Republic Building, Exterior Decorative Detail, Cornice Size:11" x 17" whipping around each other quickly

whipping around each other quickly due to the force of gravity

photographed by Harris & Ewing in 1912 on 5x7 glass plate negative

Created c1906 on 8 x 10 in

in the Shenandoah National Park

Caption: Tom's nap interrupted by International baking powder

Republic Building, Exterior Decorative Detail, Cornice Size:11" x 17" whipping around each other quicklyRepublic Building, 209 South State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL, Exterior Decorative Detail The Republic Building was designed by the architectural firm of Holabird and Roche and built in 1905 by the Wells Bros. Company, General Contractors Henry Strong, the original owner, and his son Gordon Strong, the manager, conceived the building as a location for smaller retailing merchants on State Street. The building was demolished in 1961. Photographed