Building in distance (from negative)
View G: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043g.jpg
View G: Man walking and plaza (from negative)
View H: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043h.jpg
View H: Corner support beams on first level exterior (from negative)
View I: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043i.jpg
View I: Similar to B, soaring side of building (from negative)
View J: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043j.jpg
View J: Similar to B, wider view (from negative)
View K: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043k.jpg
View K: Exterior (from negative)
View L: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043L.jpg
View L: Exterior with street light in foreground (from negative)
View M: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043m.jpg
View M: Awning over entry and flagpole (from negative)
View N: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043n.jpg
View N: View of driveway into garage under plaza (from negative)
View O: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043o.jpg
View O: Aerial view from the west, looking east-northeast, with domed building of the old Chicago Federal Building (1905-1965) in foreground, the completed Dirksen building on the east side of Dearborn Street, and lake in the distance (from negative)
View P: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043p.jpg
View P: Exterior entry (from negative)
View Q: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043q.jpg
View Q: Interior, elevator lobby (from negative)
View R: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043r.jpg
View R: Interior, lobby with plaque of the Great Seal of the United States (from negative)
View S: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043s.jpg
View S: Similar to R with man reading newspaper, with a camera beside him on long stone bench-wall (from negative)
View T: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043t.jpg
View T: Interior, lobby with view of street (from negative)
View U: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043u.jpg
View U: Exterior reflecting old Chicago Federal Building across Dearborn Street (from negative)
View V: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043v.jpg
View V: Mirrored wall of low-rise structure (from negative)
View W: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043w.jpg
View W: Interior, lobby with Great Seal of the United States (from negative)
View X: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043x.jpg
View X: Interior lobby, wide view of nearly empty space with reception desk (from negative)
View Y: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043y.jpg
View Y: Interior, office with chairs, desk and desk chair embossed with the Great Seal, perhaps an office for a judge (from negative)
View Z: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043z.jpg
View Z: Interior, courtroom viewed from back toward the judge's bench, with cantilevered seating benches for observers and lighted ceiling panels (from negative)
View A2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043a2.jpg
View A2: Interior, same courtroom viewed from an angle that shows wood paneled walls and furnishings (from negative)
View B2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043b2.jpg
View B2: Interior, different courtroom with seats for a jury (from negative)
View C2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043c2.jpg
View C2: Boiler room/heating plant (from negative)
View C2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043c2a.jpg
View C2A: Color version of C2 (from transparency)
View D2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043d2.jpg
View D2: Boiler room (from negative)
View E2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043e2.jpg
View E2: Office sitting area (from negative)
View E2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043e2a.jpg
View E2A: Color version of E2 (from transparency)
View F2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043f2.jpg
View F2: Interior first level and view of plaza outside windows (from negative)
View G2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043g2.jpg
View G2: Different office sitting area (from negative)
View G2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043g2a.jpg
View G2A: Color version of G2
View H2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043h2.jpg
View H2: Close-up detail, granite corner (from negative)
View I2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043i2.jpg
View I2: Ceiling lighting grid (from negative)
View J2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043j2.jpg
View J2: Close-up corner detail of wood table (from negative)
View K2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043k2.jpg
View K2: Detail of granite wall to floor (from negative)
View L2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043L2.jpg
View L2: Exterior view, ground-level looking south toward building; shows part of Monadnock Building in distance (from negative)
View L2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043L2a.jpg
View L2A: Color version of L2 (from transparency)
View M2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043m2.jpg
View M2: Exterior, demolition of the old Chicago Federal Building (1905-1965) in foreground and new Dirksen building in background (from negative)
View N2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043n2.jpg
View N2: Exterior, similar to M2 with view along Adams Street, looking east from Clark Street (from negative)
View O2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043o2.jpg
View O2: Similar to N, showing demolition (from negative)
View Q2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043q2.jpg
View Q2: Elevated view of vacant lot where old Chicago Federal Building stood on west side of Dearborn Street across from Dirksen building (from negative)
View Q2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043q2a.jpg
View Q2A: Color version of Q2 (from transparency)
View R2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043r2.jpg
View R2: Dirksen building with reflection of another building on curtain wall of windows, angled view (from negative)
View R2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043r2a.jpg
View R2A: Color version of R2 (from transparency)
View S2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043s2.jpg
View S2: Dirksen building with reflection of other buildings, as viewed from the west at ground-level and lit by the setting sun, across the vacant lot left by demolition of old Chicago Federal Building (from negative)
View S2A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043s2a.jpg
View S2A: Color version of S2 (from transparency)
View T2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043t2.jpg
View T2: View of Dirksen building across vacant lot covered with gravel, no reflection (from negative)
View U2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043u2.jpg
View U2: U2: Similar to T2 with temporary walls surrounding vacant lot (from negative)
View V2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/01/HB27043v2.jpg
View V2: Color image of angled view of both buildings (from transparency)
ID#: HB-27043
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm), photographer.
Title: Dirksen Federal Building of the Chicago Federal Center under construction and completed, 1963-1966.
Originals:
51 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
5 negatives : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
77 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10
in.
6 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
3
interpositives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
1 transparency : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
26 transparencies : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
17 transparencies : b&w, slide ; 35 mm.
36 transparencies : col., slide ; 35 mm.
Summary: Views of Dirksen Federal Building of the Chicago Federal
Center under construction and in completion.
Forms
part of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection -- Schmidt, Garden &
Erickson series.
Forms
part of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
series.
