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Beacon of Progress
Major collection: Architecture & Design
Named collection: Désiré Despradelle Collection
Object type: drawing
Maker: Despradelle, Constant Désiré
Date made: 1893 - 1900
Materials: graphite; ink; watercolor; paper; board
Site location: Chicago, Illinois
Measurements: 38 in x 21 in; 46 1/4 in x 26 1/2 in
Plan type/view: site plan
CDD.BP.27
Named collection: Désiré Despradelle Collection
Object type: drawing
Maker: Despradelle, Constant Désiré
Date made: 1893 - 1900
Materials: graphite; ink; watercolor; paper; board
Site location: Chicago, Illinois
Measurements: 38 in x 21 in; 46 1/4 in x 26 1/2 in
Plan type/view: site plan
Site plan showing monument, stairs, jetties extending into lake, and surrounding landscape. Numbered "11" on paper label on recto and "1" in red crayon on verso. Stamp on label on verso reads "Codman & Despradelle, Architects". Two metal rivets for hanging along top edge.
CDD.BP.27