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The base of the Hall of Science fountain as it was nearing completion.
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Date:
January 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of Electrical Building from Lake Michigan.
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A fountain can be seen in the courtyard.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center, plaza
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Undated view of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza.
Date:
1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). A terraced fountain is along the south wall of the plaza, and the entranceway structure with its curved top is behind that. An accessibility elevator is attached to the entranceway structure. Part of the landscaped plaza is visible at the far right.
Date:
1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza and fountain outside the Sun-Times Building
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View to the northeast of a plaza with landscaping, benches and a fountain, located along the Chicago River at the south end of Rush Street and adjacent to the east end of the Sun-Times Building (demolished).
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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View of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza in 1981.
Date:
1981; 1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
The Chicago skyline at night with Buckingham Fountain in the foreground.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, later Aon Center), showing seating areas, walkways, and shallow pools.
Date:
circa 1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
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View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1964-1969 (First National Bank of Chicago building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
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View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking north across Davis Street between Sherman Avenue and Orrington Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, Amoco building
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View to the south of the fountain in the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street, now The Buckingham) rises in the center of the image behind the fountain.
Date:
1994; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago building
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View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank building.
Date:
1975; 1964-1969 (First National Bank of Chicago building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City (Folder 548)
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Views of Marina City; arrival of French destroyer, Bouvet; wrecking of unidentified tall building; various parking garages.
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
View of the Chicago skyline at night.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Night view of the Electrical Building courtyard with the electric fountain illuminated by flood lights.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Electrical Group exhibition building from the courtyard fountain
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"Light," the bas-relief sculpture behind the fountain, adorns the facade of the building's Electric Light and Power Industry exhibit.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
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The lagoon fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Fountain, Amoco Building plaza
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View of a fountain and landcape plantings in the plaza outisde the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, later Aon Center).
Date:
circa 1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Hall of Science fountain under construction.
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Date:
March 1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
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The fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
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View of the fountains in the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) in 1968.
Date:
1968; 1963-1965 (Chicago Civic Center)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Louise Lentz Woodruff standing next to the sculpture she designed for the Fountain of Science, located in front of the main entrance to the Hall of Science.
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The sculpture, known as Science Advancing Mankind, depicts 'Science' as a benign robot bending forward to nudge a male and female figure, i.e. 'humanity,' toward a brighter future. Woodruff's husband served as treasurer for the Century of Progress board of trustees in 1933.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Drawing of the Fireman's Fountain on the Enchanted Island
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
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View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza). The fountain in the Daley Center Plaza is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1968
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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
Louise Lentz Woodruff standing next to the sculpture she designed for the Fountain of Science, located in front of the main entrance to the Hall of Science.
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The sculpture, known as Science Advancing Mankind, depicts 'Science' as a benign robot bending forward to nudge a male and female figure, i.e. 'humanity,' toward a brighter future. Woodruff's husband served as treasurer for the Century of Progress board of trustees in 1933.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
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The lagoon fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
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
Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Fountain, Plaza del Lago, Wilmette
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View of a fountain at the Plaza del Lago shopping center, 1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette. A parking area is behind the fountain to the right.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plaza and fountain outside the Sun-Times Building
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View to the north of a plaza with a fountain, landscaping, and benches, located along the Chicago River at the south end of Rush Street and adjacent to the east end of the Sun-Times Building (demolished). Don Roth's River Plaza Restaurant sits behind the plaza, and the River Plaza apartment tower rises behind.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil Building, plaza
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View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Standard Oil Building, plaza
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View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building in 1975.
Date:
1975; 1970-1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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