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Union Dome, Graver Tank Division, Wood River, Illinois

Union Dome, Graver Tank Division, Wood River, Illinois

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People

  • Robert Duchesnay (creator)
  • Robert Duchesnay (archive creator)

Title

Union Dome, Graver Tank Division, Wood River, Illinois

Dates of creation

1990

Level of archival description

Dossier 4

Extent and Medium

  • 7 photographies

Scope and Content

Cette sous-série porte sur le travail de documentation photographique de Robert Duchesnay du Union Dome du Graver Tank Division, à Wood River, Illinois, aux États-Unis. Le dôme géodésique a été conçu par Buckminster Fuller et construit en 1959. Le dôme était principalement utilisé par la réparation et l'entretien de wagons de train par la Graver Tank Division. Au moment de sa construction, le dôme était le plus grand dôme géodésique au monde avec son diamètre de 354 pieds. Le bâtiment est demeuré en opération jusqu'en 1990 pour être fermé et abandonné.

La sous-série contient 7 photographies du dôme, autant intérieures qu'extérieures, prises par Robert Duchesnay en 1990.

Source:

Duchesnay, Robert. "Other domes by Buckminster Fuller". https://robertduchesnay.com/en/other-domes-by-buckminster-fuller/ (page consultée 24 février 2023).

Reference Number

AP115.S3.D4

Arrangement

L'ordre original des documents a été préservé au moment de leur traitement.

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    • Reference Number: AP115.S3.D4.001
    • Title: Photographies, Union Dome of the Graver Tank Division, Wood River, Illinois
    • Dates of creation: 1990
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 7

    People:

    • Robert Duchesnay (photographer)
    • Robert Duchesnay (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 7 photographies

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 35.5 x 28 cm

    Location:

    Illinois United States

    Credit line:

    Fonds Robert Duchesnay
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Robert Duchesnay/
    Gift of Robert Duchesnay

    Copyright:

    © Robert Duchesnay

    Folder Number:

    115-001-008

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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