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Boys near bridge
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Exterior. Two boys near Camp French ravine bridge.
Date:
ca. 1946
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Michigan Ave. Bridge 2 (Folder 16)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Bridge 2 (1973. including bridge houses, 1987 bridge houses)
Date:
1973-1987
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: N. Michigan Ave.; W. Monroe; N. Ogden Viaduct; Polk St. Viaduct; S, Pulaski Viaduct (Folder 81)
64 Images
Bridges and viaducts: N. Michigan Ave.; W. Monroe; N. Ogden Viaduct; Polk St. Viaduct; S, Pulaski 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:
1969
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Cargo handling facilities, Calumet River
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View in winter, looking southwest from the East 95th Street bridge towards cargo handling facilities along the Calumet River. Steam rises from the river. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. There is an overhead crane visible at the left of the image. A large gas storage tank stands out against the sky on the right, and concrete storage silos are visible at the far right. Smokestacks and transmission towers for power lines are visible in the distance.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River towards Loop skyscrapers
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View looking northeast along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Cermak Road bridge. The South Canal Street bridge is on the right, and the warehouse building at 329 West 18th Street/1891 South Lumber Street is visible behind it. Loop skyscrapers are visible against the sky in the distance.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). There is a large parking lot in the right foreground. On the left side of the image, the river is spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press building stands along North Kingsbury Street between the two bridges. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River from Clark to Dearborn
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View to the east along the north side of the Chicago River between North Clark and North Dearborn Streets. The Clark Street bridge is in the foreground, with a vacant warehouse at 310 North Dearborn behind it (demolished). Part of Marina City is visible behind the warehouse.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and high-rise towers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from the North Michigan Avenue bridge looking towards three high-rise towers: the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive), the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The much smaller 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between the Leo Burnett Building and the R. R. Donnelley Building. The former Sun-Times Building (demolished) is on the right.
Date:
1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
View along the Chicago River from Wolf Point
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View east along the Chicago River. The Franklin Street bridge is in the foreground, and part of the Merchandise Mart is visible at the extreme left. Also on the left, the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) and Marina City towers stand out against the sky. The Central YMCA Community College building (211 West Wacker, originally the Chicago Evening Post Building) is in the foreground at the right.
Date:
1982; 1928 (Chicago Evening Post Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Apparel Center construction
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View to the north along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and the Apparel Center is visible behind it, under construction. Gateway Center I is partially visible in the left foreground; in the distance on the left is Butler Brothers Warehouse I (now River Center). Part of the Civic Opera Building is visible on the extreme right of the image.
Date:
1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Near North Side skyscrapers
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View to the northeast along the Chicago River. The Wabash Avenue bridge is in the foreground, and part of the IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is visible on the left. Behind the bridge are the Sun-Times building (demolished 2004), River Plaza, the Wrigley Building, and the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue).
Date:
1982; 1955-1958 (Sun-Times Building); 1965 (Equitable Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Two Men Crossing Bridge
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Bridges and viaducts: S. Indiana Ave. Bridge; Jackson Blvd.; Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; S. Lake Shore and 59th St.; N. Lake Shore Drive; N. Lake Shore Drive underpasses (Folder 79)
61 Images
Bridges and viaducts: S. Indiana Ave. Bridge; Jackson Blvd.; Kedzie Ave. Bridge; Lake St. Bridge; S. Lake Shore and 59th St.; N. Lake Shore Drive; N. Lake Shore Drive underpasses. 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:
1969
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Nature Trail Bridge
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Water With Bridge in Winter
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Fox River Valley, transportation and development
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Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker showing locations of major transportation arteries, bridges, towns, and areas of development in the Fox River Valley, Kane County, Illinois.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas, West Town
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View looking northwest over West Town from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). There is a large parking lot in the foreground, with raised railroad tracks adjacent to it. At the far left of the image, other railroad tracks run west. The North Branch of the Chicago River is on the right, spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and the Ohio Street bridge.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River, at dusk
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River at dusk, from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). On the left side of the image, the river is spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press building stands along North Kingsbury Street between the two bridges. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wallace Press Building and Chicago River
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View southeast across the North Branch of the Chicago River, looking towards the Wallace Press building (later Wallace Business Forms Building; now the River Bank Lofts at 550 N. Kingsbury) and the Grand Avenue bridge. Behind the bridge are the East Bank Club, and the Apparel Center/ Holiday Inn hotel. Part of the Merchandise Mart is also visible.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Branch of the Chicago River and Randolph Street bridge
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View looking northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River, with landscaping and a walkway along the west side of the river. The Randolph Street bridge is in the foreground, and part of 150 North Wacker is visible on the right. The Merchandise Mart is in the distance.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City towers and Marina City Office Building
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View northwest from the Chicago River, with the State Street bridge running across the center of the image, and the Marina City towers behind. The Marina City Office Building (now a hotel) is to the right of the towers. A corner of the old Sun-Times building is visible on the extreme right of the image.
