The contract for building the Buckingham Fountain was awarded in 1925, soon after architect Edward.
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The contract for building the Buckingham Fountain was awarded in 1925, soon after architect Edward Bennett and donor Kate Buckingham returned from a trip to Europe where they met with the artist Marcel Loyau who created sculptural elements. Chicago History Museum, DN-0081336, ca. 1925.
This photograph of Grant Park during Chicago's Blossomtime Festival shows the pumphouse at the south
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This photograph of Grant Park during Chicago's Blossomtime Festival shows the pumphouse at the southeast side of the fountain, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1948.
Jeanette Janvrin, winner of London's "Most Perfect Secretary" contest had the honor.
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Jeanette Janvrin, winner of London's "Most Perfect Secretary" contest had the honor of turning on the Buckingham Fountain for the season as part of her prize trip to the U.S., CPD Special Collections, 1953.
This view shows the fountain and Chicago's skyline in the background with Grant Park's old bandshell
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This view shows the fountain and Chicago's skyline in the background with Grant Park's old bandshell in the foreground, CPD Special Collections, 1954.
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Chicago during a trip to the United States in the late 1950s.
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When Queen Elizabeth II visited Chicago during a trip to the United States in the late 1950s, she ceremoniously crossed a red carpet from Lake Michigan to the Buckingham Fountain, CPD Special Collections, 1959.
Marcel Loyau's bronze sea horses, lilies, and bull rushes have always maintained a greenish colored
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Marcel Loyau's bronze sea horses, lilies, and bull rushes have always maintained a greenish colored patina, 2010.
In 2008, the Chicago Park District installed permeable pavers along the fountain table, 2010.
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In 2008, the Chicago Park District installed permeable pavers along the fountain table, 2010.
The contract for building the Buckingham Fountain was awarded in 1925, soon after architect Edward.
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The contract for building the Buckingham Fountain was awarded in 1925, soon after architect Edward Bennett and donor Kate Buckingham returned from a trip to Europe where they met with the artist Marcel Loyau who created sculptural elements. Chicago History Museum, DN-0081336, ca. 1925.
This photograph of Grant Park during Chicago's Blossomtime Festival shows the pumphouse at the south
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This photograph of Grant Park during Chicago's Blossomtime Festival shows the pumphouse at the southeast side of the fountain, CPD Special Collections, ca. 1948.
Jeanette Janvrin, winner of London's "Most Perfect Secretary" contest had the honor.
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Jeanette Janvrin, winner of London's "Most Perfect Secretary" contest had the honor of turning on the Buckingham Fountain for the season as part of her prize trip to the U.S., CPD Special Collections, 1953.
This view shows the fountain and Chicago's skyline in the background with Grant Park's old bandshell
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This view shows the fountain and Chicago's skyline in the background with Grant Park's old bandshell in the foreground, CPD Special Collections, 1954.
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Chicago during a trip to the United States in the late 1950s.
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When Queen Elizabeth II visited Chicago during a trip to the United States in the late 1950s, she ceremoniously crossed a red carpet from Lake Michigan to the Buckingham Fountain, CPD Special Collections, 1959.
Marcel Loyau's bronze sea horses, lilies, and bull rushes have always maintained a greenish colored
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Marcel Loyau's bronze sea horses, lilies, and bull rushes have always maintained a greenish colored patina, 2010.
In 2008, the Chicago Park District installed permeable pavers along the fountain table, 2010.
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In 2008, the Chicago Park District installed permeable pavers along the fountain table, 2010.