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General View for the Lake

Date: 1893
Description: View of the Columbian Exposition grounds from Lake Michigan.
Drawing

Chicago in 1831

Date: 
Description: View of Chicago from Chicago River. The homes of John Dean, J. Baptiste Beaubien, Dr. Walcott, and John Kinzie are identified by number. Fort Dearborn can ...
Postcard

National League "Cubs" Ball Park

Date: 1914
Description: View from the upper right field corner of a baseball game in progress at the National League Ball park in Chicago. The stands are filled with spectators an...
Photograph

View of World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Cyanotype scenic view of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition grounds showing the U.S. Government Building and a bridge over the lagoon.
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Cyanotype view of the Illinois Building at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition showing a gondola and motor launch on the lagoon near a bridge. A wing of...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of the Horticulture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition with the dome of the Illinois Building in the background. There is a mot...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view across lagoon from shoreline of the U.S. Government Building (right), and the Fisheries building (left). There is a bridge over the lagoon...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of the World's Columbian Exposition grounds from near the North Loop elevated railway station, showing the glass dome of the Horticulture ...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of Cairo Street on the midway of the World's Columbian Exposition. An Egyptian with a large drum rides a camel as men and boys watch. The ...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Three men in Arab dress pose in front of the base of an obelisk on the Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition. A gentleman in western dress also poses ...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype photograph of a man in oriental dress on the Midway of the World's Columbian Exposition. He stands behind a gate; a sign warns, "No Admittance ...
Photograph

International Trucks in Brinks Liberty Fleet

Date: 1942
Description: Men stand on the curb beside International trucks used in the Brinks Express Company's "Liberty Fleet." The Field Museum building is in the background acro...
Photograph

War Work Demonstration

Date: 1944
Description: A woman sits behind a glass wall while operating a piece of machinery as part of an International Harvester display recruiting additional workers during Wo...
Photograph

Navy "E" Award Ceremony

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Factory workers from International Harvester's McCormick Works line up on a stage to receive the Army-Navy "E" award, given to manufacturing plants achievi...
Photograph

Libby Prison War Museum

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Libby Prison War Museum.
Photograph

Decorated Company Truck

Date: 1915
Description: Highly decorated, perhaps for a parade, a International Model E truck owned by Barcal & Barta is parked outside the company storefront. A sign on the side ...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A view of the World's Columbian Exposition mounted on a cardboard album page, looking east from the Transportation Building. On the right are the Mines Bui...
Photograph

Chapel Organ at the University of Chicago

Date: 
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....
Photograph

Ferris Wheel at Night

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of the Ferris Wheel at the Columbian Exposition at night. A full moon can be seen to the right of the wheel. Text at right: "Wanderings Among t...
Magazine or Periodical

Departure of a Colony of Emigrants for Colorado

Date: 1870
Description: Crowd gathered at Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Station to see off a colony of emigrants from Chicago who planned to settle in Colorado on a tract of land p...

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