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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 106)
118 Images
Bridges and viaducts: Franklin-Orleans Bridge; Gladstone Park Viaduct over Kennedy Expressway; Grand Ave. Bridge; Halsted St. Viaduct; N. Halsted St. Bridge (over River); S. Halsted 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:
1972
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
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. 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

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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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3 Movable bridges 2 Aerial photographs 2 Boats and boating 2 City traffic 2 Commercial art 2 Elevated highways 2 Watchtowers 1 Aerial views 1 Architectural design 1 Architectural drawing 1 Architectural ironwork 1 Automobiles 1 Barge 1 Benches 1 Bird's-eye views in art 1 Bridge railings 1 Bridges--Abutments 1 Bridges--Design and construction 1 Bridges--Deterioration 1 Bridges--Foundations and piers 1 Buildings 1 Buses 1 Cables 1 Children 1 Columns, Concrete 1 Concrete bridges 1 Construction and demolition debris 1 Construction workers 1 Decoration and ornament, Architectural 1 Drums (Containers) 1 Factories 1 Foundations 1 Iron and steel bridges 1 Iron and steel bridges--Maintenance and repair 1 Iron and steel workers 1 Landscapes 1 Lighting 1 Litter (Trash) 1 Local transit stations 1 Movable bridges--Design and construction 1 Parking meters 1 Pavements, Asphalt 1 Pavements, Concrete 1 Play 1 Public works 1 Railing 1 Railroad tracks 1 Railroads 1 Refuse and refuse disposal 1 Reinforced concrete 1 Reinforced concrete--Corrosion 1 Riparian areas 1 Road construction workers 1 Road work zones 1 Roads 1 Roads--Interchanges and intersections 1 Scaffolding 1 Ships 1 Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair 1 Signs and signboards 1 Skyscrapers 1 Stairs 1 Street lighting 1 Tall buildings 1 Teenagers 1 Telephone lines 1 Traffic regulations 1 Traffic safety 1 Traffic safety warnings 1 Traffic signs and signals--Lighting 1 Underpasses 1 Viaducts 1 Viaducts--Design and construction 1 Warehouses 1 Waterfronts--Recreational use 1 Windows 1 Wooden beams 1 Work environment