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1. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871 Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871Hotels; Ruins;Stereograph. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871. P.B. Greene, photographer
2. Blueprint map accompanying Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892 Blueprint map accompanying Programme of Review of Passenger Launches, July 14, 1892Blueprints; MapsBlueprint map. A review of the Fair’s passenger launches occurred three months before the dedication of the buildings in October 1892, and almost ten months before the formal opening of the Fair on
3. C.W. Caryl to James W. Ellsworth, November 14, 1893 C.W. Caryl to James W. Ellsworth, November 14, 1893Exhibition buildings; Deterioration; Conservation & restoration; MeetingsTyped letter, signed. Just two weeks after the close of the Fair, Chicagoans were already thinking about how to save the majestic, yet deteriorating, buildings of the World’s Columbian Exposition. I
4. Century of Progress Closing Day, October 31, 1934 Century of Progress Closing Day, October 31, 1934Certificates; Gondolas; Fountains; PassengersCertificate of attendance
5. Charles Ringer's South Shore Subdivision, n.d. Charles Ringer’s South Shore Subdivision, n.d.Housing developments; Sunbathing; Beaches; Swimmers;Brochure. The bathing beaches were considered one of the draws to neighborhood housing developments built on the South Side in the early 1900s. Caption for photo:
"Lake Front North of Seventy-Fif
6. Chicago Crib, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Crib, from Chicago IllustratedSailboats; Structures;In the mid-1800s, as today, Chicago was supplied with water from Lake Michigan. At that time however, water was drawn only about one mile north of the Chicago River, into which the city sewers dischar
7. Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago IllustratedHarbors; Ships; Piers & wharves;This moonlit view of the harbor is set at the mouth of the Chicago River as it empties into Lake Michigan. A sand bar at the mouth of the River obstructed entrance to heavily freighted vessels, causin
8. Chicago South Park Commission, Plan of the South Open Ground..., as proposed to be laid out by Olmsted, Chicago South Park Commission, Plan of the South Open Ground..., as proposed to be laid out by Olmsted, Vaux & Company, Landscape Architects, 1871The design for Chicago's park system began in 1869, with Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s ambitious proposal for the South Park.
9. Combination Book of Souvenir Tickets, made possible by the Palmer House, Chicago, through a special arrangement Combination Book of Souvenir Tickets, made possible by the Palmer House, Chicago, through a special arrangement with a Century of Progress, 1933Tickets; Souvenirs;Digital photograph of a group of Tickets for A Century of Progress, a world fair in Chicago in 1933-1934.
10. Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891 Construction Stage: Dredging, June 1891Dredging; Progress photographs;Digital reproduction of a photograph. Albumen print. Construction for the World's Columbian Exposition: dredging, Chicago's lakefront, June 1891
11. Court of Honor, ca. 1893 Court of Honor, ca. 1893Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways; GardensIn 1890, nearly twenty years after the Great Chicago Fire and at the zenith of his career as an urban planner and landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted found the opportunity to resurrect his plan
12. Cribben & Sexton Stove Warehouse, ca. 1871 Cribben & Sexton Stove Warehouse, ca. 1871RuinsStereograph. Cribben & Sexton Stove Warehouse, ca. 1871. Lovejoy & Foster, photographers.
13. Daniel H. Burnham to Lyman J. Gage, President of the World's Columbian Exposition, February 13, 1891. Daniel H. Burnham to Lyman J. Gage, President of the World’s Columbian Exposition, February 13, 1891.Daniel H. Burnham’s original 1891 cost estimate for construction of the World’s Columbian Exposition topped $16,000,000. While the Exposition company was expected to bear the greatest financial re
14. Deck of the S.S. Mabel Bradshaw Deck of the S.S. Mabel BradshawDecks (Ships); Steamboats; Passengers; Lakes & ponds;This small, wooden passenger steamer was built in the Spring of 1889, and named for a relative of her owner, Hugh Bradshaw of Chicago. The Mabel Bradshaw's original service ran between Holland, Michig
15. East Side of the Transportation Building, 1893 East Side of the Transportation Building, 1893Facades; Deterioration; SculptureThe World's Columbian Exposition buildings stood with elegant facades, presenting a city in trompe-l'oeil, an optical illusion. They were designed to be temporary, however, and Fair visitors would rec
16. Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893 Electric Launch on the Grand Basin, 1893Fairs; Monuments; Flags; Flagpoles; Fountains; Canals; Gondolas; Buildings; Optical illusions; Waterways;Albumen print.
17. Erie Street, Looking East Erie Street, Looking EastRuins; People; Streets;
18. First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported First Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago, for the year ending December 31, 1858: reported to the Chicago Board of Trade by Seth Catlin, SuperintendentShips; Shipping; Documents; Commerce;Included in this commerce report to the Chicago Board of Trade is a listing of the various craft which sailed between Chicago and other lake ports during the 1859 season. Schooners made up the majorit
19. First Fort Dearborn built in 1803 First Fort Dearborn built in 1803Forts & fortifications; Horses; Horseback riding; Men;Postcard. The First Fort Dearborn built in 1803, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle
20. Gondola Landing Gondola LandingGondolas; Umbrellas; Passengers; People; Lakes & ponds;Facsimile watercolor.
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