richard nickel photos of h.i. cobb's beaux-art style chicago federal building (completed in 1905) during its demolition in 1965 to make way for mies's courthouse and federal office building designed by mies, with schmidt, garden and erikson, c. f. murphy associates, and a. epstein and sons contributing.

the copper-plated cast iron spread-winged eagle surround by laurel wreath was one of many salvaged from the elevator doors in cobb's building. the winlsow brothers executed the ornamental ironwork.

courtesy of ryerson and burnham, art institute of chicago and bldg. 51 museum collection.