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Benson & Rixon Company building

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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Title
Benson & Rixon Company building
Names
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

Photographic views of the United States

Illinois

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1938 (Inferred)
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: AZ 12-2331
Topics
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Illinois
Department stores
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Printed on verso: "Windowless department store in State Street, Chicago. Except for display windows the facade is of glass brick construction."
Content: Printed on mounting: "That tomorrow's type of building is already here is strikingly depicted by this unusual night veiw of the retail world's first important windowless (except for display windows) structure. Located in Chicago's famed Loop district, it is significant that this eye-arresting edifice is on the world's most famous merchandising thoroughfare, State Street. Representing a form of luminous architecture, it shows the trend to 'build with light.' Thus, though the application of insulux glass block for its wall areas, the structure has its inteior flooded with diffused daylight, and at night -- well, the picture speaks for itself. Architectural credit goes to Alfred S. Alschuler, Inc. Glass blocks are manufactured by Owens- Illinois Glass Company."
Date: Date issued inferred from copyright date.
Physical Description
Extent: Photograph : b ; 25.2 x 19.6 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19745455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cffa69d0-c5cf-012f-3281-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Benson & Rixon Company building" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-06b9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Benson & Rixon Company building" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-06b9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1938). Benson & Rixon Company building Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-06b9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Benson & Rixon Company building