1928 Print Aerial View Chicago River Skyscraper UNUSUAL ORIGINAL HISTORIC SKY XGAG8 the Autocar Roadster

the Autocar Roadster

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This is an original 1928 photogravure of the magnificent Baroque Prunksaal or Great Hall of the National Library in Vienna

Keywords specific to this image: Captain Karl Runkle

1928 Print Aerial View Chicago River Skyscraper UNUSUAL ORIGINAL HISTORIC SKY XGAG8 the Autocar RoadsterThis is an unusual, original 1928 halftone print with two aerial views of Chicago. The top view is of Chicago with "current" buildings, while the bottom view is the same with the addition of an architect's drawing inserted into the picture to show how a new skyscraper would fit into the surrounding area. From a photograph by Chicago Aerial Survey Co. and Starrett Building Co. "A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel," (Mason Cooley). Period Paper