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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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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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Clark Street (Folder 534)
27 Images
Streetscapes (Urban design)
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1950; 1958
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James S. Parker Collection
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Clark Street (Folder 536)
20 Images
Streetscapes (Urban design)
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1955; 1958; 1963-1965
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James S. Parker Collection
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Sears Tower (Folder 532)
169 Images
Sears Tower (Loop location, including construction views); Other neighborhood houses; UIC Science & Engineering Research Center Soil Report; Condominiums on Jackson Boulevard; and South Shore vicinity neighborhoods; Cameo Container Corporation
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1965-1967; 1972-1976
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James S. Parker Collection
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Water Tower (Folder 531)
247 Images
Water Tower Repairs (1962) and completion of Water tower. Also visible are the John Hancock Center, Bonwit Teller Department Store and Water Place Tower.
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1960s-1962; 1971-1998
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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
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Gold Coast (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
2
River North (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Archer Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Back of the Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Chicago (Ill.)
1
Chicago River (Ill.)
1
Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Old Town (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Old Town Triangle (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Park West (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Sheffield Neighbors (Chicago, Ill.)
1
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
1
West Loop Gate (Chicago, Ill.)
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Subject--Name
2
Streetscapes (Urban design)
1
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
1
Sears Tower
1
Water tower (Chicago, Ill.)
Topic
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Street lighting
3
Motor vehicles
3
Sidewalks
2
City traffic
2
Construction equipment
2
Construction workers
2
Overhead electric lines
2
Stores, Retail
2
Street-railroads
2
Streets
2
Tall buildings
2
Traffic flow
1
Apartment house
1
Apartment houses
1
Billboards
1
Brick roads
1
Cement industry workers
1
Cement--Deterioration
1
Christmas decorations
1
Christmas lights
1
Christmas trees
1
Columns, Concrete
1
Commercial art
1
Commons
1
Concrete construction
1
Concrete masonry
1
Department stores
1
Elevated highways
1
Equestrian statues
1
Express highways
1
Flagpoles
1
Grounds maintenance
1
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
1
Hoisting machinery
1
Lamposts
1
Landscape gardening
1
Landscape plants
1
Parking facilities
1
Parking lots
1
Pavements (Sidewalks)
1
Pavements, Concrete--Design and construction
1
Pavements--Maintenance and repair
1
Pedestrains
1
Scaffolding, Metal
1
Sidewalks--Maintenance and repair
1
Skyscrapers
1
Skyscrapers--Design and construction
1
Staircases--Conservation and restoration
1
Stonemasonry
1
Storefronts
1
Tall buildings, Pedestrian areas
1
Tall buildings--Design and construction
1
Traffic signs and signals--Lighting
1
Trees
1
Used car trade
1
Walking
1
Water towers
1
Work environment
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