Chicago, Illinois. Model airplanes decorate the ceiling of the train concourses at Union Station (LOC)
Delano, Jack, photographer.
Chicago, Illinois. Model airplanes decorate the ceiling of the train concourses at Union Station
1943 Feb.
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or smaller.
Notes:
Title and other information from caption card.
Digital file made from the original print, not the original negative.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture
Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Subjects:
United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.
Format: Safety film negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.00253
Call Number: LC-USW3- 015950-D
Comments and faves
bior, phatwalrus, spookythecat, Sterlic, and 368 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Cassies grandma (43 months ago | reply)
That is cool. Would be neat wallpaper! I mean the real stuff you put on walls.
Arty Smokes (deaf mute) (43 months ago | reply)
Blimey!
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iCyclops (43 months ago | reply)
you would never see this sort of overt patriotism in such a public place today.
~Buffalonian~ (43 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stunning photo.
jiffyslot (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Supreme Awesomeness! Post some, award none!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Neato!
Hart Ryan Noecker (43 months ago | reply)
iCyclops, I think you're confusing patriotism with militarism, and both are pretty ubiquitous in our daily lives in the United States.
Dubtown Debutante (43 months ago | reply)
Its like a veil of aeroplanes!
lothlaurien (43 months ago | reply)
airplane wienie heaven!
Jan van den Heuvel, Fotograaf, Apeldoorn.NL (40 months ago | reply)
Excellent compensition
PredictorX (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Texture Gradient, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Kyle A Henderson (37 months ago | reply)
Planes in a train station. Love it.
leetrace (28 months ago | reply)
I am an administrator for a small WW II aviation museum. I would think it would be wonderful if some of these models were still around in someones collection. They are probably cardboard models of B-24 bombers, Martin B-26 medium bombers with P-51 and P-38 fighters above them. what a great picture!
LWyman (28 months ago | reply)
I think the little pursuit planes are models of P-39 Airacobras. Maybe too early to be P-63s? Nice use of off-camera flash.
rwchicago (26 months ago | reply)
incredible. I'm glad this shot has been preserved for all to see.
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crusader752 (24 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!
Angle Elaine (24 months ago | reply)
that is so amazing
leetrace (21 months ago | reply)
To LWyman, after looking closer at the little pursuit plane I believe they look a lot like Curtiss P-40's. I agree that they are not P-63's, any way it is still a great picture from the WW II years.
FADO X.R (13 months ago | reply)
amazing love it
Faith001sg (8 months ago | reply)
Wow. A curain of planes :) Very nice.
Dale_stephens (7 months ago | reply)
WOW! that is just amazing!
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