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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 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 97)
160 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Kennedy Feeder ramp; W. Kinzie St. Bridge; Kilpatrick-Kinzie Viaduct; E. Lake St. Viaduct; W. Lake St. Bridge; Lake Shore Drive (Outer drive. Ogden Slip); Lake Shore Drive at Wilson; La Salle 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:
1971
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: 40th St. Bridge; C & Wis RR Viaduct over 70th-71st St.; 92nd St. Bridge; 95th St. Bridge (Folder 102)
115 Images
Bridges and viaducts: 40th St. Bridge; C & Wis RR Viaduct over 70th-71st St.; 92nd St. Bridge; 95th 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: Cicero Ave. Viaduct; Congress St. Bridge; Damen Ave. Bridge; Dan Ryan Expressway (Folder 115)
176 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Cicero Ave. Viaduct; Congress St. Bridge; Damen Ave. Bridge; Dan Ryan Expressway. 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: 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: N. State St. Bridge; Torrence Ave. Bridge; W. Wacker Dr. Viaduct; N. Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. Bridge (Folder 100)
104 Images
Bridges and viaducts: N. State St. Bridge; Torrence Ave. Bridge; W. Wacker Dr. Viaduct; N. Wells St. Bridge; N. Western Ave. 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: various bridges, 1971 (Folder 104)
172 Images
Bridges and viaducts: various bridges, 1971. 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. Various Bridges, including: S. Cicero, S. Pulaski, Devon and Touhy viaducts, Eisenhower Viaducts, Halsted to Pulaski, Kedzie, Jackson, Lavergne, Wilson, Loomis, Throop, Halsted, Cermak, Canal, 18th , Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Pulaski, Laramie, Randolph, Kinzie, Halsted, Division, Randolph, Washington, Madison, Skyway, Wood St., Wabash, Dearborn, Western, California, Homan, Unidentified.
Date:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Halsted St. Viaduct through Jackson Blvd. Viaduct (Folder 41)
29 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Halsted St. Viaduct (rendering, 1960); Harrison St. Bridge (1940, 1958); Jackson Blvd. Bridge (1953); Jackson Blvd. Viaduct (over Kennedy) (1958)
Date:
1940-1960
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ridgeland Ave. Overpass over Rt. 57 and Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (Folder 46)
27 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Ridgeland Ave. Overpass over Rt. 57(1965); Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (1935)
Date:
1935 and 1965
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (Folder 47A)
22 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct (1939, 1940, 1947, 1953)
Date:
1939-1953
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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8 Bridges--Floors 7 Bridges--Foundations and piers 7 Movable bridges 6 Bridges--Maintenance and repair 6 Iron and steel bridges 5 Watchtowers 4 Bridges--Abutments 4 Bridges--Deterioration 4 Wood poles 3 Bridges--Design and construction 3 Commercial art 3 Construction workers 3 Underpasses 3 Viaducts 2 Columns, Concrete 2 Railroad tracks 2 Reinforcing bars 2 Roads--Maintenance and repair 2 Staircases 2 Steel I-beams 2 Street-railroads 1 Accidents 1 Advertising 1 Anchors 1 Architecture 1 Billboards 1 Boats and boating 1 Bricks 1 Bridges--Design and construction--Equipment and supplies 1 Bridges--Inspection 1 Bulk carrier cargo ships 1 Cantilever bridges 1 City planning 1 Cobblestone roads 1 Concrete bridges--Cracking 1 Concrete walls 1 Concrete--Corrosion 1 Concrete--Maintenance and repair 1 Construction and demolition debris 1 Construction equipment 1 Cranes, derricks, etc. 1 Elevated highways--Design and construction 1 Foundations 1 Hand-railing 1 Iron and steel workers 1 Ladders 1 Litter (Trash)--Environmental aspects 1 Local transit--Ridership 1 Machine industry 1 Machinery 1 Pavements, Brick 1 Pencil drawing 1 Polictical advertising 1 Refuse and refuse disposal 1 Reinforced concrete--Corrosion 1 Road construction workers 1 Roads 1 Roads--Work zones 1 Scaffolding 1 Shipwrecks 1 Sidewalks 1 Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair 1 Signs and signboards 1 Steel, Structural 1 Steel--Corrosion 1 Traffic regualtions 1 Traffic safety warnings 1 Truck-mounted cranes 1 Trucks 1 Underpasses--Clearances 1 Underpasses--Design and construction 1 Unincorporated areas 1 Urban transportation 1 Viaducts--Maintenance and repair 1 Warnings 1 Wheelbarrows 1 Worksite environment