Image of The Electrical Building At The Century Of Progress, 1933 (b/w by American Photographer, (20th century)

The Electrical Building At The Century Of Progress, 1933 (b/w photo)

IMAGE number: SIC744059
Image title: The Electrical Building At The Century Of Progress, 1933 (b/w photo)
Artist: American Photographer, (20th century) / American
Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, USA
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1933 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: A close-up view of the 'Energy' plaque, sculpted by Ulric Henry Ellerhusen (1879-1957), at the entrance to the Electrical Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, Illinois (1933). The plaque represents a man, supposedly Atlas, lifting his hands upwards. The inscription reads 'Energy is the substance of all things. The cycles of the atoms, the play of the elements are its forms, cast as by a mighty hand to be the world's foundations'.
Photo credit: © Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Atlas (character) / mythological figure / mythology / USA / North America / America (continent) / building / fairs / relief / man / men / strong / expositions / strength / technology / sculpture / exterior / horizon / century of progress / industry / international exposition / america / male / exteriors / sculptures / building / chicago / ulric henry ellerhusen / usa / reliefs / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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