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1. 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, 1871 The design for Chicago's park system began in 1869, with Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s ambitious proposal for the South Park.
2. Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Newcastle and Richmond Railroad Company, et al., ca. 1853 Digital reproduction of the signed printed document: Petition to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States for a land grant to aid the Newcastle and Richmond Railroad Company, et al.,...
3. "Received in store from Barge [Adrana] for Mr. Z. Brown, Chicago, to forward to M. Kingman & Company, "Received in store from Barge [Adrana] for Mr. Z. Brown, Chicago, to forward to M. Kingman & Company, Buffalo, April 29, 1840." Steamboats and vessels from the East stopped at Chicago's port, which served as a great thoroughfare for both goods and passengers bound for the interior of the country.
4. Winter Quarters of Father Marquette, 1674 Winter Quarters of Father Marquette, 1674 Canoes; Houses; Tipis; Winter; Portages; Rivers; Postcard. The Winter Quarters of Father Marquette, 1674, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle. At the mouth of the Arkansas River, Jolliet and Marquette encountered hostile Indians and Spaniards who...
5. Illinois Central Rail-Road Company Offer (sic) for Sale Over 2,400,000 Acres, Selected Prairie, Farm Illinois Central Rail-Road Company Offer (sic) for Sale Over 2,400,000 Acres, Selected Prairie, Farm and Wood Lands Covers (Illustration); Advertisements; Selling; Land In the decade between 1850 and 1860, the Illinois Central had transformed the face of the Chicago lakefront, and had stimulated the development of the city's outlying areas. The era of railroad growth...
6. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893 Debris; Beaches; Coastlines; Lakes & ponds; People Reproduction from a viewbook. Lake Shore, from Foot of 23rd Street, ca. 1893. Rubbish from the Fire was used to fill in the area on the lakeshore between the outlying Illinois Central railroad track and...
7. First Fort Dearborn built in 1803 First Fort Dearborn built in 1803 Forts & fortifications; Horses; Horseback riding; Men; Postcard. The First Fort Dearborn built in 1803, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle
8. Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Chicago Harbor, from the Rush Street Bridge, from Chicago Illustrated Harbors; 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, causing...
9. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871 Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871 Hotels; Ruins; Stereograph. Bigelow House Hotel, ca. 1871. P.B. Greene, photographer
10. View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s Jetties; Stereograph. View from the Breakwater, Michigan Avenue, ca. 1860s. Copelin & Melander, photographers
11. View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. Jetties; Lakes & ponds; Men; View of the Breakwater from Michigan Avenue, n.d. Copelin & Melander, photographers.
12. Illinois Central Round House, from Chicago Illustrated Illinois Central Round House, from Chicago Illustrated Jetties; Lakes & ponds; Winds; Railroads; "The breakwater was essential for the protection of the land and the railroad tracks. Occasionally, an adventurous Chicagoan would venture out along its surface, only to be turned back by the force of...
13. Plan of Chicago Harbor Plan of Chicago Harbor Maps; This 1839 plan for the Chicago harbor illustrates five years of shoreline encroachments and marks the position of the piers on the Chicago River. The blueprint notes that the public ground at Randolph...
14. Map of Chicago, Incorporated as a Town, August 5, 1833, compiled from the original "Map of Chicago about Map of Chicago, Incorporated as a Town, August 5, 1833, compiled from the original "Map of Chicago about 1833," by Walter H. Conley and O.E. Stelzer, 1933 Maps
15. Profile of a Section of the Kinzie's Addition Profile of a Section of the Kinzie’s Addition Maps Horizontal scale 150 feet to 1 inch. Vertical scale 40 feet to 1 inch. Note: The figures in red at the intersection of the streets denote the proposed grade above high water in the Chicago River. Those...
16. Luncheon by Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect, to his business city planning colleagues, when the Plan Luncheon by Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect, to his business city planning colleagues, when the Plan of Chicago was completed in 1908 Meetings; Conference rooms; Tables; Men; Government officials; City planning; p. 1020 photo caption: "Luncheon by Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect, to his busines city planning colleagues, when the Plan of Chicago was completed in 1908." The name of each person in the photo follows...
17. Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833 Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833 Meetings; People; Postcard. The Last Council of the Pottawatomies, 1833, from the painting by Lawrence C. Earle. Artist Lawrence C. Earle’s scenes depicting the history of Chicago were originally painted for the Banking...
18. View from Dearborn Park looking northeast, ca. 1860s. Copelin & Melander, photographers View from Dearborn Park looking northeast, ca. 1860s. Copelin & Melander, photographers Parks; Trails & paths; Trees; Buildings; Business enterprises; Stereograph. View from Dearborn Park looking northeast, ca. 1860s. Copelin & Melander, photographers. The main offices of the Pullman Palace Car Company dominate this early view of Dearborn Park. In the...
19. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Chicago, Praying an Appropriation to Protect that City from the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Chicago, Praying an Appropriation to Protect that City from the Encroachments of Lake Michigan, February 17, 1840 Petitions; Mayors; City council members; Taxes; Mayor Alexander Lloyd and the Common Council did not plead for an appropriation of money from the Government. Instead, they asked for an "unconditional donation" of the land in the Fort Dearborn Addition...
20. Recreation [Navy] Pier, seen from the Lake, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1921 Recreation [Navy] Pier, seen from the Lake, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1921 Piers & wharves; Amusement piers; Sports & recreation facilities; Waterfronts Postcard.
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