1928 Print Aerial View Chicago River Skyscraper UNUSUAL ORIGINAL HISTORIC SKY AR4 and Koerner

and Koerner

along with Picasso

The ad has a very bold

with great examples of advertising slogans and postmarks used by companies such as Texaco

All the prints were hand tipped-in and some may have slight scuffing or adhesive residue on the reverse from the removal process

1928 Print Aerial View Chicago River Skyscraper UNUSUAL ORIGINAL HISTORIC SKY AR4 and KoernerThis is an unusual, original 1928 halftone print with two aerial views of Chicago. The top view is of Chicago with "current" buildings, while the bottom view is the same with the addition of an architect's drawing inserted into the picture to show how a new skyscraper would fit into the surrounding area. From a photograph by Chicago Aerial Survey Co. and Starrett Building Co. "A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel," (Mason Cooley). Period Paper