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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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Bridges and viaducts (Folder 119)
98 Images
Bridges and viaducts: North Ave. at Lake Shore Drive; Pulaski Rd. Viaduct; Randolph St. Bridge; Roosevelt Rd. Bridge; Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct; Rush St. Bridge; Torrance Ave. Bridge; Van Buren 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.
Date
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1973
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts (Folder 92)
157 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Madison, Monroe Bridges; N. Michigan Ave. Viaduct; North Ave. Bridge; N. Ogden Ave. Viaduct; W. Randolph St.; Skyway; Torrence Ave. Bridge; W. Van Buren St. Bridge; Wacker Drive Viaduct; W. Washington. 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.
Date
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1970
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts: Torrence Ave (Folder 101)
31 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Torrence Ave. 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.
Date
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1971
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 113)
232 Images
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. This folder includes images of E. 95th St. Bridge; 100th St. Bridge ; 106th St. Bridge; 130th St. & S. Halsted; State St., Lake Shore Drive. Outer Drive (Ogden Slip).
Date
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1972
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 121)
187 Images
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. This folder includes images of W. Chicago Ave., W. Division St., W. North Ave.,N. Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive), N. Michigan Ave., N. Wabash Ave., N. State St., N. Dearborn St., N. Clark St., N. La Salle St., N. Halsted St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., N. Des Plaines St., W. Erie St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., W. Chicago Ave., S. Canal St., S. Ashland Ave., N. Ashland Ave., W. Wacker Dr., E. Wacker Dr., W. Adams St., E. 92 St., E. 95 St., E. 100 St., E. 106 St., S. Torrence Ave., E. 130 St., W. Kinzie St., plaques.
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1973
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 95th St. Bridge through 134th St. Bridge (Folder 58)
17 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 95th St. Bridge (undated, 1942, 1958); 103rd St. Viaduct (1940); 106th St. Bridge (1942); 130th St. Bridge (1957); 134th St. Bridge (1936); City Council Citation to Thomas G. Pihledt (undated)
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1936-1958
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James S. Parker Collection
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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Geographic Location
5
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Calumet River (Ill.)
4
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
3
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Near North (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Eden Green (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.)
1
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
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negatives (photographs)
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photographic prints
Topic
6
Movable bridges
5
Bridges--Foundations and piers
4
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
4
Watchtowers
3
Bridges--Abutments
3
Iron and steel bridges
2
Bridge railings
2
Bridges--Floors
2
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
2
Truss bridges
2
Wood poles
1
Aerial photographs
1
Barges
1
Bartenders
1
Bas-relief
1
Bridges--Design and construction
1
Bridges--Deterioration
1
Bulk carrier cargo ships
1
Coal mines and mining--Equipment and supplies
1
Concrete bridges--Cracking
1
Docks, Loading and unloading, Garages
1
Graffiti
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Railroad tracks
1
Restaurants
1
Restaurants--Design and construction
1
Roads--Maintenance and repair
1
Service stations
1
Trucks
1
Viaducts
1
Wooden bridges
1
Wooden bridges--Maintenance and repair
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