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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...buildings, a greenish-grey rock quarried in nearby Hillsboro, which he chose because it resembled Princeton's building stone. Buck directed that the campus should be dominated by a great Gothic chapel. When he saw the architect's plans, he ordered them changed, the 210-ft. tower moved to a commanding position in front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Duke's Design | 6/26/1939 | See Source »

...speedboat bore down on the distressed craft, the conning tower was roped and the sub towed ashore. This week Inventor Connett plans a submerged trip from Chicago to Michigan City or Waukegan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Saved | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

About seven blocks away, at the Tribune Tower, a cop stopped the procession, made it turn about before the effigy could be burned beneath Critic Jewett's windows. Content, the marchers found a city refuse box and ceremoniously stuffed her in. From conventional Critic Jewett there was no comment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Jewett Jape | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

...Leavenworth from which he was paroled two years ago. Last week the Minneapolis Journal gave them something to stare at besides that big FOSHAY. Using the invention of another local prodigy, Louis L. Rustad, the Journal strung a network of neon tubing around the top of the Foshay Tower, began displaying "sky flashes" of the latest news in six-foot-high running messages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Foshay Flashes | 6/12/1939 | See Source »

...mimic advertisement of Manhattan's Bankers Trust Co. showed its famed pyramidal tower in a trylon & perisphere arrangement partially obscured by a huge black 8-ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Bawl Street | 6/12/1939 | See Source »

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