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1.	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...

2.	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...

3.	Crown Fountain, installing pipes, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Construction workers; Pipes (Conduits);	A view of the structural steel of one of Crown Fountain's towers as a worker installs a pipe.

4.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 4, 2004		A view of the underside of the ribbons on the headdress. A worker’s yellow hard hat is visible between the folds of steel.

5.	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.

6.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, applying a wall covering, February 6, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Roofs;	A worker atop a lift applies a wall covering to concrete near the roof over the stage.

7.	Crown Fountain, structural steel, construction of towers, November 26, 2003	Construction workers; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers;	A worker atop a lift makes adjustments as a crane hoists structural steel into place on the north tower of Crown Fountain.

8.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, September 12, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Welding;	A worker atop a lift welds structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress. Part of the trellis is visible in the foreground.

9.	Jay Pritzker Pavilion, structural steel for the headdress, September 12, 2003	Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Welding;	A worker atop a lift welds structural steel for the Pavilion's headdress. Part of the trellis is visible in the foreground.

10.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004	Steel; Tents; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Ladders; Structural frames;	A worker attaches an eyelet to a steel plate. Poles were threaded through the eyelets to help hoist the plate into place.

11.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 3, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Dollies (Moving equipment); Structural frames; Marks (Symbols);	A worker attaches an eyelet to a steel plate. Poles were threaded through the eyelets to help hoist the plate into place.

12.	Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, ca. April 21, 2003	Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames; Industrial facilities; Harbors;	A worker attaches loops linking a crane to the top of one of the giant steel rings that make up part of the interior structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate).

13.	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...

14.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 4, 2004	Steel; Construction workers; Ladders; Scaffolding;	A worker beneath the omphalos of the sculpture.

15.	Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 27, 2004	Steel; Trusses; Construction workers; Pails; Hoisting machinery;	A worker bolts steel plates together, after they have been installed on the sculpture.

16.	Crown Fountain, excavation and construction of reservoir, September 19, 2003	Excavation; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Retaining walls; Pipes (Conduits); Trees; Surveying equipment;	A worker checks progress during construction of the concrete retaining walls surrounding the reservoir of Crown Fountain.

17.	Crown Fountain, checking clarity of glass brick panels, April 6, 2004	Glass blocks; Structural frames; Construction workers; Faces; Marks (Symbols);	A worker checks the clarity of newly installed glass brick panels on Crown Fountain's north tower.

18.	Crown Fountain, LED screen cleaning, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders; Pipes (Conduits); Marks (Symbols);	A worker cleans the LED screen on the north tower.

19.	Crown Fountain, LED screen cleaning, April 1, 2004	Structural systems; Construction workers; Ladders; Pipes (Conduits); Trucks; Trailers;	A worker cleans the LED screen on the north tower. The tower has been fitted with all but the last LED panel which will go behind the gargoyle nozzle.

20.	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.

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