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The relief sculpture The Conquest of Time and Space adorns the main entrance to the Electrical Building exhibit.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the North approach of the Hall of Science
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access



Exterior facade of the Electrical Group building
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access



Hall of Science statue
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access



Statue at the Century of Progress Hall of Social Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


Sculpture of 'Man Combating Ignorance' on the north approach to the Hall of Science viewed from below
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Date:
1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Southeast view of the front courtyard of the Electrical Group building before the grand opening of the Chicago World's Fair.
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Both "Stellar Energy" (left) and "Atomic Energy" (right) by sculptor Ulric Henry Ellerhusen can be seen flanking the building's main entrance in the center.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Color view of the Electrical Building
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Relief sculpture titled Stellar Energy or Light by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


View of the Century of Progress Fountain of Science sculpture
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Stellar Energy sculpture on southeast facade of the Electrical Group building
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The caption beneath the figure reads: Light is the beginning of all things, from the utmost aether it issues shaping the stars answering in its patterns to the majesty of creative thought. The sculptor for this design was Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Oblique view of the sculptured pylons at the entrance to the Hall of Social Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Color view of front facade of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Oblique view of the sculptured pylons at the entrance to the Hall of Social Science.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Laughing Buddha statue at the Lama Temple exhibit
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Date:
November 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Public access


View of the Hall of Science fountain and the Fountain of Science sculpture
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Southest facade of the Electrical Group building showing the bas relief sculpture of Atomic Energy by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen.
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The caption to the right of the figure reads: "Energy is the substance of all things. The cycles of atoms the play of the elements are its forms cast by a mighty hand to become the world's foundations."
Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Electrical Building exterior
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A side exterior view of the Electrical Group exhibition at A Century of Progress. The sculpture adorning the Southeast facade was entitled Stellar Energy and was dedicated to Light: The beginning of everything.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Sculpture plaque on the side of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access