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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 120)
138 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Wacker Dr. Viaduct; Washington St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge; 40th St. Viaduct; 71st St. Viaduct over Dan Ryan Expressway; 76th St. Viaduct over Dan Ryan Expressway; 79th St.; 92nd St. Bridge; 130th 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:
1973
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Community activities, 1967 (Folder 598)
204 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 1967 community activities at: Avalon Park, Hookway and Sbarbaro schools; Cameron School; Dvorak, O'Keefe and Parkside schools; All Saints, Holy Rosary and Alfred Kohn Schools; Howland and Lawson schools; Mason School; Our Lady of Guadalupe School; Our Lady of Perpetual Help School; Saint Ailbe, Saint Felicitas schools; Saint Francis Cabrini School; Saints Peter and Paul School; Harriet Beecher Stow School and Off the Street Club; Ward School; other unidentified community activities
Date:
1967
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Amelia Dunne Hookway School through Jungman School (Folder 581)
22 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Amelia Dunne Hookway School (1/14/65); Howe School (4/16/63); Thomas Hoyne School (2/17/65, 12/20/65); Immanuel Lutheran School (5/12/64); Irving School (1/16/63); Isaac Newton School (5/5/64); Johnson School (1/24/64); Jungman School (3/2/65)
Date:
1963-1965
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Barton School through Burnside School (Folder 575)
39 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Barton School (12/13/63); Bennett School (12/13/63); Blessed Agnes School (3/15/63); Daniel Boone School (4/2/64); Bradwell School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66); Bright School (5/7/64); Bryn Mawr School (3/11/64, 12/10/64, 3/25/66); Burnham School (2/4/66); Burnside School (3/18/65)
Date:
1963-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Edward Coles School through Dvorak School (Folder 577)
22 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Edward Coles School (1/29/53, 1/20/65); Cooper School (1/23/63); Cooper Upper Grade Center School (6/10/65); Cornell School (3/11/64); Delalno School (3/15/62); Arthur Dixon School (4/20/64, 2/9/65); Drew School (4/9/64); Dvorak School (2/14/64)
Date:
1963-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Jane Neil School through O'Keefe School (Folder 584)
20 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Jane Neil School (4/21/64, 2/9/65, 3/11/66); Ogden School (12/14/61); Oglesby School (4/22/66); O'Keefe School (1/14/64, 3/25/65, 4/4/66)
Date:
1964-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Parkside School through Reinberg School (Folder 586)
27 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Parkside School (1/14/64, 3/25/65, 4/4/66); Perry School (4/23/64); John Pirie School (4/21/64, 2/9/65, 2/25/66); Pullman School (5/7/64); Ray School (4/21/66); Reinberg School (4/2/65)
Date:
1964-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Saint Clothilde School through Francis of Assisi School (Folder 589)
34 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint Clothilde School (4/20/64, 2/9/65, 3/11/66); Saint Denis School (4/16/64); Saint Dorothy School (1/14/65); Saint Felicitas School (3/12/64, 1/20/65, 2/11/66); Saint Francis De Paula School (1/14/65, 4/21/66); Saint Francis de Sales School (2/4/66); Saint Francis of Assisi School (2/23/62)
Date:
1962-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Saint Sabina School through Thomas Scanlon School (Folder 592)
28 Images
Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Saint Clothilde School (4/20/64, 2/9/65, 3/11/66); Saint Denis School (4/16/64); Saint Dorothy School (1/14/65); Saint Felicitas School (3/12/64, 1/20/65, 2/11/66); Saint Francis De Paula School (1/14/65, 4/21/66); Saint Francis de Sales School (2/4/66); Saint Francis of Assisi School (2/23/62)
Date:
1962-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access

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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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