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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 106)
118 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Franklin-Orleans Bridge; Gladstone Park Viaduct over Kennedy Expressway; Grand Ave. Bridge; Halsted St. Viaduct; N. Halsted St. Bridge (over River); S. Halsted St. Bridge (over Canal). 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
:
1972
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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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)
Date
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1935-1967
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 50)
26 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date
:
1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
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
:
1966
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 2 (Folder 52)
34 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date
:
1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 5 (Folder 53)
31 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 5 (1966)
Date
:
1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Post Office Viaduct and Randolph St. Bridge (Folder 45)
36 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Post Office Viaduct (1966); Randolph St. Bridge (drawing related to the Chicago Fire, undated rendering, 1940
Date
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1940-1966
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Warehouses, loading docks, and storage (Folder 78)
229 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Franklin-Orleans; N. Halsted St. Viaduct; Halsted-Kinzie 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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1969?
Collection
:
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
4
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Ill.)
1
Gladstone Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
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Topic
8
Warehouses
5
Ceilings
5
Concrete walls
4
Basements
4
Floors, Concrete
4
Loading and unloading
4
Storage facilities
3
Advertising
3
Columns, Concrete
3
Commercial art
3
Concrete beams
3
Concrete masonry
3
Docks
3
Materials handling
3
Office buildings
3
Railroad tracks
3
Refuse and refuse disposal
3
Signs and signboards
3
Warnings
2
Automobiles
2
Boilers
2
Boxes
2
Bridges--Foundations and piers
2
Building, Brick
2
Carpets
2
Desks
2
Doorways
2
Driveways
2
Filing cabinets
2
Garages
2
Iron and steel bridges
2
Movable bridges
2
Office equipment and supplies
2
Office furniture
2
Pavements, Concrete
2
Space heaters
2
Steel I-beams
2
Windows
2
Wooden doors
2
Wooden stairs
1
Aerial views
1
Alleys
1
Automobiles--Tires
1
Brick walls
1
Bricks
1
Bridges--Abutments
1
Bridges--Deterioration
1
Clocks and watches
1
Coal-tar products
1
Concrete construction
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Containers
1
Corridors
1
Dampness in basements
1
Dampness in buildings
1
Drainage pipes
1
Drawing
1
Drums (Containers)
1
Electric cables
1
Electric circuit-breakers
1
Electric conductors
1
Electric light fixtures
1
Electric lighting
1
Electric meters
1
Factories
1
Factories--Location
1
Factories--Restrooms
1
Fire hose
1
Fire sprinklers
1
Footbridges
1
Foundations
1
Furnaces
1
Garage doors
1
Gas cylinders--Storage
1
Heating-pipes
1
Hydrants
1
Lighting
1
Lockers
1
Metal containers
1
Metal doors
1
Parapets
1
Parcel post
1
Parking garages
1
Pavements
1
Photographs
1
Plank roads
1
Post office buildings
1
Postal service--Buildings
1
Postal service--Transportation, Automotive
1
Public buildings--Restrooms
1
Radiators
1
Railroad cars
1
Railroad trains
1
Railroad yards
1
Railroads tracks
1
Ramps (Walkways)
1
Reinforced concrete--Corrosion
1
Reinforcing bars
1
Roof drainage
1
Roof gutters
1
Salt boxes
1
Scrap metals
1
Seepage
1
Soft drinks
1
Steam-heating
1
Street-railroads
1
Terminals (Transportation)
1
Tires
1
Traffic regulations
1
Traffic safety
1
Traffic safety warnings
1
Traffic signs and signals
1
Traffice regulations
1
Trucks
1
Tubes
1
Tunnels
1
Type-writers
1
Underpasses
1
Utility meters
1
Viaducts
1
Water-pipes--Valves
1
Wooden beams
1
Wooden fences
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