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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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Water Tower (Folder 528)
42 Images
Water Tower Repairs Water Tower Pumping Station (1941,1952,1962) Chicago Fire Station Repair shop (1952) and a photo of Fire Engine that was placed in service 1917
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1941-1962
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James S. Parker Collection
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Water Tower (Folder 529)
8 Images
Water Tower Repairs (1962)
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1962
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James S. Parker Collection
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Water Tower (Folder 530)
38 Images
Construction of Water towers (1867), Tower Centennial (1891) and photo of the Great Fire (Chicago, Illinois : 1871)
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1867; 1891; 1930s-1962; 1968-1969
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James S. Parker Collection
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Water Tower (Folder 531)
247 Images
Water Tower Repairs (1962) and completion of Water tower. Also visible are the John Hancock Center, Bonwit Teller Department Store and Water Place Tower.
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1960s-1962; 1971-1998
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James S. Parker Collection
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Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
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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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Geographic Location
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Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
4
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
Topic
3
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
2
City traffic
2
Scaffolding
2
Stonemasonry
2
Water towers
2
Water towers--Maintenance and repair
1
Architecture -- Details
1
Architecture --Details
1
Automobile repair shops
1
Cement industry workers
1
Cement--Deterioration
1
Columns, Concrete
1
Concrete building
1
Concrete construction
1
Concrete construction--Maintenance and repair
1
Concrete masonry
1
Construction equipment
1
Construction workers
1
Department stores
1
Drawings
1
Feed-water pumps
1
Fire department
1
Grounds maintenance
1
Hoisting machinery
1
Landscape gardening
1
Landscape plants
1
Lintel
1
Lintels
1
Pavements (Sidewalks)
1
Pavements, Concrete--Design and construction
1
Pavements--Maintenance and repair
1
Pedestrains
1
Pedestrian areas
1
Pedestrians
1
Pedestrians area
1
Pumping machinery
1
Pumping stations
1
Roofs--Maintenance and repair
1
Scaffolding, Metal
1
Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair
1
Skyscrapers
1
Staircases--Conservation and restoration
1
Stone buildings--Maintenance and repair
1
Street life
1
Street lighting
1
Streets
1
Tall buildings
1
Tall buildings, Pedestrian areas
1
Trees
1
Turrets--Maintenance and repair
1
Walking
1
Water towers--Design and construction
1
Water tunnels
1
Water-supply engineering
1
Waterworks
1
Work environment
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