| 2751 |
Statutes of Illinois, Acts of 1871 and 1872, Creator: State of Illinois(
Historical Source
) ...as people in newly settled areas well outside Chicago began to demand urban services. While many of...
Date Created: 1871-1872,
Date Depicted: 1871-1872
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| 2752 |
Marshfield Avenue Station of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, Creator: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...train. Adding to the congestion was the Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin interurban that shared the Garfield...
Date Created: n.d.,
Date Depicted: n.d.
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| 2753 |
Washington Park Race Track, Derby Day, c.1900, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...track that, for the next twenty years, was both Chicago's premier horseracing venue and an exclusive...
Date Created: c.1900,
Date Depicted: c.1900
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| 2754 |
State Street Swing Bridge, c.1889, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...The first swing bridge was built in Chicago in 1857, a vast improvement over earlier ferries or...
Date Created: c.1889,
Date Depicted: c.1889
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| 2755 |
Immaculate Conception Church, c.1934, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...construction of their church. During the 1871 Chicago Fire, which destroyed the church and school,...
Date Created: 1934,
Date Depicted: 1934
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| 2756 |
Chief Blackhorn and Italo Balbo, 1933, Photographer: Unknown(
Historical Source
) ...of Aviation, on a transatlantic flight to Chicago. When Balbo arrived on July 15, 1933, the city...
Date Created: 1933,
Date Depicted: 1933
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| 2757 |
Outer Drive Bridge Dedication, 1937, (
Historical Source
) ...named after the mayor at the time the Plan of Chicago was released in 1909. In the first half-hour...
Date Created: 1937,
Date Depicted: 1937
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