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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, viaducts, and underpasses: Clark St. Viaduct through Dearborn St. Bridge (Folder 38)
27 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Clark St. Viaduct (1942); S. Damen Ave. Bridge (1931); S. Damen Ave. Viaduct (1963, undated); Dearborn St. Bridge (very early drawings); Dearborn St. Bridge (1962)
Date
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1931-1963
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass through Monroe St. Bridge (Folder 43)
26 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass(1962); S. Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Rd. Pedestrian Overpass (undated); S. Lake Shore Drive, 42nd St. Pedestrian Overpass (1962); Lock St. Bridge (1964); Loomis-Fuller Railroad Viaduct (undated drawing, 1955, 1964); Madison St. Bridge (1941); Michigan Ave. Bridge (1912 drawing, undated, 1939, 1944, 1956, 1957); Monroe St. Bridge (1966)
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1939-1966
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ohio St. Bridge and Polk St. Bridge (Folder 44)
19 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Ohio St. Bridge (1958); Polk St. Bridge (1935, 1941, 1944, 1966)
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1935-1958
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James S. Parker Collection
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Sears Store (Folder 533)
26 Images
Sears Store (old on 63rd and Halsted St.) and other Sears stores, including auto center at Polk and Homan, store at Harlem and North, Kansas City, MO shipping warehouse and Memphis, Tenn store.
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1925; 1927; 1933; 1934; 1952; 1963
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James S. Parker Collection
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Collection Details
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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
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District Chicago (Ill.)
1
Kansas City (Mo.)
1
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Memphis (Tenn.)
1
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Oak Park (Ill.)
1
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
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Topic
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Public works
3
Commercial art
2
Bridges--Design and construction
2
Road construction workers
2
Viaducts--Design and construction
2
Watchtowers
2
Work environment
1
Advertising
1
Aerial photographs
1
Architectural drawing
1
Barge
1
Bird's-eye views in art
1
Boats and boating
1
Bridge railings
1
Bridges--Foundations and piers
1
City planning
1
City traffic
1
Concrete masonry
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Construction equipment
1
Construction workers
1
Control boards (Electrical engineering)
1
Department stores--Design and construction
1
Drawing
1
Dump trucks
1
Electric conduits
1
Electric wiring
1
Elevated highways
1
Employees
1
Excavating machinery
1
Footbridges
1
Gates
1
Hoisting machinery
1
Iron and steel workers
1
Landscape architecture
1
Litter (Trash)
1
Loaders (Machines)
1
Movable bridges
1
Movable bridges--Design and construction
1
Refuse and refuse disposal
1
Reinforced concrete
1
Road work zones
1
Roads--Guard fences
1
Rural development
1
Signs and signboards
1
Steel I-beams
1
Steel--Corrosion
1
Street lighting
1
Street-railroads
1
Streetscapes (Urban design)
1
Structural design
1
Structural frames
1
Traffic regulations
1
Traffic safety warnings
1
Transmitting antennas
1
Truck-mounted cranes
1
Truss bridges--Design and construction
1
Truss bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Waterfronts
1
Waterfronts--Recreational use
1
Wooden beams
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