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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 117)
110 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Fullerton Ave. Bridge; Glenlake Ave. and Lake Michigan; Grand Ave. Viaduct; Halsted St. Viaduct; Humbolt Park Lagoon; Kinzie St. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive Viaduct (at Randolph); Loomis 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
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines St. Viaduct (Folder 105)
83 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines St. 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.
Date
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1972
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Fullerton Ave. Bridge; Grand Ave. Bridge; Grand Ave. Viaduct; Homan Ave. Viaduct; Kinzie St. Bridge (Folder 124)
73 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Fullerton Ave. Bridge; Grand Ave. Bridge; Grand Ave. Viaduct; Homan Ave. Viaduct; Kinzie 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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1974
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: S. Throop St.; Torrence; W. Webster; N. Wells St.; N. Western Ave. (Folder 83)
93 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Throop St.; Torrence; W. Webster; N. Wells St.; N. Western 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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1969
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Wacker Dr. Viaduct; Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge; S. Western Ave. Bridge; Kennedy Expressway over N. Western Ave. (Folder 110)
144 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Wacker Dr. Viaduct; Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge; S. Western Ave. Bridge; Kennedy Expressway over N. Western 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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1972
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ashland Ave. and Belmont Ave. (Folder 3)
37 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: S. Ashland Ave. Bridge (1914, 1938); N. Ashland Ave. Bridge (1936, 1951, 1953 [aerial view with Webster St. Bridge], 1975); Belmont Ave. (1917, 1924, 1941, 1953, 1976, undated)
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Webster Ave. Bridge and Wells St. Bridge (Folder 33)
8 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Webster Ave. Bridge (1916, 1953); Wells St. Bridge (undated, 1944, 1972)
Date
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1916-1972
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
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
7
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
7
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
5
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Heart of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
2
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Ill.)
1
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinely Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Mayfair (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
5
negatives (photographs)
2
photographic prints
Topic
5
Bridges--Foundations and piers
5
Movable bridges
4
Bridges--Abutments
4
Watchtowers
3
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
3
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
2
Bridges--Deterioration
2
Bridges--Floors
2
Iron and steel bridges
2
Wood poles
1
Aerial photographs
1
Amusement parks
1
Barges
1
Boats and boating
1
Boatyards
1
Bridges, Movable--Design and construction
1
Bridges--Design and construction
1
Cobblestone roads
1
Concrete--Cracking
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Construction workers
1
Cranes, derricks, etc.
1
Docks
1
Express highways
1
Garages
1
High-rise apartment buildings
1
Iron and steel bridges-- Design and construction
1
Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Railroad tracks
1
Roads
1
Street-railroad tracks
1
Trucks
1
Underpasses
1
Waterfronts
1
Wooden bridges
1
Wooden bridges--Maintenance and repair
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