Title & Author:

Album of architectural ornaments.

Publication:

[Chicago : Graham, Anderson, Probst, White, 1927-1931]

Description:

1 v. ([88] p.) : all ill. ; 31 cm.

Notes:
Binder's title.
"This volume contains 285 photographs on 44 leaves, of designs commissioned by Graham Anderson Probst & White for the decoration of the buildings below. They date from 1927 to 1931, and most bear the approval marks of Mr. Alfred Shaw. Firms identified by the photographs include the Northwestern Terra Cotta Co., Flour City Ornamental Iron Co., and Havlick stone Co. The designs, executed in plaster, were for doorways, panelling, cornices, plaques, ceilings, etc., for: The Morton Building, Chicago; The Pittsfield Building, Chicago; The Koppers Building; 20 Wacker Drive Building (Civic Opera House); Merchandise Mart; Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn.; Marshall Field Store, Oak Park, Illinois; Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, Philadelphia, Pa.; Higbee Department Store (location?) and at least one unindentified building"--Typescript note by J. Gregg, dated 3/22/70, mounted on front flyleaf.

Subject:

Higbee Department Store (Cleveland, Ohio)
Koppers Building (Chicago, Ill.)
Marshall Field (Oak Park, Ill.)
Merchandise Mart (Chicago, Ill.)
Morton Building (Chicago, Ill.)
Northwestern National Bank (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pittsfield Building (Chicago, Ill.)
Architecture Illinois Chicago.
Architecture
Illinois Chicago
Plasterwork.
Doorways.
Paneling.
Cornices.
Plaques (flat objects)
Ceilings.

Form/genre:

Gelatin silver prints.

Added entries:

Shaw, Alfred.
Gregg. J.
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company.
Havlick Stone Co.
Flour City Ornamental Iron Co.
Graham, Anderson, Probst, White.

Holdings:

Location: Library photo collection 278314
Call No.: PH1980:0657:001-288
Status: Available