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Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit

 

Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government. One of the two towers of the Century of Progress Skyride can be seen to the right of the Federal Building.

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Title:
Construction of the Federal Building on Northerly Island adjacent to the Court of States exhibit
Date of Original:
1933
Identifier:
COP_17_0010_00307_010.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d33x83m1v
Type:
Image


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Fairs
Construction
Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--Sources
Exhibition buildings

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.

Building Name:
Federal Building

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
10
Folder:
307
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.

Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
Northerly Island (Illinois)