Thursday, February 6, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Chicago History Museum
In this museum there are many historical objects, photo collections and collections of famous designers dresses.
Between objects I found this Travel and Transport Building (miniature)
The Travel and Trasnsport Building
I think the building was made of metal, glass and wood.
It's a blue building with twelve metal tower. It's tall and on top it has a glass dome.
- the dome was designed to expand and contract and as the temperature changes.
- It was one of the first building contracted by fair planners.
- It provided a clear and unobstructed space for exhibition.
This artifact was used to host fairs.
This object might have been used by expectators, turists, and fair planners.
The cables attached to the 12 towers of the Travel and Transport Building, designed for the Century of Progress Exhibition by Edward H. Bennett, John Holabird, and Hubert Burnham, held a suspended dome that allowed for clear, unobstructed, and relatively inexpensive exhibit space inside the building.
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