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| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two p... |
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| Description: | Front and back covers of the Mortons Surf Club menu, with a black on blue grid of Chicago streets from Lake Michigan to Vincennes Avenue, and E. 45th to E.... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Mary E. Smith standing at the edge of a water feature in Jackson Park. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a man using a Light Running Plano in a field with two horses. Around the border are illustrations of types of le... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Lithograhic view of the residence of John Kinzie on the bank of the Chicago River at the mouth of Lake Michigan. The residence consists of a house with a f... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across river towards a yard with lumber at McCormick Works. Men are working in the yard near horses and wagons. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of lumber yard at McCormick Works. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Aerial view over factory buildings towards lumber yard. |
| 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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across river of McCormick Works. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from shoreline towards the McCormick Works on the opposite shoreline. There is a boat in the river near a tugboat. There is a light ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of ship at a dock. Railroad tracks are in the foreground near low factory and storage buildings. The name on the back of the ship reads: "Nor... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of ship at a dock. Railroad tracks are in the foreground near low factory and storage buildings. The name on the back of the ship reads: "Nor... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water towards ship, the "Northman Fairport," at a dock at McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background. In the foreground is a wall... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across water towards opposite shoreline where a ship is at the dock of McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background near sm... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View looking down at ship at dock. A man stands at the edge of the dock just under the painted name of the ship, "Northwestern." Stacks of wheels are near ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline over canal towards McCormick Works. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Drawing of an aerial view of the McCormick plant on a river in Chicago, Illinois. |
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| Description: | View across water towards factory building at McCormick Works. Railroad cars are in the yard in front of the building. |
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