Date:
1969; 1964 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Marina City
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View looking west along the Chicago River with the Marina City towers (300 N. State Street) in the foreground. The Marina City Office Building is adjacent to the towers on the lower right.
Date:
1959-1967 (Marina City)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
55 West Wacker Drive
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View of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building (now 55 West Wacker Drive) in 1972. The Dearborn Street bridge over the Chicago River is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
City of Chicago Central Office Building
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View looking west along the Chicago River with the Clark Street bridge in the foreground. Behind the bridge is the Reid Murdoch Center (City of Chicago Central Office Building). The Merchandise Mart and Apparel Center are visible in the distance on the left.
Date:
1989; 1914 (Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Civic Opera Building and Chicago River
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View of the Civic Opera Building looking northeast across the South Branch of the Chicago River. The Kemper Insurance sign is visible atop the building.
Date:
1973; 1929 (Civic Opera Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
William Jacobs artwork, cityscape with bridge
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Lithograph likely by William Jacobs of an abstract cityscape with a bridge
Date:
circa 1920s-1940s
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Exterior view of the Enchanted Island theater and swan bridge
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Various Aerial views (Folder 542)
44 Images
Various Aerial views. Central District Filtration Plant (Jardine Plant); South Water Filtration Plant; Randolph Street Bridge
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River, North Branch
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North Branch of the Chicago River, looking northwest from the West Wilson Avenue bridge. A railroad bridge crosses the river in the middle distance.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Wolf Point and Bridges
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View looking northwest from south of West Kinzie Street, and east of the North Branch of the Chicago River. The old Kinzie Street railroad bridge is on the left of the image, permanently locked in the raised position. The West Kinzie Street bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago river is to its right.
Date:
1972; 1908 (Kinzie Street railroad bridge)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop skyline from North Branch of Chicago River
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View looking southeast along the Chicago River from the West Kinzie Street Bridge. The (now unused) Kinzie Street railroad bridge is in the raised position in the upper left foreground of the photograph. The Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse) are on the far right. The Lake Street elevated train tracks, with a CTA Green Line train running across them, are visible in front of the cluster of Loop high-rises. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises above them.
Date:
1986; 1974 (Sears Tower); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Fulton House Condominiums
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View looking southwest across North Kingsbury Street towards the Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse), located at 345 North Canal Street. The old Kinzie Street railroad bridge is visible, permanently locked in the raised position. The entrance to the East Bank Club's underground parking garage is in the foreground.
Date:
1908 (Kinzie Street railroad bridge and North American Cold Storage Company warehouse); 1980 (East Bank Club); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and skyscrapers along Wacker Drive
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View southwest along the Chicago River from North Michigan Avenue looking towards three high-rise towers: the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive), the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). The much smaller 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between the Leo Burnett Building and the R. R. Donnelley Building. The former Sun-Times building (demolished) is on the right, and a corner of the Wrigley Building is in the foreground at the extreme right.
