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United States One (1971-1972)

United States One (1971-1972)

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People

  • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (creator)
  • Philadelphia Bicentennial Corporation (client)
  • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (archive creator)

Title

United States One (1971-1972)

Dates of creation

1971-1972

Level of archival description

File 54

Extent and Medium

  • 7 reprographic copies
  • 3 textual files
  • 1 drawing

Scope and Content

This project series documents a presentation for the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial Corporation in Philadelphia. The project was a proposed plan for US1 highway to become a 2000 mile national exhibition from Madawasha, Maine to Key West, Florida. The plan was presented as an opportunity to create a national exhibition of incomparable scale.

Reference Number

AP027.S1.D54

Arrangement

Materials in this project series were likely arranged by material type when they were first processed at the CCA. Textual records were likely kept in their original order.

Location

Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States

Subject

  • exhibition design

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: ARCH253886
    • Title: U.S. 1 - Promotion 1972
    • Dates of creation: 1972
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 7

    People:

    • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (archive creator)

    Description:

    proposals, correspondence, cost estimates

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • records: 0,03 l.m.

    Document Type:

    • files

    Credit line:

    Van Ginkel Associates fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de H.P. Daniel et Blanche Lemco van Ginkel/
    Gift of H.P. Daniel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel

    Folder Number:

    27-A54-01

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: ARCH253887
    • Title: U.S. 1 - Promotion
    • Dates of creation: 1971
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (archive creator)

    Description:

    draft proposals, correspondence, CAA itinerary

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • records: 0,03 l.m.

    Document Type:

    • files

    Credit line:

    Van Ginkel Associates fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de H.P. Daniel et Blanche Lemco van Ginkel/
    Gift of H.P. Daniel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel

    Folder Number:

    27-A54-02

    Objects that have been catalogued:

      • ARCH400844
      • Letter from Chester Rapkin to to H. P. Daniel van Ginkel for United States One (U.S. 1)
      • Form: textual records
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      • ARCH400845
      • Letter from Chester Rapkin to to H. P. Daniel van Ginkel for United States One (U.S. 1)
      • Form: textual records
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    • Reference Number: ARCH253888
    • Title: U.S. 1776-1976 - A Two Thousand Mile National Exhibition
    • Dates of creation: n.d.
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (archive creator)

    Description:

    bound copy of proposal

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • records: 0,01 l.m.

    Document Type:

    • files

    Credit line:

    Van Ginkel Associates fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de H.P. Daniel et Blanche Lemco van Ginkel/
    Gift of H.P. Daniel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel

    Folder Number:

    27-A54-03

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: ARCH256054
    • Title: Map of route and town locations
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 3

    People:

    • Van Ginkel Associates Ltd. (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    8 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 4 negatives
    • 3 diazotype films
    • 1 ink and transfer on tracing vellum

    Credit line:

    Van Ginkel Associates fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de H.P. Daniel et Blanche Lemco van Ginkel/
    Gift of H.P. Daniel and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel

    Folder Number:

    27-A54-A

    Objects that have been catalogued:

      • ARCH400847
      • Map of eastern coast of the United States of America with sggested route marked (from the project-file United States One (U.S. 1))
      • Form: maps, drawings
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      • ARCH400848
      • Map of eastern coast of the United States of America with sggested route marked (from the project-file United States One (U.S. 1))
      • Form: maps, drawings
      • Add to folder
      • ARCH400849
      • Map of eastern coast of the United States of America with sggested route marked (from the project-file United States One (U.S. 1))
      • Form: maps, drawings
      • Add to folder
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