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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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Aerial views of Chicago River and bridges: Chicago River jackknife bridges (Folder 1)
9 Images
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses
Date
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1952-1957
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th St. Bridge (Folder 103)
137 Images
Bridges and viaducts: 100th St. Bridge; 106th 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: Laramie Ave. Viaduct; Loomis St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Viaduct (Folder 108)
131 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Laramie Ave. Viaduct; Loomis St. Bridge; Michigan Ave. Bridge; Michigan Ave. 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: railroad viaducts and various bridges (Folder 93)
207 Images
Bridges and viaducts: railroad viaducts and various bridges. 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: 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)
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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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
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James S. Parker Collection
Access
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Harrison St. Bridge through S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (Folder 9)
25 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Harrison St. Bridge (1952, 1958 rendering, 1959, 1960 cross section drawing); Indiana Ave. Bridge (1914, 1952, 1959, 1964, 1977 [dedication of bridge with Mayor Michael A. Bilandic); Jackson St. Bridge (1953); N. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1914); S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1951, 1954, 1969, rendering undated)
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
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:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Moveable bridges of Chicago (Folder 59)
246 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.
Date
:
1994
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
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
Access
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Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass through Monroe St. Bridge (Folder 43)
26 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass(1962); S. Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Rd. Pedestrian Overpass (undated); S. Lake Shore Drive, 42nd St. Pedestrian Overpass (1962); Lock St. Bridge (1964); Loomis-Fuller Railroad Viaduct (undated drawing, 1955, 1964); Madison St. Bridge (1941); Michigan Ave. Bridge (1912 drawing, undated, 1939, 1944, 1956, 1957); Monroe St. Bridge (1966)
Date
:
1939-1966
Collection
:
James S. Parker Collection
Access
:
Public access
Various buildings (Folder 550)
29 Images
Various buildings, including: Adler Planetarium; Allstate Insurance Company office building; Altgeld Gardens; American Furniture Mart; Ambassador East Hotel; American Hospital Association building (model); Armour Research Foundation (Illinois Institute of Technology); Art Institute of Chicago in 1860 (copy negative); B.&W. Construction Co.; Belmont Hotel; Chicago Boat Building Co.; Chicago City Hall; Chicago Fire Department station (Engine Co. #83); Chicago Police Headquarters; Chicago Police Station at Racine and 61st; Chicago Public Library (now Cultural Center)
Collection
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James S. Parker Collection
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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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Geographic Location
8
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Chicago River (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
3
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Albany Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Chicago (Ill.)
2
Chicago River (Ill.)
2
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Riverdale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Brighton Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Bucktown (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Calumet River (Ill.)
1
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (Ill.)
1
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
1
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Eden Green (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Goose Island (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Heart of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Little Calumet River (Ind. and Ill.)
1
Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
McKinley Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Mayfair (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Riverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
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Medium
5
negatives (photographs)
5
photographic prints
Topic
10
Movable bridges
8
Aerial photographs
7
Watchtowers
4
Barges
4
City traffic
4
Iron and steel bridges
3
Automobiles
3
Bridges--Abutments
3
Bridges--Foundations and piers
3
Bridges--Maintenance and repair
3
Commercial art
3
Elevated highways
3
Street lighting
3
Tall buildings
3
Waterfronts
2
Bridge railings
2
Bridges--Deterioration
2
Bridges--Floors
2
Buildings
2
Concrete masonry
2
Cranes, derricks, etc.
2
Footbridges
2
Iron and steel workers
2
Landscapes
2
Movable bridges--Design and construction
2
Railroad cars
2
Railroad tracks
2
Railroads
2
Refuse and refuse disposal
2
Rivers
2
Roads
2
Skyscrapers
2
Soil stabilization
2
Tanks
2
Traffic signs and signals
2
Trucks
2
Wooden beams
1
Advertising
1
Aerial views
1
Amusement parks
1
Architectural design
1
Architectural drawing
1
Architectural ironwork
1
Architecture--Designs and plans
1
Barge
1
Benches
1
Billboards
1
Bird's-eye views in art
1
Boatyards
1
Bridges--Design and construction
1
Brush
1
Buildings--Designs and plans
1
Buses
1
Cables
1
Charts, diagrams, etc.
1
Children
1
Chimneys
1
City planning
1
Cobblestone roads
1
Columns, Concrete
1
Concrete bridges
1
Concrete bridges--Corrosion
1
Concrete bridges--Design and construction
1
Concrete--Cracking
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Construction workers
1
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
1
Dedication services
1
Drawing
1
Drums (Containers)
1
Expansion joints
1
Factories
1
Flags
1
Foundations
1
Grandstands
1
Hand-railing
1
Iron and steel bridges--Design and construction
1
Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Lighting
1
Litter (Trash)
1
Local transit stations
1
Mayors
1
Parking meters
1
Pavements, Asphalt
1
Pavements, Brick
1
Pavements, Concrete
1
Plague
1
Plaques, plaquettes
1
Play
1
Police
1
Politicians
1
Public buildings
1
Public buildings--Designs and plans
1
Public works
1
Railing
1
Reinforced concrete
1
Reinforced concrete--Corrosion
1
Riparian areas
1
Road construction workers
1
Road work zones
1
Roads--Interchanges and intersections
1
Scaffolding
1
Ships
1
Shipwrecks
1
Shrubs
1
Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair
1
Signs and signboards
1
Spectators
1
Stairs
1
Street-railroad tracks
1
Street-railroads
1
Streets
1
Teenagers
1
Telephone lines
1
Traffic regulations
1
Traffic safety
1
Traffic safety warnings
1
Traffic signs and signals--Lighting
1
Truss bridges
1
Underpasses
1
Viaducts
1
Viaducts--Design and construction
1
Waterfronts--Recreational use
1
Waterways
1
Windows
1
Wooden bridges
1
Work environment
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