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Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Photograph Collection
The collection includes negatives and photographs generated by the Department of Public Works and Buildings from 1930 to 1960, which preceded the Illinois Department of Transportation. The records include negatives and photographs of traffic intersections along some of Chicago’s major roadways, surveys of Chicago Transit Authority bus stations, bridges and viaducts throughout Chicago, and various projects conducted by Illinois’ leading transportation agency in 1930s to 1950s.
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Construction/Drives and Road at Jeffery Blvd and 74th St, Image 01
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Image
Jeffery Boulevard; 74th Street. Looking east.
Date
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1938-04-15
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Construction/Drives and Road at Jeffery Blvd and 74th St, Image 02
Image
Image
Jeffery Boulevard; 74th Street. Looking north.
Date
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1938-04-15
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Construction/Drives and Road at Jeffery Blvd and 74th St, Image 03
Image
Image
Jeffery Boulevard; 74th Street. Looking east.
Date
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1938-04-15
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Mass Transportation at Jackson Blvd and Hamlin, Image 01
Image
Image
Jackson Boulevard; Hamlin Avenue.
Date
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1942-11-12
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Mass Transportation at Jackson Blvd and Hamlin, Image 02
Image
Image
Jackson Boulevard; Hamlin Avenue.
Date
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1942-11-12
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Mass Transportation at Jackson Blvd and Hamlin, Image 03
Image
Image
Jackson Boulevard; Hamlin Avenue.
Date
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1942-11-12
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Mass Transportation at Jackson Blvd and Hamlin, Image 04
Image
Image
Jackson Boulevard; Hamlin Avenue.
Date
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1942-11-12
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 100th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 100th Street. Looking west.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 100th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 100th Street. Looking northwest.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 101st Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L; 101st Street. Looking north.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 101st Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 101st Street. Looking east.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking east.
Date
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1937-11-07
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking south.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 03
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking east.
Date
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1939-04-24
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 102nd Street, Image 04
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 102nd Street. Looking south.
Date
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1939-04-24
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 103rd Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 103rd Street. Looking north.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 103rd Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 103rd Street. Looking east.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 104th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 104th Street. Looking south.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 104th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 104th Street. Looking west.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 105th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 105th Street. Looking south.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 105th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 105th Street. Looking east.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 106th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 106th Street. Looking south.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
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Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 106th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 106th Street. Looking east.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 107th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 107th Street. Looking north.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 107th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 107th Street. Looking west.
Date
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1937-03-22
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 108th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 108th Street. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 108th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 108th Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 109th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 109th Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 109th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 109th Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th St, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking east.
Date
:
1937-11-07
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th St, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th Street, Image 03
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1939-04-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 110th Street, Image 04
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 110th Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1939-04-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 111th Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 111th Street. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Avenue "L" and 111th Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Avenue "L" 111th Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1937-03-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at California Blvd and 24th Blvd, Image 01
Image
Image
California Avenue; 24th Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1939-04-07
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at California Blvd and 24th Blvd, Image 02
Image
Image
California Avenue; 25th Street. Looking northwest.
Date
:
1936-06-19
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at California Blvd and 24th Blvd, Image 03
Image
Image
California Avenue; 26th Street.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 01
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Looking northeast. Photograph was taken at 5:20 PM.
Date
:
1937-03-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 02
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Looking east. Photograph was taken at 5:30 PM.
Date
:
1937-03-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 03
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Looking east. Photograph was taken at 5:00 PM.
Date
:
1937-03-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 04
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 9:45 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 05
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 10:45 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 06
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 11:00 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 07
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 10:30 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 08
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 11:10 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 09
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 11:20 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Central Blvd and Jackson Blvd, Image 10
Image
Image
Central Avenue; Jackson Boulevard. Photograph was taken at 11:40 AM.
Date
:
1937-06-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Dearborn Parkway and North Ave
Image
Image
Dearborn Street; North Avenue. Looking north.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Diversey Parkway and Chicago River Bridge
Image
Image
Diversey Parkway; Chicago River Bridge. Looking west.
Date
:
1936-12-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
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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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Geographic Location
83
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
76
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
70
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
61
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
43
Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
37
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
36
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
34
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
30
East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
30
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
25
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
16
Austin (Chicago, Ill.)
16
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
15
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
14
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
13
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
11
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
9
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Washington Park (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
5
West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Evanston (Ill.)
2
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
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3
Roads--Design and construction
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