period style- art deco

The term Art Deco refers to a style that spanned the boom of the roaring 1920s and the bust of the Depression-ridden 1930s. It affected all forms of design, from the fine and decorative arts to fashion, film, photography, transport and product design

http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/a/art-deco/

The Empire state building

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESB_Elevators.JPG

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1920's empire state inside and out, mechanical