Skip to content
Home
Collections
Digital Exhibits
Help
Contact Us
Login
UIC Library Digital Collections (Beta)
Basic
Advanced
Search in fulltext
Search
Search for
:
Objects
Collections
Field
Any
Title
Creator
Contributor
Description
Identifier
Address
Building Name
Geographic Location
Collection
Subject--Genre
Subject--Name
Subject--Topic
Collection Code
Series
Condition
Must
Must not
Should
Type of search
Contain
Equal
Starts with
Value
Value
Value
Value
Add more criteria
Search for
:
Objects
Collections
Clear
Search
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.
Display
List
Information
Timeline
Gallery
Map
Search in fulltext
Search this Collection
Showing
1 - 8 of 8
Records
Sort by
:
Number of results to display
:
Filter
1
Aerial views of Chicago River and bridges: Chicago River jackknife bridges (Folder 1)
9 Images
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses
Date
:
1952-1957
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Adams St. Bridge and Bridge house, and S. Archer Ave. (Folder 2)
9 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Adams St. Bridge (1923, 1925, 1927); Adams St. Bridge, Bridge house (1949) S. Archer Ave. (undated, 1954, 1962)
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Division St. Bridge through Grand Ave. Bridge (Folder 7)
8 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: S. Damen Ave. Bridge (1930, 1931, 1973); N. Damen Ave. Bridge (1953); Dearborn St. Bridge (undated, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963-64, 1964, 1972, 1973); Diversey Blvd. Bridge (1914, 1944, 1954, 1960, 1968)
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Marina City (Folder 548)
45 Images
Views of Marina City; arrival of French destroyer, Bouvet; wrecking of unidentified tall building; various parking garages.
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Navy Pier (Folder 549)
37 Images
Interior views of Navy Pier ballroom and exterior aerial views of the Pier; additional views of Miegs Field airport; skyscraper construction.
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Sears Tower (Folder 532)
169 Images
Sears Tower (Loop location, including construction views); Other neighborhood houses; UIC Science & Engineering Research Center Soil Report; Condominiums on Jackson Boulevard; and South Shore vicinity neighborhoods; Cameo Container Corporation
Date
:
1965-1967; 1972-1976
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Various Aerial views (Folder 542)
44 Images
Various Aerial views. Central District Filtration Plant (Jardine Plant); South Water Filtration Plant; Randolph Street Bridge
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Various views and streetscapes (Folder 544)
424 Images
Various views and streetscapes, including graffiti on monument at Western and 21st; viaduct mural at Halsted and Kinzie; Barber shop at Wells and Washington; Cabrini Green housing project after rehab; Chagall mosaic in Loop; Coastguard house at locks; Congress and Michigan; Continental bank; Copernicus statue at Adler Planetarium; Daley Plaza; Division and State; Drake Hotel; Drexel Fountain; Fort Sheridan Cemetery; Parking garages; Kemper Building; LaSalle Plaza; LaSalle and Adams; Kozsko Statue; Madison St.; Madison and Wells; 22 W. Madison Building; Marquette Statue; McKinley Park; Michigan Ave. bridge; Michigan Ave. high-rise; New Michigan Hotel (Lexington Hotel); Lake Shore Drive; Outer Drive; Port of Chicago; Presidential Towers; Robie House (exterior painting); "S" curve at Navy Pier; Sears and Hancock Towers; Sherman Hotel; State St.; Stearns Quarry; Stockyards Entrance; Sculpture on Parking Lot; Unidentified interior architecture; United Artists movie theater and intersection; 111 E. Wacker Dr.; Winnipeg (Manitoba) Mall; Winston Towers; WEM; Wolf Point before Apparel Center
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Active filters
Geographic Location:
Chicago River (Ill.)
Remove all
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
Show more details
Share collection
Facebook
Twitter
Copy Permalink
Copy Permalink
Geographic Location
7
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Michigan, Lake, Coast (Ill.)
3
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Navy Pier (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Northerly Island (Ill.)
2
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
1
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fort Sheridan (Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Garfield Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Michigan, Lake
1
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
1
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Streeterville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Winnipeg (Man.)
More
Form
4
Photographs
1
Aerial photographs
Topic
5
Movable bridges
4
Tall buildings
3
Aerial photographs
3
Skyscrapers
3
Skyscrapers--Design and construction
3
Street lighting
2
Aerial views
2
Barges
2
Boats and boating
2
City traffic
2
Destroyers (Warships)
2
Parking garages
2
Railroad tracks
2
Rivers
2
Soil stabilization
2
Streets
2
Tall buildings--Design and construction
2
Waterfronts
2
Waterways
1
Advertising
1
Aerial photogrammetry
1
Airplanes
1
Airports
1
Auditoriums
1
Automobiles
1
Boats
1
Bridges
1
Cargo ships
1
Cemeteries
1
Central business districts
1
Coasts
1
Coasts--Recreational use
1
Concrete masonry
1
Control rooms
1
Dedication services
1
Dinners and dining
1
Dwellings
1
Electrical engineering
1
Elevated highways
1
Equestrian statues
1
Express highways
1
Flags
1
Fountains
1
Grandstands
1
Hoisting machinery
1
Housing
1
Iron and steel bridges
1
Iron and steel workers
1
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
1
Monuments
1
Motor vehicles
1
Movable bridges--Design and construction
1
Parking facilities
1
Parking lots
1
Parks
1
Pipelines
1
Pipes
1
Politicians
1
Railroad cars
1
Railroads
1
River channels
1
Roads
1
Shrubs
1
Sidewalks
1
Signs and signboards
1
Spectators
1
Statues
1
Street life
1
Tanks
1
Traffic signs and signals
1
Trucks
1
Water treatment plants
1
Wooden beams
1
Wrecking
More
Contact Us
×