Construction of Chevrolet Sign at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, Chicago

Gordon H. Coster American

1932–34

Not on view

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Title: Construction of Chevrolet Sign at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street, Chicago
Artist: Gordon H. Coster (American, Baltimore, Maryland 1906–1988)
Date: 1932–34
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 26.4 x 34.5 cm (10 3/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
Object Number: 1987.1100.359
Rights and Reproduction: Photograph and print by Gordon Coster
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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