Details: Views: A: View looking toward top of
building under construction (from negative); B: View of soaring side of
building with flag on flag pole in front (from negative); B3: Color version of
B (from transparency); C: Exterior, ground-level entrance, sidewalk, and
walkway under overhanging floors of building (from negative); C3: Color version
of C (from transparency); D: Elevated view of entire building from across the
street, probably from another building (from negative); D3: Color version of D (from
transparency); E: Flagpole in plaza (from negative); F: Street-level of building
with people walking under overhanging floors at corner on Jackson Street side;
Monadnock Building in distance (from negative); G: Man walking and plaza (from
negative).
H: Corner support beams on first
level exterior (from negative); I: Similar to B, soaring side of building (from
negative); J: Similar to B, wider view (from negative); K: Exterior (from
negative); L: Exterior with street light in foreground (from negative); M:
Awning over entry and flagpole (from negative); N: View of driveway into garage
under plaza (from negative); O: Aerial view from the west, looking
east-northeast, with domed building of the old Chicago Federal Building
(1905-1965) in foreground, the completed Dirksen building on the east side of
Dearborn Street, and lake in the distance (from negative); P: Exterior entry
(from negative); Q: Interior, elevator lobby (from negative).
R: Interior, lobby with plaque of
the Great Seal of the United States (from negative); S: Similar to R with man
reading newspaper, with a camera beside him on long stone bench-wall (from
negative); T: Interior, lobby with view of street (from negative); U: Exterior
reflecting old Chicago Federal Building across Dearborn Street (from negative);
V: Mirrored wall of low-rise structure (from negative); W: Interior, lobby with
Great Seal of the United States (from negative); X: Interior lobby, wide view
of nearly empty space with reception desk (from negative); Y: Interior, office
with chairs, desk and desk chair embossed with the Great Seal, perhaps an office
for a judge (from negative).
Z: Interior, courtroom viewed from
back toward the judge's bench, with cantilevered seating benches for observers
and lighted ceiling panels (from negative); A2: Interior, same courtroom viewed
from an angle that shows wood paneled walls and furnishings (from negative); B2:
Interior, different courtroom with seats for a jury (from negative); C2: Boiler
room/heating plant (from negative); C2A: Color version of C2 (from
transparency); D2: Boiler room (from negative); E2: Office sitting area (from
negative); E2A: Color version of E2 (from transparency); F2: Interior first
level and view of plaza outside windows (from negative); G2: Different office
sitting area (from negative); G2A: Color version of G2; H2: Close-up detail, granite corner (from
negative).
I2: Ceiling lighting grid (from
negative); J2: Close-up corner detail of wood table (from negative); K2: Detail
of granite wall to floor (from negative); L2: Exterior view, ground-level
looking south toward building; shows part of Monadnock Building in distance
(from negative); L2A: Color version of L2 (from transparency); M2: Exterior,
demolition of the old Chicago Federal Building (1905-1965) in foreground and
new Dirksen building in background (from negative); N2: Exterior, similar to M2
with view along Adams Street, looking east from Clark Street (from negative);
O2: Similar to N, showing demolition (from negative); Q2: Elevated view of
vacant lot where old Chicago Federal Building stood on west side of Dearborn
Street across from Dirksen building (from negative); Q2A: Color version of Q2
(from transparency).
R2: Dirksen building with reflection
of another building on curtain wall of windows, angled view (from negative);
R2A: Color version of R2 (from transparency); S2: Dirksen building with
reflection of other buildings, as viewed from the west at ground-level and lit
by the setting sun, across the vacant lot left by demolition of old Chicago
Federal Building (from negative); S2A: Color version of S2 (from transparency);
T2: View of Dirksen building across vacant lot covered with gravel, no
reflection (from negative); U2: Similar to T2 with temporary walls surrounding
vacant lot (from negative); V2: Color image of angled view of both buildings
(from
transparency).
View S2 originally in exhibit
series; see series record for more information.
3 color slides and all black and
white slides are unmounted.
Sleeve note: "See 2921 for
building plans."
Several views show the old United
States Court House and Post Office Building, also known as the Chicago Federal
Building (1905), and its demolition. This building was on the west side of
Dearborn Street, where the Kluczynski Federal Building and the Loop Post Office
were constructed.
Subjects:
Dirksen Federal Building (Chicago, Ill.)—Photographs.
219 South Dearborn Street (Chicago, Ill.)
Chicago Federal Center (Chicago, Ill.)
Monadnock Building (Chicago, Ill.)—Photographs.
Chicago Federal Building (Chicago, Ill. :
1905-1965)—Photographs.
Office buildings—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Boiler
rooms—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Construction—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Courthouses—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Courtrooms—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Lobbies—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Offices—Illinois—Chicago—1960-1969.
Demolition.
Chicago
(Ill.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1960-1969.
Form/genre:
Aerial views.
Exterior views.
Interior views.
Film negatives.
Film transparencies.
Film transparencies—Color.
Interpositives.
Negatives—Color.
Photographic
prints—Color.
Gelatin silver prints.
Slides.
Slides—Color.
Added entries:
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969, architect.
Engdahl, William S., photographer.
Carrier Corporation.
A. Epstein and Sons International.
C.F. Murphy Associates (Chicago, Ill.)
Progressive Architecture Magazine.
Schmidt, Garden & Erikson (Architects :
Chicago, Ill.)
Call# for originals:
HB-27043 PPL
HB-27043 PPN
HB-27043 PCO
