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| Description: | The screw passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," leaving Chicago. Skyline of Chicago is in background with one building with sign reading Armo... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Street scene in Chicago of North Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street looking north. The historic Water Tower is in the background. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Street scene of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street in Chicago. The Allerton Hotel is in the background. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Numerous cars driving on what appears to be the Michigan Avenue Bridge (later renamed DuSable Bridge) in front of the Wrigley and Tribune buildings. There ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Two men are looking at a newly unveiled plaque commemorating International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Fowler ... |
| 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: | 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 ... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | A florist's truck drives past an intersection in a business district. Buildings in the background have signs reading "Delaware Towers Grill" and "Hotel Mar... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Color photo of an International Fleetstar truck outfitted with a garbage hauler. The truck was owned by Deck's Disposal Service and appears against a backg... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Two women, one walking a pair of toy poodle dogs, on a sidewalk in front of the Churchill Hotel. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Presidential campaign photo of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. standing up in the back of a convertible automobile with an American flag behind him. Two signs i... |
| Date: | 01 28 1918 |
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| Description: | Streams of water from fire hoses are trained into the upper windows of a storefront which is encased in thick ice. A written description of this photograph... |
| Date: | 09 1939 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin float in the 1939 American Legion Convention parade features a log cabin and a boat and is decorated with small evergreen trees and boughs. T... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards a delivery truck for "Chicago Quick Shoe Repair" in front of the storefront for the repair business at 120 James Street. Across ... |
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