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Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Pictured here is a model of the Italian Ocean liner S.S. Rex. The Rex was launched in 1931 and operated until allied bombers destroyed the ship in 1944.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Residential and Industrial buildings, East Cullerton Street
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View looking southeast across South Indiana Avenue, from the intersection with East Cullerton Street. A parking lot is in the foreground at the southeast corner of the intersection, with the side of a nineteenth-century house at 213 East Cullerton behind it. Rising behind that is the Atwell Building (221 East Cullerton Street). Part of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant is visible in the distance on the far right.
Date:
1980
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial building, 18th Street and South Michigan Avenue
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View looking along the north side of East 18th Street at a commercial building located at the northeast corner of the intersection of East 18th Street and South Michigan Avenue (1731-1737 South Michigan Avenue). A sign painted on the wall at the top of the building reads "Joyce Mfg. Co. Inc. Manufacturers of Quality Bedding".
Date:
circa 1978; 1922 (1731-1737 South Michigan Avenue)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Near South Side lakefront with Burnham Harbor and Meigs Field
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Aerial view of the Lake Michigan lakefront on the Near South Side, with Burnham Harbor and Meigs Field (now Northerly Island Park) visible. McCormick Place is visible in the distance beyond the harbor. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) is prominent in the left foreground.
Date:
1972; 1972 (CNA Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
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View of the Lakeside Press Building at 350 East Cermak Road (later Digital Realty Data Center), which served as the R. R. Donnelley printing plant.
Date:
1912-1929 (R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridge at the Century of Progress world's fair during construction
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The Electrical Group exhibition building under construction in preparation for A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1931
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Two men standing on the construction site where the Sky Ride was to be built for the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The construction of the Hall of Science building in preparation for the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Central Station townhouse development
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View of part of the Central Station townhouse development, looking north along South Prairie Avenue from near East 15th Street.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
East 23rd Street with Sauer's Restaurant sign
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View looking east along East 23rd Street towards McCormick Place. Sauer's Restaurant is in the right foreground. Behind that, the red brick facade of the P. S. Recording Studio (formerly at 323 East 23rd Street) is visible.
Date:
circa 1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago skyline from the lakefront
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View of the Chicago skyline from the lakefront, seen from what is now East Solidarity Drive at the Museum Campus. Prominently visible are the Prudential Building, the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) and the John Hancock Center.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McCormick Place
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View of the East Building (renamed Lakeside Center) at McCormick Place.
Date:
1969-1971 (McCormick Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McCormick Place
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View of the East Building (now Lakeside Center) at McCormick Place, taken in 1970 during the building's construction.
Date:
1970; 1969-1971 (McCormick Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Seen here is the Italian State Tourist Information Office located in the Pavilion's auditorium room.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The South Wing of the Court of States exhibit.
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The Court of States was part of the Federal Building exhibit on Northerly Island.
Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
The Electrical Group building under construction, in preparation for A Century of Progress.
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Date:
1932
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Romanesque courtyard at the Century of Progress Foreign Villages exhibition.
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The picture was taken inside the building and shows the yard.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Donnelley Hall and McCormick Inn hotel, 23rd Street
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View looking east along East 23rd Street from just west of South Calumet Avenue toward Donnelly Hall (at right, demolished). The high-rise McCormick Inn hotel (451 East 23rd Street, demolished 1993) is in the distance at the upper left.
Date:
1984; 1973 (McCormick Inn)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago skyline along the lakefront
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View to the northwest along the lakefront, with boats in Monroe Harbor and the Chicago city skyline behind, seen from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) stand out.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McCormick Place
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Undated view of the overhanging roof of the East Building of McCormick Place.
Date:
1969-1971 (McCormick Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant
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View of part of the facade of the R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant at 350 East Cermak Road, at the northeast corner of the intersection with South Calumet Avenue. Signage visible on the lintel reads "R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The Lakeside Press".
Date:
circa 1978; 1912-1929 (R. R. Donnelley Printing Plant)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Clarke House
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View of the Clarke House prior to its restoration in 1978.
Date:
circa 1978; 1836 (Clarke House)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago skyline along the lakefront
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View of the Chicago city skyline along the lakefront, looking northwest from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) stand out.
Date:
circa 1975
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Seen here are photographs of the Via del Mare on display in the Pavilion's auditorium room.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Seen here is the north side of the Pavilion's auditorium room.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Building construction
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park II townhouses
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View looking north at a courtyard and parking area in the Dearborn Park II townhouse development near West 14th Street.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Central Station townhouse development
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View of part of the Central Station townhouse development, looking east from East 15th Street. Soldier Field is visible in the distance on the right.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
American Bank Note Company Building
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View of the front of the American Bank Note Company building (118-132 East Cullerton Street), at the northwest corner of the intersection with South Indiana Avenue.
Date:
1980; 1902 (American Bank Note Company Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Warehouse building, South Indiana Avenue
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View of a building located at 1727 South Indiana Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Indiana Avenue and East 18th Street.
Date:
circa 1978; 1905 (Kodak warehouse)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park II townhouses under construction
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View of Dearborn Park II townhomes during construction. The Dearborn Park II subdivision is located south of Roosevelt Road between South Clark and South State Streets.
Date:
1990
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Chicago skyline from the Near South Side
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View of the Chicago skyline in winter, looking northwest from near the Adler Planetarium. The Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) is visible under construction in the left half of the image. Lake Point Tower stands on the right.
Date:
1972
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion, photographic view of the Mussolini Forum in Rome.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the grand stairway inside the Electrical Group building exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair
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The photo was taken in March of 1933 while the building was being prepared for the grand opening in May.
Date:
March 1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Dearborn Park II, single family homes
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View of newly-constructed single family residences in Dearborn Park II subdivision.
Date:
1990
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Burnham Harbor
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View of boats in Burnham Harbor (part of Burnham Park), looking northwest. Part of the Shedd Aquarium building is partially visible behind the trees. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) rises on the left.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Building construction
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Construction of an unidentified building in preparation for A Century of Progress.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of Century of Progress Hall of Science from east across the lagoon while still under construction.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Unidentified building under construction in preparation for the Century of Progress.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
View of the Hall of Science under construction in 1931
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Date:
1931
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access
Clarke House during restoration
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View of the Clarke House during restoration, after being moved to 1827 South Indiana Avenue in late 1977.
Date:
circa 1978; 1836 (Clarke House)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Platt Luggage Building
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View of the Platt Luggage Building in its original location at East 23rd Street and South Prairie Avenue.
Date:
circa 1978; 1907 (Ginn & Co. Publishers Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Industrial building, 320 East 21st Street
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View of the rear of a concrete-framed industrial building located at 320 East 21st Street, on the northwest corner of the intersection of East 21st Street and South Calumet Avenue. East 21st Street runs along the right side of the photograph.
Date:
circa 1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Loop and Near North Side skyline from the lakefront
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View of the Chicago skyline looking northwest from the lakefront. The Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) is prominently visible.
Date:
circa 1975; 1973 (Standard Oil Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
McCormick Place
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View across Burnham Harbor towards the East Building (now Lakeside Center) at McCormick Place. The McCormick Inn hotel (demolished 1993) rises in the background behind McCormick Place.
Date:
1969-1971 (McCormick Place)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Interior view of the Italian Pavilion at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
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Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access

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