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Equitable Life Assurance Society building featuring Plexiglas injection molded lenses

  • After 1960

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Photograph of the Equitable Life Assurance Society Building located in New York City, part of a series documenting the use of Plexiglas in the building industry. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the building was designed by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and features 43,000 colorless Plexiglas injection molded lenses designed to maximize light and minimize surface brightness.

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  • 6.5 in. H x 4.5 in. H (photograph)
  • 11 in. H x 8.5 in. W (photograph and mount)
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box Photos 18, Folder 16

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Rohm and Haas Company. “Equitable Life Assurance Society Building Featuring Plexiglas Injection Molded Lenses,” n.d. Rohm & Haas Company Archives, Box Photos 18, Folder 16. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4mzs90l.

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