Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker photographs, 1930-ca. 1933.

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Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker photographs, 1930-ca. 1933.

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One album contains photographs of plans, elevations and models of Ralph Walker's design for the central tower for the Century of Progress exposition. A second album contains photographs of alternative designs for the central tower.

.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8214334

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Walker, Ralph, 1889-1973

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Ralph Thomas Walker (1889-1973) was an American architect. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and studied with Rhode Island architect Howard K. Hilton. In 1916 he went to work for the New York firm of McKenzie, Voorhees and Gmelin, where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1955 he led a group of architects sent to Berlin to participate in planning for the International Building Exhibition (IBA) to be held in 1957; as part of this effort, he and his team p...