Karl Schneider photographs and architectural drawings, circa 1920-1930.

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Karl Schneider photographs and architectural drawings, circa 1920-1930.

Photographs of buildings located in Germany that were designed by Schneider. Miscellaneous architectural drawings, some done for architectural competitions, are also included.

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Schneider, Karl, 1892-1945

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German architect who was born in Mainz, Germany and received his architectural training under Lussow and Kuehne (Dresden, 1911-1912), Walter Gropius (Berlin, 1912-1914), and Peter Behrens (Berlin, 1915-1916). He established his own office in Hamburg in 1923, designing houses, housing projects, factories, theaters, and "unit" furniture. After immigrating to the United States in 1938, he worked in Chicago for Sears, Roebuck & Co. From the description of Karl Schneider papers, ca. 1...