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The New Marshall Field Building, Chicago, Ill. – Vintage Photo Print

The New Marshall Field Building, Chicago, Ill., [1896?] — historic print
The New Marshall Field Building, Chicago, Ill., [1896?]. Historic print from the Chicago collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of The New Marshall Field Building, Chicago, Ill.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The New Marshall Field Building, Chicago, Ill.

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The New Marshall Field Building was the department store's home on the corner of State and Washington streets in Chicago, and this print preserves how it looked when it appeared in the Architectural Record in February 1896. The design came from D.H. Burnham & Co., the firm led by Daniel Burnham, whose work helped define the commercial architecture of the era. Marshall Field & Company was one of the largest retailers in the country, and its building was a showpiece of the period's steel-frame construction and large display windows. The plate was a photomechanical reproduction, a method that let magazines carry architectural views like this one to a wide readership.

Created / published[1896?]
Medium1 photomechanical print.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1890-1900.Photomechanical prints 1890-1900.
NotesD.H. Burnham & Co., architects. Illus. in: Architectural record, no. 2 (Feb. 1896), p. 60.
SubjectsMarshall Field & Company. Department stores--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,066 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168230

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