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Grounds at Walden

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Description: The grounds at "Walden", residence of the Cyrus McCormick, Jr. family, showing an outdoor table and two chairs under a pergola.
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Campsite with Fire

Date: 08 1927
Description: Man tending to a campfire while a woman is preparing a meal on a picnic table by a tent. A car is parked next to the campsite and a dog is sniffing at a te...
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Farm Machinery Hall at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 21 1933
Description: Pedestrians near the entrance to Farm Machinery Hall at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Court House

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Description: A view of the the courthouse with a clock tower. The building is somewhat obscured by trees, and there are benches near the sidewalk.
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Saint Viator College

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Description: View from porch of Saint Viator College across the common with a U.S. flag on a tall flagpole. The college was founded in 1865.
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Northern Illinois State Normal School

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Description: A view of the Freshman Seat, consisting of stones mortared together, situated in a wooded area near a path at Northern Illinois State Normal School.
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University of Illinois

Date: 1900
Description: A view of three men sitting outdoors and reading on the Senior Bench at the University of Illinois. The seat is made of stone and "1900" is engraved into i...
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World's Fair Transportation Center

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Illinois Central World's Fair Transportation Center at Van Buren Street. Several pedestrians cross a bridge leading to trains and lake...
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Portrait of Child with Toy

Date: 06 1923
Description: A boy is sitting on a wooden chair placed on top of an outdoor wooden bench. A toy dog with wheels on its legs is on the bench beside him.
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Forest Park at Chautauqua Grounds

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Description: Children play in Forest Park at the Chautauqua Grounds, an institution founded in 1874. Residences can be seen beyond the playground at right. Caption read...
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Lincoln Monument

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Description: View of a Lincoln Monument, a bronze statue by Leonard Crunelle, dedicated on September 24, 1930.
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Shelling Peas

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's wife, Clothilde, far right, and children, from left, Margaret, Alice, Helen, and Ferdinand Leonard, in a rustic gazebo on the grounds of...
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Mrs. Smith in Jackson Park

Date: 1903
Description: Mrs. Joseph Smith seated on a bench in Jackson Park. In the background are horse-drawn vehicles.
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Conrad Seipp and Family

Date: 1884
Description: Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp (1825-1890), seated at left, poses with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), seated to his left, with other family...
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Mower Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Mower set up on the cobblestones near a factory. In the background is a fence, and a small building, perhaps a guardhouse.
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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The Avedisian Residence

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Description: The Armen and Dorothy Avedisian House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #597 in 1958. George Fred and William Keck were born ...
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Cook County Housing Authority Elderly Housing

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Description: Cook County Housing Authority Elderly Housing, Keck and Keck project #795. Project date 1969. Exterior photograph taken from the ninth floor porch deck.
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...

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