Guggenheim 741--Chicago 1956

"Guggenheim 741--Chicago" is a 1956 contact sheet by Robert Frank. The sheet features multiple frames of a nighttime cityscape in Chicago, documenting the urban sprawl and the movement of cars in the city. These contact sheets are important historical documents offering a glimpse into the photographic process, revealing the photographer's selection of the final image and their creative choices in cropping and editing. This work is representative of Frank's iconic "The Americans" series, a powerful commentary on American life in the 1950s.