Blueprint, Leigh B. Block Apartment: Disappearing Windows, 1934–35

This is a Blueprint. It was from the office of Donald Deskey Associates. It is dated 1934–35 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is blueprint and red color pencil on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

33 x 61.9 cm (13 x 24 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp, lower right: ALLEN AUTOMATIC INC./21 WATER STREET/OSSINING, N.Y.

It is inscribed

Inscribed at center left: EXTERIOR ELEVATION/DETAIL OF ONE PIECE WINDOW; at lower margin: SECTION; at center right: PARTIAL EXTERIOR ELEVATION/THREEPIECE WINDOW; at lower right: SHEET NO. X1/ALLEN AUTOMATIC, INC./21 WATER STREET/OSSINING, N.Y./SCALE 1/2" = 1'-0" BLDG. LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILL./ DRAWN BY O.L.A. ARCH. DONALD DESKEY/CHECKED BY CONTR./CONST APPROVED BY JOBNO./ERECTION APPROVED BY DATE/REVISED DETAILS ONE & THREE PIECE/REVISED/ DISSAPPEARING[sic] WINDOWS Inscribed in red pencil at upper margin: FLASHING BY CARON; at lower left: SCHEME #1 [circled]; at lower right: SCHEME #2 [circled] Inscribed on verso: ALLEN AUTOMATIC

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