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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 97)
160 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Kennedy Feeder ramp; W. Kinzie St. Bridge; Kilpatrick-Kinzie Viaduct; E. Lake St. Viaduct; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive (Outer drive. Ogden Slip); Lake Shore Drive at Wilson; La Salle 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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1971
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Public access
Bridges and viaducts: S. Harlem Ave.; W. Indiana Bridge; Kedzie St. Bridge (Folder 89)
118 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Harlem Ave.; W. Indiana Bridge; Kedzie 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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1970
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts: S. Indiana Ave. Bridge; Jackson Blvd.; Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; S. Lake Shore and 59th St.; N. Lake Shore Drive; N. Lake Shore Drive underpasses (Folder 79)
61 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Indiana Ave. Bridge; Jackson Blvd.; Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; S. Lake Shore and 59th St.; N. Lake Shore Drive; N. Lake Shore Drive underpasses. 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
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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
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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
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Harrison St. Bridge through S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (Folder 9)
25 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Harrison St. Bridge (1952, 1958 rendering, 1959, 1960 cross section drawing); Indiana Ave. Bridge (1914, 1952, 1959, 1964, 1977 [dedication of bridge with Mayor Michael A. Bilandic); Jackson St. Bridge (1953); N. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1914); S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1951, 1954, 1969, rendering undated)
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: S. California St. Bridge through S. Cermak Bridge (Folder 4)
19 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: S. California St. Bridge (1925, undated); S. Canal St. Bridge (1892 cross-section drawing, 1941 rendering, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1947 interior workings); Central Park Ave. Bridge (1914); S. Cermak Bridge (1914, 1941, undated, 1959, 1997, 1998)
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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
6
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
6
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
4
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (Ill.)
2
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Eden Green (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Forest View (Ill.)
1
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Heart of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lakeview East (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.)
1
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinely Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
5
negatives (photographs)
2
photographic prints
Topic
5
Bridges--Foundations and piers
5
Movable bridges
3
Bridges--Design and construction
3
Iron and steel bridges
3
Watchtowers
2
Bridges--Abutments
2
Bridges--Deterioration
2
Bridges--Floors
2
Cranes, derricks, etc.
2
Railroad tracks
2
Truss bridges
2
Viaducts
1
Aerial photographs
1
Barges
1
Boats and boating
1
Bridges
1
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Charts, diagrams, etc.
1
Cofferdams
1
Concrete bridges--Design and construction
1
Construction workers
1
Drawing
1
Employees
1
Expansion joints
1
Iron and Steel Bridges
1
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
1
Iron and steel bridges--Design and construction
1
Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Machinery
1
Mayors
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Roads
1
Roads - Design and construction
1
Roads--Design and construction
1
Tunnels
1
Wood poles
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