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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: N. Damen Ave.; S, Damen Ave. Viaduct; Des Plaines/Milwaukee Viaduct; W. Diversey ; W. Division (canal) (Folder 87)
154 Images
Bridges and viaducts: N. Damen Ave.; S, Damen Ave. Viaduct; Des Plaines/Milwaukee Viaduct; W. Diversey ; W. Division (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
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1970
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, viaducts, and underpasses: 18th St. Bridge 1 (AKA Grove St.) (Folder 48)
31 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
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: 23rd St. Viaduct through 91st St. Bridge (Folder 57)
21 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 23rd St. Viaduct (1952, 1953, undated ); 31St St. and California Bridge (1954); 31st St. and Western (Bridge (1954); 35th St. Bridge (undated drawing); 91st St. Bridge (1944)
Date
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1944-1954
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ashland Ave. and Belmont Ave. (Folder 3)
37 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: S. Ashland Ave. Bridge (1914, 1938); N. Ashland Ave. Bridge (1936, 1951, 1953 [aerial view with Webster St. Bridge], 1975); Belmont Ave. (1917, 1924, 1941, 1953, 1976, undated)
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Western Ave. Bridge through 19th St. (Con-Rail Viaduct) (Folder 34)
28 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Western Ave. Bridge, 1934, 1953, undated aerial including Belmont Ave. Bridge); S. Western Ave. Bridge at 27th St. (1932, 1939, 1943); S. Western Ave. Bridge at 31st St. (1943, 1972); Wilson Ave. Bridge (1914, 1940); 18th St. Viaduct (undated, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975)19th St. (Con-Rail Viaduct) (undated)
Date
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1914-1975
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Junior Citizen's Committee: Our Lady Gate of Heaven School through Our Lady of Vilna School (Folder 585)
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: Our Lady Gate of Heaven School (12/20/65); Our Lady of the Gardens School (5/5/64); Our Lady of Guadalupe School (12/10/63, 5/12/64, 11/17/64, 10/21/65); Our Lady of Peace School (3/11/64, 12/10/64, 3/25/66); Our Lady of Vilna School (4/12/62)
Date
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1962-1965
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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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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3
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
3
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Belmont Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chinatown (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Mayfair (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinely Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Mayfair (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
5
negatives (photographs)
2
photographic prints
Topic
3
Construction workers
3
Railroad tracks
2
Bridges--Foundations and piers
2
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
2
Commercial art
2
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
2
Movable bridges
2
Movable bridges--Design and construction
2
Signs and signboards
2
Viaducts
1
Activity programs in education
1
Advertising
1
Aerial photographs
1
African American children
1
Amusement parks
1
Automobiles
1
Barges
1
Boats and boating
1
Boatyards
1
Bridge railings
1
Bridge--Maintenance and repair
1
Bridges--Abutments
1
Bridges--Design and construction
1
Bridges--Floors
1
Buildings
1
Catholic elementary schools
1
Civic improvement--Citizen participation
1
Cobblestone roads
1
Concrete--Corrosion
1
Concrete-Corrosion
1
Construction
1
Cranes, derricks, etc.
1
Dedication services
1
Iron and Steel Bridges
1
Iron and steel bridges
1
Iron and steel bridges--Design and construction
1
Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Iron and steel workers
1
Litter (Trash)--Prevention
1
Metal castings--Welding
1
Municipal officials and employees
1
Nuns
1
Pavements, Brick
1
Pedestrian areas
1
Plank roads
1
Railroad yards
1
Railroads--Bridge
1
Railroads--Freight
1
Rivers
1
School children
1
Sidewalks
1
Steel, Structural
1
Street lighting
1
Street-railroad tracks
1
Street-railroads
1
Teenagers
1
Traffic
1
Trees
1
Trucks
1
Underpasses
1
Viaducts - Design and Construction
1
Watchtowers
1
Waterfronts
1
Welders (Persons)
1
Wood
1
Wood poles
1
Wooden bridges
1
Wooden fences
1
Youth
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