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1. Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, pedestal, May 27, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Concrete; A close up of a screw-jack pedestal holding up two of the black, African tiles that form the surface of Crown Fountain’s reflecting pool. Great care was taken by workers when installing these tiles because...

2. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lighting system, trellis, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lighting system, trellis, May 27, 2004 A close-up view of the lighting system attached to parts of the trellis closest to the stage. In addition to supporting the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s sound system for the Great Lawn the trellis also holds...

3. Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Crown Fountain, full scale LED mock-up in Logan, Utah, November 16, 2003 Mock-ups; Office buildings; Structural systems; Fences; Lighting; Lampposts; Concrete; A full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. Barco manufactured the LED screens for Crown Fountain and supplied the software to operate the system.

4. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 20, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Trees; Tents; A glass brick panel mock-up, with an LED screen behind, at the headquarters of Circle Redmont Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. The mock-up was created to test a possible steel support structure for the tower...

5. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, hallway, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, hallway, January 9, 2003 Passageways; A hallway backstage during construction.

6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, interior view, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, interior view, January 9, 2003 Passageways; Ladders; Dollies (Moving equipment); Boxes; Pipes (Conduits); A hallway backstage during construction.

7. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Steel; Structural systems; Stickers; Cans; A hard hat at SBC Plaza.

8. Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, offices, December 17, 2002 Models; Photograph albums; Photographs; Pine cones; Desks; A model of the 26 feet high sculpture of a vintage baseball glove that sits in the fan lot of AT&T Park in San Francisco, home of the San Francisco Giants. A photograph within the photograph shows the...

9. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); 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...

10. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Molds (Shaping tools); A mold for glass bricks at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company fabricated 22,000 five- by ten- by two-inch glass bricks for the towers of Crown Fountain.

11. Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, construction of south tower, May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Trees; Pails; A piece of steel is hoisted from above prior to its installation atop Crown Fountain's south tower. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

12. General construction, skid loader, May 27, 2004 General construction, skid loader, May 27, 2004 Dirt; Trees; A skid loader at Millennium Park.

13. BP Bridge, rebar, concrete foundation ramp, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar, concrete foundation ramp, September 12, 2003 Construction workers; Wheelbarrows; Skyscrapers; A view of the eastern approach ramp of the BP Bridge in Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
Like most of Millennium Park, the BP Bridge is built upon an underground parking garage and this presented construction...

14. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress and trellis, March 22, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress and trellis, March 22, 2004 Pedestrian bridges; Skyscrapers; Cantilever construction; A view of the headdress and trellis of the Pavilion taken from the BP Bridge.

15. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lights and speakers, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, lights and speakers, May 27, 2004 Cantilever construction; A view showing where the trellis connects with the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Taken around six weeks before Millennium Park opened to the public, this photograph shows where the trellis and...

16. Crown Fountain, inside one of the towers May 27, 2004 Crown Fountain, inside one of the towers May 27, 2004 Structural systems; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Business people; A visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location inside one of Crown Fountain's towers.

17. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, seating area, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, seating area, May 27, 2004 Business people; Control rooms; Chairs; Skyscrapers; A visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location views the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Newly installed red seats are visible in the background, as is the trellis and underside of the headdress....

18. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, seating area, May 27, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, seating area, May 27, 2004 Business people; Control rooms; Chairs; Skyscrapers; A visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location views the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The trellis and the underside of the headdress are visible in the background. The tops of the Kluczynski...

19. BP Bridge, site visit, May 27, 2004 BP Bridge, site visit, May 27, 2004 Business people; Streets; Trees; Automobiles; Skyscrapers; A visitor from U.S. Equities Realty's Argentina location visits the BP Bridge. The Buckingham, 400 East Randolph Street, and Harbor Point can be seen in the background.

20. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004 Plywood; Tents; Welding; Construction equipment; A welder inside the weatherproof tent at SBC Plaza.
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