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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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Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb and Joseph Medill tombstone, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb and Joseph Medill (1823-1899) tombstone in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1976; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Arched entranceway and bronze gate of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Detail of the metalwork on the upper part of one of the bronze gates of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
circa 1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Detail of the bronze gate with decorative metalwork and stonework on the arched entrance of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the bronze gates with decorative metalwork on the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the mausoleum of Carrie Eliza Getty in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Mausoleum of Carrie Eliza Getty in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1976; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb from across Lake Willowmere (created lake) in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1976; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Arched window in a decorative metalwork frame in a side wall of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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Arched window in a decorative metalwork frame in a side wall of the Carrie Eliza Getty tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1976; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the front of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1976; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery
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View of front part of the Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb in Graceland Cemetery, seen from the corner.
Date:
1962; 1890 (Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of decorative metalwork on the facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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Detail of decorative metalwork above the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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Detail of fenestration on the upper facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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Detail of decorative metalwork above the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of the upper facade of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street, showing fenestration.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
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View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image Image
View of the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
circa 1977; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store
Image Image
View of the main entrance to the Carson Pirie Scott store on State Street.
Date:
1962; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
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Sketch of the Carson Pirie Scott store by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Carson Pirie Scott store, State Street
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View of State Street in 1962 with the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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View of the Gage Group buildings on South Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1962; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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View of the Gage Group buildings on South Michigan Avenue. The taller building on the right is Louis Sullivan's.
Date:
1972; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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View of the Gage Group buildings on South Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1972; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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View of the Gage Group buildings on South Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1962; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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Sketch of the Gage Group buildings by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Gage Group
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View of The Gage Building and its neighbors on South Michigan Avenue.
Date:
1972; 1898-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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Detail of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1121 North Leavitt Street), showing the bell tower over the entrance, and the octagonal dome behind.
Date:
circa 1980s; 1903 (Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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Detail of the entrance to Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1121 North Leavitt Street), showing Sullivan's ornamentation over the doorway.
Date:
circa 1980s; 1903 (Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store
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Detail of the terra-cotta ornament over the entranceway of the Krause music store. The building, Louis Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store and Lincoln Avenue
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View looking south along the west side of North Lincoln Avenue, showing buildings and storefronts including the William P. Krause music store. The music store building, Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue, just north of the intersection with West Wilson Ave.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store, North Lincoln Avenue
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View of the William P. Krause music store with a station wagon ambulance parked in front of it. The building, Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Krause Music Store, North Lincoln Avenue
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View looking across North Lincoln Avenue at the William P. Krause music store. The building, Sullivan's last commissioned design, is located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue. A station wagon ambulance is parked in front of it.
Date:
1962; 1922 (Krause Music Store)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Martin Ryerson Mausoleum, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the Martin Ryerson mausoleum in Graceland Cemetery.
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Martin Ryerson Mausoleum, Graceland Cemetery
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View of the Martin Ryerson (1818-1887) mausoleum (at right) in Graceland Cemetery .
Date:
1962
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Michigan Avenue "streetwall" from Grant Park railroad yards
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" from the railroad yard in Grant Park. In the center are the Gage Group buildings and Willoughby Tower.
Date:
1971; 1890-1899 (Gage Group); 1929 (Willoughby Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from Grant Park, with the Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) behind. The Gage Group buildings are visible on the right of the image.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street and Carson Pirie Scott store
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View along State Street including the Carson Pirie Scott store.
Date:
1984; 1898-1904 (Carson Pirie Scott)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
University Club of Chicago and Gage Group buildings
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View of the University Club of Chicago and the Gage Group buildings from the Art Institute.
Date:
1986; 1890-1899 (Gage Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

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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