| Title: |
Walter G. Metschke
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Art Institute of Chicago. Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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| Collection: |
Chicago Architects Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Metschke writes about early experiences that led him to a career in landscape architecture and engineering; studying at the University of Nebraska and at Iowa State; working for the Arkansas WPA; the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; the Omaha, Nebraska, Parks and Recreation Commission, 1946-49; Strategic Air Command Housing; consulting on engineering for the United States Air Force Academy; O'Hare International Airport; working for H. S. Kaiser Company; consulting for the City of Chicago Department of Aviation; the proposed design for an airport in Lake Michigan; working for various Chicago suburban developments.
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| Extent: |
130 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/metschke.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Metschke, Walter G., 1912-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1912
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Snyder, NE; Nebraska; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Architect; Landscape architect
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| Age at speaking: |
84
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| Document date: |
1996
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; Engineering; Engineers; Illinois; Landscape; Landscape architecture--Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; Work environment
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025547-27409
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