Chicago Public Library

   

 Español | Polski | 

 
Search results for 2003.11.19.19   
Refine your search
Photographer
Unknown (106)

Neighborhood
Loop (Chicago, Ill.) (106)
Columbus Drive (Chicag... (11)
Randolph Street (Chica... (8)
Michigan Avenue (Chica... (1)
Monroe Street (Chicago... (1)

Subject.TGM
Lighting (67)
Testing (64)
Faces (51)
Structural Frames (50)
Glass Blocks (49)
Show more...

results 1-20 of 106 item(s)  page 1 of 6 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  >> ) :: previous : next
select all : clear all : add to favorites
 Image: Title: Subject.TGM: Description:
1. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. and Richard M. Daley at the dedication, October Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, William Wrigley, Jr. and Richard M. Daley at the dedication, October 30, 2002 Dedications; Podiums; Mayors; Business people; Plant containers; Plants; William Wrigley, Jr., the CEO and president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company from 1999-2006, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley preparing to turn on the fountain at the dedication of the Millennium Monument...
2. Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching the final plate, June 28, 2004 Steel; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Tents; I-beams; Scaffolding; Flags; Reflections; Workers guide the final steel plate into place on the sculpture as it is hoisted from above by a crane. Below, workers wait to adhere the plate to the sculpture from the inside.
3. 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...
4. 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...
5. 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,...
6. 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...
7. 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).
8. 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).
9. 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...
10. 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.
11. Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Crown Fountain, water feature tests, ca. November 5, 2002 Fountains; Testing; Industrial facilities; Ladders; Lighting; Water tanks; Hoses; Testing the "waterfall" feature of the fountain at Crystal Fountains headquarters in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Water cascades down the sides of the towers of the finished fountain.
12. Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, testing in Melbourne, Florida, May 19, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass blocks; Structural frames; Mock-ups; Lighting; Eyes; 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...
13. 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; Mouths; Lighting; Roark Frankel of U.S. Equities Realty stands in front of a full scale mock-up of the LED component of Crown Fountain at Barco's Logan, Utah offices. U.S. Equities Realty was the construction manager for...
14. Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003 Excavation; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Concrete; A worker tools wet concrete as construction continued of the concrete retaining walls surrounding the reservoir.
15. Crown Fountain, pipes and structural steel of the north tower, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, pipes and structural steel of the north tower, March 11, 2004 Structural systems; Pipes (Conduits); Close-up view of the north tower's pipes and structural steel.
16. Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, November 5, 2003 Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, November 5, 2003 Control rooms; Fans (Machinery); Pails; Interior view of one of Crown Fountain's underground control rooms during construction.
17. Crown Fountain, interior view with pipes, construction of underground control rooms, November 26, 2003 Crown Fountain, interior view with pipes, construction of underground control rooms, November 26, 2003 Control rooms; Pipes (Conduits); An interior view of one of Crown Fountain's underground control rooms with pipes coming through the ceiling.
18. Crown Fountain, equipment pads, underground control rooms, December 11, 2003 Crown Fountain, equipment pads, underground control rooms, December 11, 2003 Control rooms; Construction equipment; Pails; Scaffolding; Installing equipment pads during the construction of Crown Fountain's underground control rooms. The pads absorb vibrations from equipment that can damage the towers' structure over time.
19. Crown Fountain, Alan Schachtman and Jaume Plensa, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, Alan Schachtman and Jaume Plensa, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Business people; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Alan Schachtman of U.S. Equities Realty (left) and artist Jaume Plensa view the north tower's LED screen during a video test run.
20. Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Crown Fountain, video test run, north tower, May 19, 2004 Glass blocks; Structural frames; Faces; Lighting; Testing; Tents; Trailers; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking north toward the north tower during a video test run. An image of a smiling face is visible on the LED screen. The Smurfit-Stone Building, One Prudential Plaza and Two Prudential Plaza are visible...
select all : clear all : add to favorites
results 1-20 of 106 item(s)  page 1 of 6 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  >> ) :: previous : next