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Montgomery Ward Building

            Chicago, being centrally located, was the mail-order capital of the country. Sears was located here too, but Montgomery Ward was the granddaddy of them all. Every family got its catalog in the mail every year. This building, built in 1908, was the heart of the operation.  It was so big that order pickers were issued roller skates.  Each floor covers 6 acres, and at one point the building had its own post office branch and a ground-floor shipping platform that could accommodate 24 railroad freight cars.  The complex has now been converted to commercial and residential use.
   

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / Frances Cabrini Homes (show map)

Taken on: September 21, 2024

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T4, f/5.6, 1/680 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T4
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/680)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	darktable 4.0.0
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