Universal Portland Cement Co. Chicago, Warehouse--Self-reflexive c. 1910s-20s Silver Print Mounted on Linen native american black clay pottery or perhaps howling at the

or perhaps howling at the moon

with that wallpaper looking rather like a wild flurry of birds about to attack

and one of my new favorite things

with wood backing and wired for hanging

worm in its beak and flowers of all sorts springing forth around it

Universal Portland Cement Co. Chicago, Warehouse--Self-reflexive c. 1910s-20s Silver Print Mounted on Linen native american black clay pottery or perhaps howling at theI purchased this photograph and a second of the same Chicago cement company plant interior together but I think they are good for different reasons, so am listing them separately. This one struck me for its self reflexivity: bags upon bags of cement mix (I presume) inside of this vast cement concrete interior, describing the plant itself as well as its function. I also really like the order, play of geometries, and contrast between the soft bags and