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Junior Citizen's Committee: Aldridge School through Avalon School (Folder 574)
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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. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Aldridge School (5/5/64); All Saints School (3/5/64, 12/1/64, 11/12/65); Assumption BVM School (2/3/64); Avalon School (1/22/65, 3/11/66)
Date:
1964-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Junior Citizen's Committee: Our Lady Gate of Heaven School through Our Lady of Vilna School (Folder 585)
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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. 8 x 10 group portraits of students, teachers and administrators feature prominently in Series VI. Schools covered: Our Lady Gate of Heaven School (12/20/65); Our Lady of the Gardens School (5/5/64); Our Lady of Guadalupe School (12/10/63, 5/12/64, 11/17/64, 10/21/65); Our Lady of Peace School (3/11/64, 12/10/64, 3/25/66); Our Lady of Vilna School (4/12/62)
Date:
1962-1965
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Railway lines serving Chicago's far south side
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Map of Chicago's far south side, showing freight railway lines serving the area.
Date:
circa 1969
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Carver-Riverdale Area High School during construction
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Aerial view of Carver-Riverdale Area High School during its construction (now George Washington Carver Military Academy).
Date:
March 20, 1972
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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)
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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


Bridges and viaducts: N. Halsted St. Viaduct; Indiana Ave. Bridge (Folder 96)
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Bridges and viaducts: N. Halsted St. Viaduct; Indiana Ave. Bridge. 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:
1971
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Harrison St. Bridge through S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (Folder 9)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Harrison St. Bridge (1952, 1958 rendering, 1959, 1960 cross section drawing); Indiana Ave. Bridge (1914, 1952, 1959, 1964, 1977 [dedication of bridge with Mayor Michael A. Bilandic); Jackson St. Bridge (1953); N. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1914); S. Kedzie Ave. Bridge (1951, 1954, 1969, rendering undated)
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Various buildings (Folder 550)
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Various buildings, including: Adler Planetarium; Allstate Insurance Company office building; Altgeld Gardens; American Furniture Mart; Ambassador East Hotel; American Hospital Association building (model); Armour Research Foundation (Illinois Institute of Technology); Art Institute of Chicago in 1860 (copy negative); B.&W. Construction Co.; Belmont Hotel; Chicago Boat Building Co.; Chicago City Hall; Chicago Fire Department station (Engine Co. #83); Chicago Police Headquarters; Chicago Police Station at Racine and 61st; Chicago Public Library (now Cultural Center)
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access