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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 122)
222 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Argyle Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge, Tug; Clark St. Bridge; Coast Guard Drive; Columbus Dr. Bridge; Congress St. Bridge; Damen Ave. Bridge; S. Damen Ave.Viaduct at 37th St.; Dearborn St. Bridge; 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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1974
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe Ave. Viaduct (Folder 118)
124 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Madison St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct; Milwaukee Ave. Viaduct; Montrose Ave. Viaduct; Monroe 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.
Date
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1973
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (Folder 49)
38 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (undated 4 x 5 negatives, 1935, 1966, 1967)
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1935-1967
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James S. Parker Collection
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 50)
26 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date
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1966
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 51)
25 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date
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1966
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
3
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
River West (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
4
negatives (photographs)
1
color negatives (photographic)
Topic
5
Office buildings
3
Concrete walls
3
Movable bridges
3
Storage facilities
3
Warehouses
2
Advertising
2
Basements
2
Boxes
2
Bridges--Abutments
2
Carpets
2
Ceilings
2
Columns, Concrete
2
Commercial art
2
Concrete beams
2
Desks
2
Filing cabinets
2
Floors, Concrete
2
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
2
Loading and unloading
2
Materials handling
2
Office equipment and supplies
2
Office furniture
2
Space heaters
2
Watchtowers
1
Automobiles--Tires
1
Boilers
1
Bridges--Design and construction
1
Bridges--Deterioration
1
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Clocks and watches
1
Concrete bridges--Cracking
1
Concrete construction
1
Concrete masonry
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Corridors
1
Cranes, derricks, etc.
1
Docks
1
Doorways
1
Factories
1
Fire sprinklers
1
Furnaces
1
Garages
1
Hydrants
1
Iron and steel bridges
1
Parcel post
1
Photographs
1
Railroad cars
1
Railroad tracks
1
Railroad trains
1
Railroad yards
1
Railroads tracks
1
Refuse and refuse disposal
1
Scrap metals
1
Signs and signboards
1
Soft drinks
1
Steel I-beams
1
Traffic accidents
1
Type-writers
1
Viaducts
1
Warnings
1
Windows
1
Wood poles
1
Wooden doors
1
Wooden stairs
1
Wrecking
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