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1. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Grinding; Equipment A 4 1/2 inch grinder used to smooth out seams where the sculpture's steel plates had been welded together.
2. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass industry; Industrial facilities; Glassworking; Glassworkers; A glass worker at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the company that made over 22,000 glass bricks for the Crown Fountain. At the height of production L.E. Smith was able to make...
3. 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); Angels; Chisels & mallets; A mold at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects, fabricated 22,000 five- by ten-...
4. 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); Angels; Chisels & mallets; A mold at L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. L.E. Smith Glass Company, a pressed-glass fabricating company that specializes in decorative objects, fabricated 22,000 five- by ten-...
5. 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 a plate 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.
6. 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...
7. 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.
8. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, top of peristyle under construction, July 22, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, top of peristyle under construction, July 22, 2002 Peristyles; Scaffolding; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; A view of the top of the peristyle under construction showing construction tools and marks of notation. The bas-relief sculpture of the Rock of Gibraltar by Alfonso Iannelli on the west wall of One Prudential...
9. Crown Fountain, constructing the reservoir and reflecting pool, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, constructing the reservoir and reflecting pool, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Surveying equipment; Chisels & mallets; Pipes (Conduits); A worker applies a treatment along the side of the reservoir. In the background, workers install granite tile.
10. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; A worker begins to build the surface of the reflecting pool. The surface is made of tiles of black, African granite that are 3 feet square and weigh around 250 pounds each. They sit almost 2 feet above...
11. Crown Fountain, installing granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, installing granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; A worker prepares to install granite tiles at Crown Fountain.
12. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the stage, January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, constructing the stage, January 9, 2003 Construction workers; Concrete; A worker tools concrete near the Pavilion's stage.
13. 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.
14. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Pipes (Conduits); Tiles; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Construction workers; Trucks; Trees; Close-up view of a granite tile atop four pedestals during the construction of Crown Fountain's reflecting pool.
15. Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of pedestals and granite tiles, March 11, 2004 Pedestals; Pipes (Conduits); Tiles; Pails; Chisels & mallets; Close-up view of a granite tile atop four pedestals during the construction of Crown Fountain's reflecting pool.
16. Crown Fountain, installation of granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, installation of granite tiles, April 1, 2004 Pedestals; Tiles; Pipes (Conduits); Construction workers; Pails; Skyscrapers; Concrete; Trees; Dollies (Moving equipment); Close-up view of newly installed granite tiles at Crown Fountain.
17. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 I-beams; Structural systems; Snow; Close-up view of rebar below the base of the sculpture.
18. General construction, construction equipment, June 1, 2004 General construction, construction equipment, June 1, 2004 Trees; Lampposts; Dollies (Moving equipment); Construction equipment; Construction equipment and landscaping tools at Millennium Park during construction.
19. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Shelving; Glassmaking tools at the 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.
20. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Industrial facilities; Glass industry; Shelving; Glassmaking tools at the 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.
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