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Caption
The Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Ill. The $1,000,000 Adler Planetarium comprising an observatory and astronomical museum the only one in U.S.A., is situated at the north end of the lake front island off Roosevelt Road. One of the features of the planetarium is the $90,000 Zeiss projector built in Jena, Germany. This instrument reflects the planets and stars on a vaulted dome. An audience of several hundred will be seated comfortably in the lecture hall.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcards was published by the Gerson Brothers in Chicago, Illinois and printed by the Metropolitan Post Card Company in Everett, Massachusetts.
Condition
Unused
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Illinois–Cook County–Chicago
Publisher
Gerson Bros.
Printer
Metropolitan Post Card Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
1748
Publisher Series
539
Postcard Collection Number
Illinois-13
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
332 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Illinois\IL-13A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Alder Planetarium and Astronomical Museum (Chicago, Illinois), Galleries & Museums, Astronomy