Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 2 [graphic]. [ca. 1969-1989 (bulk 1970-1979)]

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Hedrich-Blessing (Firm). Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 2 [graphic].

Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 2 [graphic]. [ca. 1969-1989 (bulk 1970-1979)]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659806749

Photographic archive of primarily 1970s work produced by Hedrich-Blessing, a Chicago-based commercial photography firm specializing in architectural and design photography. Images show exterior and interior views of buildings and structures, including commercial, cultural, educational, government, health care, industrial, office, residential, sports and recreation, and transportation facilities. The collection includes images documenting design and construction processes, such as architectural drawings, architectural models, construction photographs, and portrait photographs of construction workers, architects, and clients. Also included are product portraits of building materials, office furniture, and other commercial goods; some views include people working. Includes sites in the United States and abroad. Includes work for prominent Chicago architectural, design, and engineering firms, such as A. Epstein and Sons International, Harry Weese & Associates, Perkins & Will, and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and other firms located in the Chicago area and throughout the United States. Also included is work for Marshall Field & Company, Meredith Publishing Services (publisher of Better Homes & Gardens magazine), United States Gypsum Company, and other companies, located in the Chicago area and throughout the United States, associated with the domestic and commercial built environments.

ca. 86,100 photographic prints : b&w ; 16 x 20 in. and smaller.ca. 63,700 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.ca 1,100 transparencies : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.ca. 370 transparencies : b&w, slide ; 35 mm.ca. 5,400 photographic prints : col. ; 10 x 20 in. and smaller.ca. 11,600 negatives : col. ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.ca.55,800 transparencies : col. ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.ca. 42,300 transparencies : col., slide ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. and smaller.

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