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C. William Brubaker Collection

During the 1960s through 1990s, architect and photographer Charles William “Bill” Brubaker (1926-2002) photographically documented examples of significant architecture and design of the urban environment in the Chicago area and in other cities that he lived in or visited. This collection consists of slides taken by Brubaker.

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Bowen High School and Bessemer Park
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View towards Bowen High School (2710 East 89th Street), looking north from Bessemer Park.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest along the Calumet River from the East 95th Street bridge. Cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos are visible. The Chicago Skyway runs behind these. A barge is visible in the lower right corner. Transmission towers supporting overhead power lines are silhouetted against the sky.
Date:
circa 1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking southwest from the South Ewing Avenue bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. There are barges and a loading dock in the left foreground and overhead cranes are visible to the right behind these. Concrete storage silos and a large gas storage tank are visible at the far right of the photograph. In the background, the Chicago Skyway runs across the image; power lines are visible in the distance behind the Skyway.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View in winter, looking southwest from the East 95th Street bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. Steam rises from the river. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. There is an overhead crane visible at the left of the image. A large gas storage tank stands out against the sky on the right, and concrete storage silos are visible at the far right. Smokestacks and transmission towers for power lines are visible in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View looking northeast across the Calumet River from the South Ewing Avenue bridge, towards cargo handling facilities on the river. A barge and an overhead crane are in the foreground, and behind these are other overhead cranes, and cargo storage and loading facilities. Factory smokestacks are visible in the distance.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works, Calumet River
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View looking northeast along the Calumet River near its mouth at Lake Michigan. The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later called the United States Steel Corporation South Works) stood on the north bank of the river.
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
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View looking northeast from a location near East 95th Street towards Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works).
Date:
1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, South Works
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View of Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation South Works (later United States Steel Corporation South Works), looking northeast from Lake Michigan at East 95th Street. Rail freight cars loaded with automobiles are visible passing in front of the plant. Piles of industrial waste are in the foreground.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict housing, South Chicago
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View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Derelict housing, South Chicago
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View of nineteenth-century housing in derelict condition and vacant lots at South Avenue O and East 90th Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Germano-Millgate Apartments
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View of the Germano-Millgate Apartments, a public housing complex located at 8808 South Burley Avenue.
Date:
1974; 1969 (Germano-Millgate Apartments)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Saginaw Avenue
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Frame houses on the west side of South Saginaw Avenue, north of the intersection with East 88th Street. 8752 South Saginaw Avenue is at the left.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Houses, South Yates Boulevard
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Two story brick houses on South Yates Boulevard, looking north along the west side of the street from north of the intersection with East 83rd Street. 8232 South Yates Boulevard is near the left of the image.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial area, South Chicago
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View looking southeast from South Chicago Avenue from just north of the intersection with South Baltimore Avenue, towards cargo handling and storage facilities along the Calumet River. Concrete storage silos are visible on the left behind the viaduct. To their right are utility poles and overhead cranes, and next to that, part of the Chicago Skyway is visible. A gas storage tank (gas holder) is at the far right side. Part of the United Steelworkers Union Local 65 office building (9350 South Chicago Avenue, now home to the Power Circle Congregation) is visible in front of it.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Commercial Avenue and Immaculate Conception Church
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View looking south along South Commercial Avenue from north of the intersection with East 88th Street. Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church (2944 East 88th Street), a Catholic church, is on the right. The neon sign for Buy-Rite Auto Parts (8804 South Commercial Avenue) is visible a little further down the street, south of the intersection with East 88th Street.
Date:
circa 1972; ca. 1888 (Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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