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Solon Spencer Beman

Anchor Plate from the Pullman-Jennings Building, Chicago, Illinois

1882-83 (demolished 1978)
Painted cast iron
45 × 11 cm (17.7 × 4.3 in)

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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026

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