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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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Freight train on raised embankment
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Freight train traveling along a raised embankment on the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (C&WI railroad) line at West 87th Street near South Holland Road. One of the boxcars is a Soo Line car.
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circa 1972
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with Near North Side buildings beyond. The John Sexton Building (located at Illinois and Orleans Streets) is visible at the right, behind the passenger train. Behind that is the John Hancock Center. The Wallace Press Building is partially visible at the far left.
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1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
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View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with the Near North Side skyline beyond. On the left is the John Sexton Building, then a warehouse but now condominiums. Behind that is the John Hancock Center.
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1970; 1917 (John Sexton Building); 1969 (John Hancock Center)
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Industrial area, Riley Road, East Chicago
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View in winter looking northeast on Riley Road towards United States Gypsum (USG Corporation), located at 301 Riley Road. A level railroad crossing across Riley Road is visible in the distance at the right.
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1972
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Railroad yards, South Deering
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View looking southwest from East 103rd Street overpass at a large rail yard. Boxcars in the foreground include one from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway (C&EI) and another from Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I).
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1974
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Train overpasses, West 87th Street
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View looking east along West 87th Street from just east of the intersection with South Eggleston Avenue, towards three viaducts of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (C&WI railroad) line which serve as a train overpasses. In the distance, a freight train with oil cars is visible crossing the third overpass. Billboards flank both sides of the entrance to the viaduct.
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circa 1969
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Waukegan lakefront
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View looking east towards Lake Michigan in Waukegan. Freight cars are visible on the railway line, and an auto junkyard is adjacent.
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1972
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C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Collection Details
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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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Geographic Location
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Chatham (Chicago, Ill.)
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East Chicago (Ind.)
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Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
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River North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
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South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
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Waukegan (Ill.)
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Cities and towns
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Freight cars
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Railroad cars
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Railroad yards
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Architecture
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Railroads
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Warehouses
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Automobiles
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Bridges
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Dwellings
1
Factories
1
Industrial buildings
1
Industrial districts
1
Office buildings
1
Shorelines
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Streets
1
Viaducts
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