Buick Motor Division, Aviation Engine Plant
Title
Buick Motor Division, Aviation Engine Plant
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
August 5, 2019
Alternative Title or Name
General Motors Corporation
Buick Melrose Park
Creator
Kahn, Albert
Creator2
Hedrich-Blessing (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
rooms and spaces
Date
c. 1941
Work Location
Illinois (state)
Melrose Park (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
factories (structures)
aircraft manufacturers
interior views
engines (power producing equipment)
Description
Two men work on an aircraft engine on apparatus that appears to be able to rotate in a circular motion while another man climbs steps along the outside of the apparatus at Buick's Aviation Engine Plant in Melrose, Illinois designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn in 1941.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
b/w photograph:
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-AK-BMP002
- Date Added
- April 4, 2019
- Collection
- Albert Kahn Collection
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- airplane factories, engines, interior views
- Citation
- “Buick Motor Division, Aviation Engine Plant,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/18003.