View of the principal and lateral façades of the Administration Building (also known as Building No. 11) under construction, United States Naval Ordnance Assembly Plant, Center Line, Michigan

People:

Forster Studio (photographic studio)
Albert Kahn Associated, Inc. Architects and Engineers (role unspecified)
United States Government (role unspecified)
Bryant Detweiler Co. (role unspecified)

Title:

View of the principal and lateral façades of the Administration Building (also known as Building No. 11) under construction, United States Naval Ordnance Assembly Plant, Center Line, Michigan

Date:

12 November 1941

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 19.0 x 23.0 cm sheet: 20.6 x 25.4 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0408

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, l.c.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR PUBLICATION / PURPOSES CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO / ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS / Detroit, Michigan" stamped, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - in black ink and by an unknown hand in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.r.: "FORSTER / STUDIO / 2832 E. GRAND BOULEVARD / DETROIT / File No. A1217-8" [inscribed negative number appears over stamped underline; name surrounds an image of an aperture of a camera] stamped, inscribed and numbered - in black ink and by an unknown hand in black felt pen, on the sheet, verso, u.l. to u.c.: "NAME OF OWNER / LOCATION / DESCRIPTION [Administration Bldg.] / DATE TAKEN JOB No. [18884-N] / PHOTOGRAPHER [Owner]" [text in square parentheses indicates inscription within stamped form]; and by the same hand, below the stamp, l.r.: "Re-photographed by Forster / G-1217-8" labelled, imprinted, stamped, numbered and dated - printed in black ink and stamped in black ink, on a label attached to the negative, l.c. to l.r.: "BUILDING NO. 11 / PHOTO NO. [598] DATE [NOV 12 1941] / U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE PLANT CENTERLINE, MICH. / OPERATED BY HUDSON MOTOR CAR CORP. / ALBERT KAHN, ASSOC. ARCH. ENG. INC. / BRYANT DETWEILER CO. GENL. BUILDERS" with a site plan and an arrow pointing to Building 11 [text in square parentheses indicates stamps]

Location:

Center Line; Michigan; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering
military

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrances
fence
windows
industrial complex
industrial building
administration building
office building
floodlights
artillery factory
naval guns assembly plant

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Federico Bucci/
Gift of Federico Bucci

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