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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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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Adams St. Bridge and Bridge house, and S. Archer Ave. (Folder 2)
9 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Adams St. Bridge (1923, 1925, 1927); Adams St. Bridge, Bridge house (1949) S. Archer Ave. (undated, 1954, 1962)
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ohio St. Bridge and Polk St. Bridge (Folder 44)
19 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Ohio St. Bridge (1958); Polk St. Bridge (1935, 1941, 1944, 1966)
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1935-1958
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James S. Parker Collection
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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Rush St. Bridge through Wells St. Bridge (Folder 47B)
36 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Rush St. Bridge (undated drawings); N. State St. Bridge (1939, 1940); Throop St. Bridge (1964); Washington St. Tunnel, (1954); Washington St. Bridge (1966); Wells St. Bridge (undated , 1935 accident photos)
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1935-1966
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James S. Parker Collection
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Christmas Tree at Michigan and Congress (Folder 541)
75 Images
The construction of the Christmas Tree at Congress and Michigan Avenue and at Daley Plaza
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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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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
3
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
Chicago River (Ill.)
1
Fulton River District (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Fulton River District Chicago (Ill.)
1
Garfield Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
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Subject--Name
1
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
1
Water tower (Chicago, Ill.)
Medium
3
negatives (photographs)
1
photographic prints
Topic
3
Commercial art
2
City traffic
2
Construction workers
2
Control boards (Electrical engineering)
2
Control rooms
2
Iron and steel workers
2
Movable bridges--Design and construction
2
Steel I-beams
2
Street lighting
2
Tall buildings
1
Abutments, Bridge
1
Advertising
1
Aerial photogrammetry
1
Aerial photographs
1
Architecture --Details
1
Barges
1
Bridge railings
1
Bridges--Foundations and piers
1
Building, Wooden
1
Christmas decorations
1
Christmas lights
1
Christmas trees
1
Concrete masonry
1
Construction and demolition debris
1
Construction equipment
1
Drawing
1
Dump trucks
1
Electric conduits
1
Electric wiring
1
Employees
1
Equestrian statues
1
Flagpoles
1
Gates
1
Gearing
1
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
1
Housing
1
Iron and steel bridges
1
Ladders
1
Lintels
1
Pedestrians
1
Pedestrians area
1
Photographs
1
Photography of sailing ships
1
Public works
1
Railroad tracks
1
Reinforced concrete
1
River channels
1
Rivers
1
Roads--Guard fences
1
Sailing ships
1
Scaffolding
1
Signs and signboards
1
Soil stabilization
1
Steel forgings
1
Steel--Corrosion
1
Street life
1
Streets
1
Surveyors
1
Traffic signs and signals--Lighting
1
Trenches
1
Truss bridges--Design and construction
1
Truss bridges--Maintenance and repair
1
Tunnels--Design and construction
1
Watchtowers
1
Water towers--Maintenance and repair
1
Waterfronts
1
Welding
1
Wooden beams
1
Work environment
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