Date:
1994; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1989 (Leo Burnett Building); 1992 (R. R. Donnelley Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Apparel Center
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View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Apparel Center (and Holiday Inn hotel). The Franklin Street bridge is in the middle of the image, and part of the Merchandise Mart is visible on the right. Fulton House Condominiums (originally North American Cold Storage Company warehouse), located at 345 North Canal Street, is visible behind the Apparel Center.
Date:
1983; 1908 (North American Cold Storage Company warehouse); 1977 (Apparel Center); 1981 (Fulton House Condominium conversion)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Dearborn Street bridge
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View northeast across the Chicago River to the Near North side. The Dearborn Street bridge is on the left of the image, and a single-story building and industrial land occupies the site where Marina City now stands. Behind that, 33 West Kinzie Street (now Harry Caray's restaurant, originally Chicago Varnish Company) is visible. To the left of it, the top part of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (now Court House Place) located at 54 West Hubbard Street, is visible.
Date:
1956; 1893 (Cook County Criminal Court Building); 1895 (Chicago Varnish Company)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River, United Insurance Building and Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building
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View to the southwest along the Chicago River, with the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is on the left. On the right of the image is the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building (now 55 West Wacker). Behind it to the right, the 180 North LaSalle building is visible under construction.
Date:
1972; 1962 (United Insurance Building); 1968 (55 West Wacker)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
City of Chicago Central Office Building
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View looking northeast across the Chicago River at the City of Chicago Central Office Building (later Reid Murdoch Center), with the La Salle Street bridge in the foreground.
Date:
1980; 1914 (Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
The watergate entrance leading to the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Community activities, 1970 (Folder 601)
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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.1970 community activities at: Christopher School; Hayt School; Along River; other unidentified community activities
Date:
1970
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Across the bridge to boys camp
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Boys on bridge leading to boys camp, Camp French; others walking along creek bank.
Date:
ca.1950
Collection:
Hull-House Photograph Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposed Grade Separation
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Barges
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Models for the U.S. Steel exhibit
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The watergate entrance leading to the Electrical Group building at A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Calumet River and Chicago Skyway
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View looking north along the Calumet River from the East 100th Street bridge. The Chicago Skyway runs across the image. Behind it are cargo handling facilities, including an overhead crane and concrete storage silos. Two barges are at the right.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River and Gateway Center
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View looking north along the South Branch of the Chicago River from the West Jackson Boulevard bridge. The West Adams Street bridge runs across the center of the image, and two of the buildings in the Gateway Center complex are behind it on the left. The Butler Brothers Warehouse I (later River Center) is in the distance, with a John Plain & Company sign on its clock tower.
Date:
1969; 1913 (Butler Brothers Warehouse); 1965 (Gateway Center I); 1967 (Gateway Center II, CDW Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial areas along the North Branch of the Chicago River
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View looking north along the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The river is spanned by the West Grand Avenue bridge and, directly behind it, the Ohio Street bridge. The Wallace Press building stands along North Kingsbury Street between the two bridges. Behind it are the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House), the Montgomery Ward Administration building, and the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters tower (now The Montgomery condominiums).
Date:
1978; 1908 (Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building); 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago Tribune Building
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View of the Chicago Tribune building, looking northeast across the Chicago River from East Wacker Drive, just west of Michigan Avenue. A tour boat and the riverside docking area for Wendella Boat Tours is in the lower foreground of the photograph. One of the bridgehouses of the Michigan Avenue bridge is visible at the lower right. Part of the Wrigley building is visible at the extreme left.
Date:
1976; 1925 (Tribune Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
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View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
Date:
1972; 1968 (Lake Point Tower)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago River, Ohio Street Bridge and Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters
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View north across the North Branch of the Chicago River towards the Ohio Street Bridge and the Montgomery Ward headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street).
Date:
1985; 1972 (Montgomery Ward headquarters)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

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