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The Construction Photographs series (90 linear feet, 1902-1982) contains photographs that document the construction process of many of Kahn's buildings, representing the range of industrial, commercial, residential and institutional projects which he and his firm built in Detroit, Ann Arbor and across the nation. The evolution of construction technology through the first half of the twentieth century is captured in these dynamic, black-and-white prints. Researchers interested in the innovative structure of his industrial designs will find the construction photographs of the Detroit News Building, Glenn L. Martin Company Factory Buildings (Baltimore), Chrysler Half-Ton Truck Plant (Warren, MI) and Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant (Ypsilanti, MI) of particular value. Other iconic buildings represented in this subseries include the General Motors (Durant) Building and Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory in Detroit and the University of Michigan Natural Science Building and Hospital in Ann Arbor. The photographs in this series are arranged chronologically by job number.