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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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City Building designs (Folder 547)
6 Images
City Building designs, including: Catholic Order of Foresters; Proposed Fire Station at Elston and Roscoe; Double Fire Station at 548 W. Division; Chicago Public Library (unidentified branch); South District Tuberculosis Clinic; unidentified Park Field House
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:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Various buildings (Folder 551)
14 Images
Various buildings, including: Executive House (Wacker Dr.); a federal building in Washington D.C.; Field Museum of Natural History; Fuller Park; Grace Episcopal Church in 1860 (copy negative print); Henrotin Hospital; Honore Block in 1860 (copy negative print); Hyatt House Hotel; Leiter Building; Kemper Insurance Building
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Various buildings (Folder 553)
31 Images
Various buildings, including: Racine County Court House (Racine WI); Railway Exchange Building; Ravenswood Hospital; Rush Hour Parking; 1020 N. Rush; Saint Catherine's Hospital (East Chicago IN); Schott's Bakery; Seeburg Corporation; Shapiro Fisheries; A.O. Smith; Southmoor Apartment Hotel; Stearns Quarry; Stockyards Industrial Park; Water Department Bill payment center; Water Department mural; Weiss Hospital; Wieboldts (Norridge IL); Wrightwood Field House
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Unknown
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access

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Collection Details

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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