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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 86)
69 Images
Bridges and viaducts: W. Adams St.; W. Addison St.; Archer-Ashland Overpass; Argyle and Wilson Underpass; N. Ashland Ave.; W. Belmont; Berwyn Underpass; Bryn Mawr Underpass; Chicago-Halsted Viaduct; W. Cortland St. 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:
1970
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 94)
182 Images
Bridges and viaducts: W. Cermak Rd. Bridge; W. Chicago Ave. Bridge; N. Clark St. Bridge; N. Damen Viaduct; N. Dearborn St. Bridge; N. Dearborn St. Viaduct, W. Erie St. Bridge; W. Division St. Bridge (over 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:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 95)
97 Images
Bridges and viaducts: W. Division St. Bridge (over River); W. Erie St. Bridge; Franklin-Orleans Bridge ; W. Grand Ave. Bridge; N. Halsted St. Bridge (over Canal); N. Halsted St. Bridge (over River). 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:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts (Folder 99)
121 Images
Bridges and viaducts: North Ave. Bridge; Ogden Ave. Bridge (over Canal); Ogden Ave. Bridge (over River) ; Ohio St. Feeder Ramp; Pulaski Rd. Bridge (over Canal); E. Randolph St. Viaduct; W. Randolph 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:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
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:
1972
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Augusta Blvd. Viaduct over Kennedy Expressway; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Chicago-Halsted Viaduct (Folder 114)
94 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Addison St. Bridge; Augusta Blvd. Viaduct over Kennedy Expressway; Chicago Ave. Bridge; Chicago-Halsted 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:
1973
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: E. Randolph St. Viaduct; Roosevelt Road Viaduct; N. Sangamon St.; N. State St. Bridge (Folder 82)
101 Images
Bridges and viaducts: E. Randolph St. Viaduct; Roosevelt Road Viaduct; N. Sangamon St.; N. State 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:
1969?
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive (Folder 107)
151 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Indiana Ave. Bridge through Lake Shore Drive. 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. Bridges and viaducts include: Indiana Ave. Bridge; Irving Park Rd. Bridge (including 1 print); Kinzie St. Ramp; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Dr. (Irving Park Rd. Belmont); Lake Shore Dr. (Foster, Lawrence, Montrose Viaducts); Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive Bridge. Ogden Slip; Lake Shore Drive (Wilson Ave. Viaduct).
Date:
1972
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: W. Erie; Foster Underpass; Franklin-Orleans Bridge; W. Grand; N. Halsted St. Bridge (Canal); Halsted St. Viaduct (Folder 88)
124 Images
Bridges and viaducts: W. Erie; Foster Underpass; Franklin-Orleans Bridge; W. Grand; N. Halsted St. Bridge (Canal); Halsted 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:
1970
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Chicago Ave. Bridge through Congress Bridge (Folder 5)
17 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Chicago Ave. Bridge (1914, 1969); Clark St. Bridge (1930, 1972, undated aerial); Cicero Bridge (1926, 1960); Columbus Drive Bridge (model); Congress Bridge (1956, 1958, 1959)
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Imagery of Chicago public and private schools, 1975 (Folder 611)
292 Images
Brian Piccolo School; Brian Piccolo and St. Julian schools; Myra Bradwell, Horace Mann, Our Lady of Peace, Parkside and St. Philip Neri schools; Bryn Mawr, Faulkner, Isabelle O'Keefe, and St. Nicholas schools; Chicago Vocational high School and Alfred D. Kohn schools; Columbus School; John F. Eberhart, Queen of the Universe, St. Mary Star of the Sea, and St. Turibus schools; Garvey, Hurley, Queen of the Universe, St. Mary Star of the Sea, and St. Turibus schools; Goethe School; Goethe and St. Gabriel schools; Thomas A. Hendricks School; King School; Mount Greenwood School; St. Bartholomew School; St. Charles Lwango School; St. Elizabeth School; St. Francis of Assisi School; St. Hilary School; St. Hyacinth and Scammon schools; St. Martin School; St. Thecla School; St. Timothy School; Ole A. Thorp School; Van Vlissingen School (1975)
Date:
1975
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Junior Citizen's Committee: Saint George School through Saint Michael School (Folder 590)
37 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
Unidentified buildings (Folder 561)
46 Images
Restaurant's, Fire Departments, Architects, Advertising Signs, Recreation area parking facilities, Signs and signboards
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouses, loading docks, and storage (Folder 78)
229 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Franklin-Orleans; N. Halsted St. Viaduct; Halsted-Kinzie 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:
1969?
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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