Online image-list for
job-file HB-17311 of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 1, at
Chicago History Museum, Research Center
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Title: Powerhouses and boiler rooms in Chicago (Ill.), 1954 May 27.
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View A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311a.jpg
View A: Interior, powerhouse interior with nose cone of an airplane protruding from a central unit (from negative)
View B: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311b.jpg
View B: Interior, powerhouse interior with nose cone of an airplane protruding from a central unit (from negative)
View C: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311c.jpg
View C: Interior, powerhouse facility (from negative)
View D: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311d.jpg
View D: Interior, electrical services facility (from negative)
View E: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311e.jpg
View E: Interior, electrical services facility (from negative)
View F: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311f.jpg
View F: Interior, electrical services facility (from negative)
View G: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311g.jpg
View G: Interior, piping (from negative)
View H: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311h.jpg
View H: Interior, boiler room (from negative)
View I: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311i.jpg
View I: Interior, boiler room and piping (from negative)
View J: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311j.jpg
View J: Equipment, piping (from negative)
View K: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311k.jpg
View K: Interior, support for a concrete slab (from negative)
View L: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311L.jpg
View L: Interior, support for a concrete slab revealing the pipes below (from negative)
View M: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311m.jpg
View M: Interior, powerhouse central unit (from negative)
View N: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311n.jpg
View N: Interior, boiler room (from negative)
View O: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb17311o.jpg
View O: Interior, electrical unit (from negative)
ID#: HB-17311
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm), photographer.
Title: Powerhouses and boiler rooms in Chicago (Ill.), 1954 May 27.
Originals:
15 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
7 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10
in.
1 template.
Summary:
Includes interior views of powerhouses and
boiler rooms in Chicago (Ill.), designed by architects Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill. One powerhouse interior shows electrical service facilities, with the
nose cone of an airplane protruding from a central unit. Other interiors
include boiler equipment and related piping. Some views highlight the
building's structure, including concrete beams and a funnel-shaped support for
a concrete slab. Images could be related to HB-18004.
Details: Views: A:
Interior, powerhouse interior with nose cone of an airplane protruding from a
central unit (from negative); B: Interior, powerhouse interior with nose cone
of an airplane protruding from a central unit (from negative); C: Interior,
powerhouse facility (from negative); D: Interior, electrical services facility
(from negative); E: Interior, electrical services facility (from negative); F:
Interior, electrical services facility (from negative); G: Interior, piping (from
negative); H: Interior, boiler room (from negative); I: Interior, boiler room
and piping (from negative); J: Equipment, piping (from negative); K: Interior,
support for a concrete slab (from negative); L: Interior, support for a
concrete slab revealing the pipes below (from negative); M: Interior,
powerhouse central unit (from negative); N: Interior, boiler room (from negative);
O: Interior, electrical unit (from negative).
Subjects:
Boiler plants—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Power houses—Illinois—Chicago—1950-1959.
Chicago (Ill.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—1950-1959.
Form/genre:
Interior views.
Film negatives.
Gelatin silver prints.
Added entries:
Henry, Hubert, photographer.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Call# for originals:
HB-17311 PPL
HB-17311 PPN
