The nation's changing skyline: prepared for the Architectural and Allied Arts Exposition, Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethlehem, Penn., 1929

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1929

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

GUSN

GUSN-368888

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Description

Exhibition catalog prepared and published by the Bethlehem Steel Company for the 1929 Architectural and Allied Arts Exposition in New York City, New York. Catalog discusses the changes in the United States' skyline, highlighting the role of Bethlehem Wide-Flange Structural Shapes in various photographs of buildings. Advertises the suitability of Bethlehem Wide-Flange Structural Shapes in modern architecture.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
exhibition catalogs
building materials
skyscrapers
steel (alloy)
steel frame construction
wide-flange beams
modern North American styles and movements
photographs
exhibitions (events)
printed ephemera
exhibition catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 exhibition catalog, 22 pages : black-and-white photographs ; 8 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.12.006.006.025

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Bethlehem (Northampton county, Pennsylvania)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Bethlehem Steel Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
exhibition catalogs

Other Organizations

Bethlehem Steel Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Steel
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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