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1. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 15, 2004 Steel; Structural frames; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Ladders; Scaffolding; Wood blocks; A worker climbs a ladder to join another worker atop the partially assembled sculpture.
2. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Ladders; Scaffolding; Construction workers;Plywood A worker stands atop the partially completed sculpture.
3. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 23, 2004 Trusses; Steel; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Tents; A worker sits atop the partially built sculpture.
4. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 25, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Trusses; Scaffolding; Tents; Plywood A worker guides a steel plate into place on the sculpture.
5. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Ladders; Scaffolding; A worker beneath the omphalos of the sculpture.
6. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, June 1, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Reflections; Welding; Plywood; Scaffolding; A worker prepares to weld steel plates onto the sculpture.
7. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tents; Construction workers; Reflections; Grinding; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
8. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Grinding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
9. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). After being ground with 40-grit sandpaper disks, the road grader was applied to the sculpture's surface,...
10. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
11. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Plywood; Reflections; A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander).
12. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Reflections; A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander).
13. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Plywood; A worker refines the surface of the sculpture using a double action disk sander, rubbing out the fine scratches left from the platen sander. The official dedication ceremony for Cloud Gate occurred May...
14. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Ladders; Reflections; Sand; A worker refines the surface of the sculpture using a double action disk sander, rubbing out the fine scratches left from the platen sander.
15. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, July 1, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the trellis, July 1, 2003 Construction workers; Scaffolding; Flags; A worker guides a section of the trellis into its place as it is hoisted from above by a crane.
16. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Welding; Scaffolding; Girders; A worker welding one of the box girders before it was installed on BP Bridge. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span....
17. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Welding; Girders; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; A worker welding one of the box girders before it was installed on BP Bridge. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span....
18. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Welding; Girders; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; A worker welding one of the box girders before it was installed on BP Bridge. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span....
19. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Scaffolding; Cantilever construction; Skyscrapers; A worker walks across one of BP Bridge's box girders as it is being installed over Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
20. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Streets; Skyscrapers; Using a rope, a worker guides the last box girder into place as it is hoisted from above by a crane. The center box girder of BP Bridge's span is already in place at right, and the structural steel of...
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