| 2611 |
Letter of Caroline Palmer Clarke to Mary Clarke Walker, 1 November 1835, Author: Caroline Palmer Clarke(
Historical Source
) ...Henry and Caroline Palmer Clarke arrived in Chicago from upstate New York in 1835. In this letter to...
Date Created: 1835,
Date Depicted: 1835
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| 2612 |
L. Wolff Manufacturing Co. Plumbing Equipment Catalog, 1912, Creator: L. Wolff Manufacturing Co.(
Historical Source
) ...By the early twentieth century, Chicago enterprises such as L. Wolff Manufacturing Company,...
Date Created: 1912,
Date Depicted: 1912
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| 2613 |
James T. Farrell, Studs Lonigan, 1935, Author: James T. Farrell(
Historical Source
) ...character from his own experiences growing up on Chicago's South Side in the opening decades of the...
Date Created: 1935,
Date Depicted: 1935
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| 2614 |
Chautauqua Brochure, 1922, (
Historical Source
) ...Bradley, who founded the Peoples Church of Chicago in 1912, was known as a powerful orator, and...
Date Created: 1922,
Date Depicted: 1922
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| 2615 |
Kitchen of Farley Residence, 1952, Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing (Giovanni Suter)(
Historical Source
) ...with thousands of new houses constructed all of the Chicago metropolitan area. Suburban governments...
Date Created: 1952,
Date Depicted: 1952
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| 2616 |
Laundry Room of Farley Residence, 1952, Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing (Giovanni Suter)(
Historical Source
) ...with thousands of new houses constructed all of the Chicago metropolitan area. Suburban governments...
Date Created: 1952,
Date Depicted: 1952
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| 2617 |
Post Office and View Southwest from Board of Trade, 1951, Photographer: J. Sherwin Murphy(
Historical Source
) ...and Jackson Boulevard), looking southwest. The Chicago River is visible, but the Congress (later the...
Date Created: 1951,
Date Depicted: 1951
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| 2618 |
Pine Street (now Michigan Avenue) North from Huron Street, c.1886, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...residential character of what would become one of Chicago's renowned retail strips. The city's water...
Date Created: c.1886,
Date Depicted: c.1886
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| 2619 |
Dedication of the Water Tower and Laying of the Cornerstone, March 25, 1867, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...Chicago's water and sewer systems were built in stages beginning in the 1850s. Here citizens gather...
Date Created: 1867,
Date Depicted: 1867
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| 2620 |
View of Lakefront, with Illinois Central Railroad Yards in Foreground, n.d., Creator: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...despite the prominent presence of the railroad, Chicago promoted its Lake Front Park as a tourist...
Date Created: n.d.,
Date Depicted: n.d.
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| 2621 |
Population Density by Wards, 1904, Creator: Tenement Inspector(
Historical Source
) ...along the North and South Branches of the Chicago River, which were largely populated with recent...
Date Created: 1904,
Date Depicted: 1900
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| 2622 |
Demolition of Dearborn Street Bridge and Bridge Tender House, 1959, Photographer: Robert Mark(
Historical Source
) ...gatehouse. This view looks northwest across the Chicago River to the Central Cold Storage Building...
Date Created: 1959,
Date Depicted: 1959
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| 2623 |
Calumet Harbor Lighthouse, 1951, Photographer: Henry E. Dieterle(
Historical Source
) ...the Calumet River was much like that at the Chicago River. It stood at the end of a long protective...
Date Created: 1951,
Date Depicted: 1951
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| 2624 |
Waveland Field House, Photographer: Hedrich-Blessing(
Historical Source
) ...development of Montrose Harbor began in 1934, after the consolidation of the Chicago park system....
Date Created: n.d.,
Date Depicted: n.d.
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| 2625 |
Daniel H. Burnham Speech, 1896, Creator: Daniel H. Burnham(
Historical Source
) ...Haussmann's Paris and Pericles's Athens would appear in the opening chapter of the Plan of Chicago....
Date Created: 1896,
Date Depicted: 1896
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| 2626 |
Columbus Drive Bridge, 1983, Photographer: A. Robert Mata(
Historical Source
) ...at Columbus Drive over the main stem of the Chicago River in 1983. The bridge is 269 feet long and...
Date Created: 1983,
Date Depicted: 1983
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| 2627 |
American Varnish Co. Advertisement, 1918, Creator: American Varnish Co.(
Historical Source
) ...manufacturers, and carriage and furniture makers in other parts of the Chicago metropolitan region....
Date Created: c.1898,
Date Depicted: c.1898
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| 2628 |
Hobo College, n.d., Photographer: Ben Reitman and associates(
Historical Source
) ...where migratory workers passing through Chicago obtained practical and academic educational...
Date Created: n.d.,
Date Depicted: n.d.
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| 2629 |
Advertisements for Cholera Remedies, 1849, Creators: Various(
Historical Source
) ...The June 7, 1849 issue of the Chicago Democrat included several advertisements for cholera remedies....
Date Created: 1849,
Date Depicted: 1849
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| 2630 |
Cracker Jack Co. Plant, 1958, Photographer: William S. Engdahl, Hedrich-Blessing(
Historical Source
) ...Chocolate Company, and others, helped to define Chicago as a national center for candy production....
Date Created: 1958,
Date Depicted: 1958
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