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| Description: | Elevated view of cattle stockyards. Cattle can be seen in many different pens. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Augustus Saint-Gaudens' monument to Abraham Lincoln, installed 1887. Image shows the bronze sculpture from its foot framed by young foliage in the backgro... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down State Street in downtown, featuring cars, trolleys, storefronts, large buildings, and pedestrians. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Michigan Boulevard looking North, in downtown. In the foreground are the roofs of smaller buildings, street traffic and pedestrians on the... |
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| Description: | Shown is the car for Mangel Florist, offering "choicest flowers, best service, and moderate pricing." John Venizelos, taking the name 'Mangel' after immigr... |
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| Description: | View of the lounge in Ida Nayos Hall at the University of Chicago. A large tables sits in the middle of the room and upholstered chairs are arranged near ... |
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| Description: | View of Lorado Taft's sculpture entitled, "Fountain of Time." The reinforced concrete fountain was built in 1920 and is located in Washington Park. |
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| Description: | View of the sculpture for the Columbian Exposition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America. A male and a female are ... |
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| Description: | View of a large, ornate organ inside a chapel at the University of Chicago. Below the organ pipes are pews and flags. The University was founded by John D.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of stock yards with cattle. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Chicago Union Stock Yards. |
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| Description: | View of the city skyline from a street corner. Automobiles are being driven down the street, and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view down Upper Michigan Boulevard. Pedestrians, automobiles, and a double-decker bus can be seen among tall buildings. |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles passing by the flagship Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Da... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a crowd of pedestrians passing the Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Daniel H. Burnham a... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the business district and skyline. The Wrigley Building and clock tower stands in the foreground; it was built in 1920 by William Wrigley ... |
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