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Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Photograph Collection
The collection includes negatives and photographs generated by the Department of Public Works and Buildings from 1930 to 1960, which preceded the Illinois Department of Transportation. The records include negatives and photographs of traffic intersections along some of Chicago’s major roadways, surveys of Chicago Transit Authority bus stations, bridges and viaducts throughout Chicago, and various projects conducted by Illinois’ leading transportation agency in 1930s to 1950s.
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Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 02
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
:
1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 03
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
:
1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 04
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
:
1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 05
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
:
1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 06
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
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1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 07
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. This photograph was taken at 8/9 AM.
Date
:
1936-01-03
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 08
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 09
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 10
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 11
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. Looking south. Photograph was taken at 2:30 PM.
Date
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1936-01-23
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont Ave, Image 12
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Belmont Avenue. Looking west. Photograph was taken at 9:00 AM.
Date
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1936-03-10
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Foster, Image 02
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Foster Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1938-12-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Hawthorne
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Hawthorne Place. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 9:00 AM.
Date
:
1938-12-15
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Lawrence, Image 01
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Lawrence Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1938-12-21
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Lawrence, Image 03
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Lawrence Avenue. Looking east.
Date
:
1938-12-21
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking northeast.
Date
:
1937-08-27
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 03
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking east.
Date
:
1937-08-27
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 04
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking northwest.
Date
:
1937-08-27
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 05
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 9:00 AM.
Date
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1936-03-09
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 06
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking northwest. Photograph was taken at 2:10 PM.
Date
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1936-07-04
Collection
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Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 07
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking northwest. Photograph was taken at 2:00 PM.
Date
:
1936-07-04
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 08
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking south. Photograph was taken at 2:37 PM.
Date
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1936-07-04
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 09
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking south. Photograph was taken at 2:30 PM.
Date
:
1936-07-12
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 10
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1937-04-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 11
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-04-28
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 12
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking northwest.
Date
:
1936-12-17
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 13
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking east.
Date
:
1936-12-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 14
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-12-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street, Image 15
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Oak Street. Looking west.
Date
:
1936-07-04
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Roscoe
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Roscoe Street. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 9:00 AM.
Date
:
1938-12-15
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 01
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1938-12-21
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 02
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue.
Date
:
1938-03-08
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 03
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1937-04-11
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 04
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue. Looking northwest.
Date
:
1936-06-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 05
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue. Looking south.
Date
:
1936-06-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 06
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue. Looking north.
Date
:
1936-06-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 07
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue.
Date
:
1937-11-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Ave, Image 08
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Wilson Avenue.
Date
:
1937-11-23
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Lake Shore Drive and Winona, Image 01
Image
Image
Lake Shore Drive; Winona Street. Looking southeast.
Date
:
1938-12-16
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Marquette Road and Normal Blvd, Image 05
Image
Image
Marquette Road; Normal Boulevard.
Date
:
1948-09-15
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Marquette Road and Normal Blvd, Image 06
Image
Image
Marquette Road; Normal Boulevard.
Date
:
1948-09-15
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Marquette Road and South Park Ave, Image 01
Image
Image
Marquette Road; South Park Avenue. Looking north. Photograph was taken at 2:45 PM.
Date
:
1936-03-24
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Marquette Road and South Park Ave, Image 02
Image
Image
Marquette Road; South Park Avenue. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-04-28
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Ave and Pearson
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Pearson Street.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Harrison
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Harrison Street. Looking north.
Date
:
1939-06-11
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Monroe Street, Image 01
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Monroe Street.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Monroe Street, Image 02
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Monroe Street.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Monroe Street, Image 03
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Monroe Street
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Monroe Street, Image 04
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Monroe Street.
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
Access
:
Public access
Traffic Intersection at Michigan Blvd and Monroe Street, Image 05
Image
Image
Michigan Avenue; Monroe Street. Looking south.
Date
:
1937-04-20
Collection
:
Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago Traffic photographs
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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Geographic Location
83
Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
76
Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.)
70
Rogers Park (Chicago, Ill.)
61
Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
43
Grand Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
37
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
36
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
34
Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
30
East Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
30
East Side (Chicago, Ill.)
25
Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
16
Austin (Chicago, Ill.)
16
South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)
15
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
14
Calumet Heights (Chicago, Ill.)
13
Douglas (Chicago, Ill.)
11
South Deering (Chicago, Ill.)
9
North Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
9
Washington Park (Chicago, Ill.)
8
Logan Square (Chicago, Ill.)
7
Oakland (Chicago, Ill.)
5
West Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.)
4
Englewood (Chicago, Ill.)
3
Gage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
3
South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
2
Evanston (Ill.)
2
Woodlawn (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.)
1
North Center (Chicago, Ill.)
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