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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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Aerial views of Chicago River and bridges: Chicago River jackknife bridges (Folder 1)

Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses

1952

Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th St. Bridge (Folder 103)

Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th St. Bridge. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.

1971

Bridges and viaducts: Laramie Ave. Viaduct; Loomis St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct (Folder 108)

Bridges and viaducts: Laramie Ave. Viaduct; Loomis St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.

1972

Bridges and viaducts: railroad viaducts and various bridges (Folder 93)

Bridges and viaducts: railroad viaducts and various bridges. Many of the 35 mm negatives document damage and deterioration on Chicago's bridges, viaducts and underpasses that need repair though some frames provide a general view of the bridges at the time they were taken.

1970

Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)

Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.

1994

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