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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: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines St. Viaduct (Folder 105)
83 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Argyle St. Bridge; S. Ashland Ave. Bridge; Belmont Ave. Bridge; Cermak Rd. Bridge; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Cortland St. Bridge; N. Damen Ave. Viaduct; N. Des Plaines 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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1972
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges and viaducts: various bridges and viaducts (Folder 121)
187 Images
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. This folder includes images of W. Chicago Ave., W. Division St., W. North Ave.,N. Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive), N. Michigan Ave., N. Wabash Ave., N. State St., N. Dearborn St., N. Clark St., N. La Salle St., N. Halsted St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., N. Des Plaines St., W. Erie St., W. Division St., N. Milwaukee Ave., W. Chicago Ave., S. Canal St., S. Ashland Ave., N. Ashland Ave., W. Wacker Dr., E. Wacker Dr., W. Adams St., E. 92 St., E. 95 St., E. 100 St., E. 106 St., S. Torrence Ave., E. 130 St., W. Kinzie St., plaques.
Date
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1973
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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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
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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
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1966
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 51)
25 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: 18th St. Bridge 2 (1966)
Date
:
1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
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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
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:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Halsted St. Bridge through S. Halsted St. Bridge (Folder 8)
18 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Halsted St.Bridge (1930, 1941, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1981); N. Halsted St. Viaduct (undated rendering, undated construction aerial photo, 1969); S. Halsted St. Bridge (1931, 1933, 1934)
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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Junior Citizen's Committee: Amelia Earhart School through Froebel School (Folder 578)
18 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 Earhart School (3/25/64, 2/17/65, 12/20/65); Fernwood School (4/9/64, 4/13/65, 3/30/66); Froebel School (3/4/63)
Date
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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
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Joseph Warren School through Yale School (Folder 595)
18 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: King School through Luella School (Folder 582)
32 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: King School (4/18/62); William King School (12/3/63); Kinzie School (2/7/62); Alfred Kohn School (4/9/64, 11/24/64, 2/25/66); Komensky School (2/15/65); Lathrop School (2/7/64); Lawson School (2/28/62); John F. LeMoyne School (n.d.); Lincoln School (10/27/61); Little Flower School (1/16/64); Luella School (12/20/65)
Date
:
1962-1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Rogers School through Saint Anthony's School (Folder 587)
32 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: Rogers School; Martha Ruggles School (1/14/65); Sabin School (2/9/66); Sacred Heart School (2/18/64, 11/12/64, 1/26/66); Saint Ailbe School (3/12/64, 3/18/65, 2/11/66); Saint Ann's School (3/13/64, 3/18/65); Saint Anthony's School (2/28/64, 10/4/64, 11/4/64)
Date
:
1964-1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Taylor School through Walsh School (Folder 594)
26 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 George School (12/10/63, 11/12/64, 2/4/66); Saint Gertrude School (1/16/64); Saint Gregory School (1/10/64, 11/13/64); Saint Helen School (3/16/64); Saint Jane de Chantal School (3/28/63); Saint Jerome School (11/13/64); Saint Jude Church with billboard nearby (11/17/64); St. Ludmilla's School (5/23/66); Saint Mary of the Angels School; Saint Mel and Holy Ghost School (12/13/63); Saint Michael School (4/10/64, 5/20/65, 2/18/66)
Date
:
1963-1966
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
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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
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Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
3
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
3
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Roseland (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Wicker Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Avondale (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Calument Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chatham (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
Chicago River (Ill.)
1
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fort Sheridan (Ill.)
1
Garfield Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Grand Crossing (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Irving Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Italy (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Michigan, Lake
1
Michigan, Lake, Coast (Ill.)
1
Near North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
New City (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Northerly Island (Ill.)
1
Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Roseland (Chiago, Ill.)
1
South Chicago, (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Washington Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Washington Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Winnipeg (Man.)
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Medium
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negatives (photographs)
1
photographic prints
Topic
6
Activity programs in education
6
African American children
6
Civic improvement--Citizen participation
6
Litter (Trash)--Prevention
6
Public Schools
6
School children
6
Teenagers
6
Youth
5
Movable bridges
4
Advertising
4
Commercial art
4
Concrete walls
4
Warehouses
3
Basements
3
Ceilings
3
Columns, Concrete
3
Concrete beams
3
Concrete masonry
3
Floors, Concrete
3
Office buildings
3
Refuse and refuse disposal
3
Storage facilities
2
Automobiles
2
Boilers
2
Boxes
2
Bridge railings
2
Bridges--Abutments
2
Bridges--Foundations and piers
2
Carpets
2
Desks
2
Doorways
2
Filing cabinets
2
Iron and steel bridges
2
Iron and steel bridges--Corrosion
2
Loading and unloading
2
Materials handling
2
Office equipment and supplies
2
Office furniture
2
Parking garages
2
Signs and signboards
2
Space heaters
2
Steel I-beams
2
Trucks
2
Warnings
2
Watchtowers
1
Aerial photographs
1
Aerial views
1
Automobiles--Tires
1
Award presentations
1
Barges
1
Bas-relief
1
Billboards
1
Boats
1
Boats and boating
1
Bricks
1
Bridges--Deterioration
1
Bridges--Floors
1
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Brush
1
Cargo ships
1
Catholic elementary schools
1
Cemeteries
1
Chimneys
1
City planning
1
City traffic
1
Clocks and watches
1
Coal-tar products
1
Concrete construction
1
Concrete--Cracking
1
Containers
1
Corridors
1
Dampness in basements
1
Destroyers (Warships)
1
Docks
1
Drawing
1
Driveways
1
Dwellings
1
Electrical engineering
1
Elevated highways
1
Equestrian statues
1
Factories
1
Factories--Location
1
Factories--Restrooms
1
Fire sprinklers
1
Furnaces
1
Gas cylinders--Storage
1
Hand-railing
1
Hydrants
1
Iron and steel workers
1
Landscapes
1
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
1
Monuments
1
Movable bridges--Design and construction
1
Nuns
1
Parcel post
1
Parks
1
Pavements, Brick
1
Pavements, Concrete
1
Photographs
1
Plague
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Police
1
Posters
1
Public buildings--Restrooms
1
Railroad cars
1
Railroad trains
1
Railroad yards
1
Railroads tracks
1
Rivers
1
Scrap metals
1
Skyscrapers
1
Skyscrapers--Design and construction
1
Soft drinks
1
Soil stabilization
1
Statues
1
Street lighting
1
Street-railroads
1
Streets
1
Tall buildings
1
Tall buildings--Design and construction
1
Tanks
1
Traffic regulations
1
Traffic signs and signals
1
Type-writers
1
Underpasses
1
Water-pipes--Valves
1
Waterways
1
Windows
1
Wooden beams
1
Wooden doors
1
Wooden stairs
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