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Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003
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| Title | Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 |
| Description | A mold for casting the glass bricks at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. To obtain the clearest possible glass brick, the bricks were cast in these molds using a pressed-glass technique that has changed little since the Middle Ages. Molten glass is gathered on rods, similar to a honey-dipper, and then the mixture of sand and soda ash is allowed to drop off the end into the mold. Given the size of the mold, however, more than one rod was needed to fill the mold and a second worker had to immediately follow the first to ensure a smooth, clear brick. |
| Neighborhood | Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Subject.TGM | Industrial facilities
Glass industry
Molds (Shaping tools)
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| Subject.LCSH | Crown Fountain (Chicago, Ill.) -- Design and construction
L.E. Smith Glass Co.
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| Photographer | Unknown
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| Artists | Plensa, Jaume, 1955-
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| Contributors | Courtesy of U.S. Equities Realty and the men and women who built Millennium Park
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| Date Of Download | 5/21/2003 |
| Time Period | 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009 |
| Repository Number | SPE-MP USER Crown 2003.5.21.35 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Collection | Millennium Park, U.S. Equities Realty Collection
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Image
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| Original Format | jpeg
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| Original Size | 1.27 MB |
| Original Resolution (dpi) | 72 |
| Original Dimension (Pixels) | 2048x1536 |
| Camera Specifications | Sony CD MAVICA
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| Book | Crown Fountain
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| Chapter | Chapter 5: Fabricating the glass bricks
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| Highlight | highlight
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