by Artist (7)
Unknown Photographer
With skyscrapers of the Loop barely visible through a smoke screen, a tank and infantrymen advance on a machine gun nest in mock defense of Chicago’s lake front, May 1938
Vintage gelatin silver print on paper
6 3/8 x 8 3/16 in. (16.19 x 20.8 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted Gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, and Daniel Mattis, in honor of Kathleen Stewart Howe
Accession Number:
P2019.21.389
Commentary
With skyscrapers of the Loop in Chicago barely visible through a smoke screen, a tank and infantrymen wearing gas masks advance on a machine gun nest in their mock defense of Chicago’s lake front. Tanks, airplanes, anti-aircraft and machine gun units participated in this "war" staged as a warm-up for the Illinois 33rd Division of the National Guard military show, to be held in Chicago, May 1938.
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 7/8
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Antiaircraft Guns,
Chicago,
Gas masks,
Illinois Infantry,
Machine gun nests,
Military Aircraft,
Military Parades,
Tanks,
Training maneuvers,
World War II
- Antiaircraft Guns
- Chicago
- Gas masks
- Illinois Infantry
- Machine gun nests
- Military Aircraft
- Military Parades
- Tanks
- Training maneuvers
- World War II
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 3/16 in. (16.19 x 20.8 cm)
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