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James Parker collection
James S. Parker owned the firm Copelin Commercial Photographs that operated continuously in Chicago beginning in 1856. The collection's photographic negatives and prints extensively record Chicago's built environment.
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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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Geographic Location
37
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
27
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
21
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
15
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
15
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
14
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Near North (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
8
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
8
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
5
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
5
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Calumet River (Ill.)
3
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Heart of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (Ill.)
2
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Belmont Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Berwyn (Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Ill.)
1
Chatham (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
Dan Ryan Expressway (Chicago, Ill.)
1
East Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Eden Green (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Forest View (Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Ill.)
1
Gladstone Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Greater Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lakeview (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lakeview East (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.)
1
Little Italy (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinely Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Mayfair (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
1
River West (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Sauganash (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
32
negatives (photographs)
4
photographic prints
1
color negatives (photographic)
Topic
30
Movable bridges
26
Bridges--Foundations and piers
24
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
22
Watchtowers
20
Bridges--Abutments
18
Iron and steel bridges
15
Bridges--Floors
12
Bridges--Design and construction
12
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
12
Wood poles
11
Bridges--Deterioration
7
Railroad tracks
7
Underpasses
6
Aerial photographs
6
Expansion joints
5
Bridge railings
5
Construction workers
5
Cranes, derricks, etc.
5
Viaducts
4
Aerial views
4
Barges
4
Boats and boating
4
Construction and demolition debris
3
Bridges
3
Concrete bridges--Cracking
3
Railroad cars
3
Roads
3
Roads--Maintenance and repair
3
Trucks
3
Truss bridges
2
Bas-relief
2
City traffic
2
Cofferdams
2
Concrete bridges--Design and construction
2
Elevated highways
2
Garages
2
Office buildings
2
Plaques, plaquettes
2
Street-railroad tracks
2
Tunnels
1
Advertising
1
Amusement parks
1
Architectural models
1
Automobiles
1
Bartenders
1
Billboards
1
Boatyards
1
Brush
1
Charts, diagrams, etc.
1
Chimneys
1
City planning
1
Cobblestone roads
1
Commercial art
1
Concrete bridges--Corrosion
1
Concrete masonry
1
Concrete--Cracking
1
Control boards (Electrical engineering)
1
Docks
1
Docks, Loading and unloading, Garages
1
Drawing
1
Electric circuits
1
Exhibitions
1
Express highways
1
Footbridges
1
Graffiti
1
Graffiti, Machinery, Movable bridges
1
Hand-railing
1
High-rise apartment buildings
1
Iron and steel bridges--Design and construction
1
Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Iron and steel workers
1
Landscapes
1
Machinery
1
Mayors
1
Movable bridges--Design and construction
1
Moveable bridges
1
Pavements, Brick
1
Plague
1
Police
1
Refuse and refuse disposal
1
Rivers
1
Roads--Design and construction
1
Soil stabilization
1
Street lighting
1
Street-railroads
1
Tall buildings
1
Tanks
1
Tourists
1
Traffic accidents
1
Traffic signs and signals
1
Underpasses--Clearances
1
Warehouses
1
Waterfronts
1
Wooden beams
1
Wooden bridges
1
Wooden bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Wrecking
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