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Color aerial view of the Chicago lakefront and downtown
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Date:
1933
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Various views and streetscapes (Folder 544)
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Various views and streetscapes, including graffiti on monument at Western and 21st; viaduct mural at Halsted and Kinzie; Barber shop at Wells and Washington; Cabrini Green housing project after rehab; Chagall mosaic in Loop; Coastguard house at locks; Congress and Michigan; Continental bank; Copernicus statue at Adler Planetarium; Daley Plaza; Division and State; Drake Hotel; Drexel Fountain; Fort Sheridan Cemetery; Parking garages; Kemper Building; LaSalle Plaza; LaSalle and Adams; Kozsko Statue; Madison St.; Madison and Wells; 22 W. Madison Building; Marquette Statue; McKinley Park; Michigan Ave. bridge; Michigan Ave. high-rise; New Michigan Hotel (Lexington Hotel); Lake Shore Drive; Outer Drive; Port of Chicago; Presidential Towers; Robie House (exterior painting); "S" curve at Navy Pier; Sears and Hancock Towers; Sherman Hotel; State St.; Stearns Quarry; Stockyards Entrance; Sculpture on Parking Lot; Unidentified interior architecture; United Artists movie theater and intersection; 111 E. Wacker Dr.; Winnipeg (Manitoba) Mall; Winston Towers; WEM; Wolf Point before Apparel Center
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
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A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. A young woman standing at the left is speaking to the group.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Belmont Harbor
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View of boats moored in Belmont Harbor, looking south along the lakefront from a location adjacent to West Hawthorne Place.
Date:
1986
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Lake Shore Drive at North Avenue
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View looking southwest from the southern terminus of Lincoln Park, just north of East North Boulevard, toward apartment buildings along North Lake Shore Drive. 1550 North Lake Shore Drive is visible in the right foreground. Next to it on the left is 1540 North Lake Shore Drive, designed in the style of a French chateau, with a slate roof and projecting turrets on the front facade.
Date:
1985
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Proposal for new development, River North
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Map of Chicago's Near North Side drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing a number of development proposals, including areas of mixed-use development; enhancement of the riverfront along the North Branch of the Chicago River with a new park and a riverside drive, and a new subway line serving the area; an improved, tree-lined Chicago Avenue and a tree-lined North Orleans Street; and an area designated "Recycled and New Buildings" for renovation and repurposing of existing buildings.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Chicago Harbor and city skyline
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View of the Chicago harbor, looking northwest from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. Grant Park is visible behind the harbor, and the city skyline rises behind it. The First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) stands on the left; the Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), John Hancock Center, and 400 East Randolph are near the center of the image. Lake Point Tower stands out on the right.
Date:
1970
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
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View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza looking northeast. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. High rise apartment buildings Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive) are visible behind.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking southwest from Grant Park. The University Club is visible at the far right of the image. Next to it, across Monroe Street to the south, stands the Monroe Building. The People's Gas Building, located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, is at the center of the image.
Date:
1984
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Loop high-rises from Grant Park
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View from Grant Park toward the Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center) and Loop high-rises, including the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building).
Date:
1972; 1962 (United Insurance Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Paper about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Chicago-Lemont, 1992
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Administrative history; Manuscript
Date:
June 14, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Youth Follows New Trails," Parents Magazine, GG Telfer, undated
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Manuscript of article condensed from The Parents' Magazine on youth activities on trail systems
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Early Forest Preserve Planning, ca. 1920s
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Various documents pertaining to the organization of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
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Policy proposal
Date:
ca. 1920s?
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Guidelines on Outdoor Leadership, ca. 1940s
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Memo produced by the National Park Service on leadership qualities and advice for those leading outdoor trips
Date:
ca. 1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


How the Park Man Should Be Prepared to Meet the Public,' Roberts Mann, 1953
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Conference paper presented at the Denver meeting of the American Institute of Park Executives.
Date:
September 16, 1953
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


John Coburn "History of the Forest Preserve," with a letter from Rollin Organ to Charles G. Saunders, 1927-1931
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Letter written by John Coburn and memo from William Busse on the history of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Other unidentified community activities, 1974 (Folder 609)
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Description: 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.
Date:
1974
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


"Mimeographer Material 3"
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Date:
1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Photo of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
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The Field Museum opened in 1893 as part of the World Columbian Exposition in Hyde Park. The museum moved to its current location on park district space along the lakefront near downtown in 1921, and by 1930, it was joined by the addition of the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium nearby. Although technically not part of the Century of Progress, the three lakefront museums were located immediately north of the Fairgrounds and thus attracted many visitors from the Chicago World's Fair.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


O'Grady, Sheila. Interview. October 27, 2017.
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Sheila O'Grady was director of code enforcement for Chicago's zoning department (1993-1996), liaison for Mayor Richard M. Daley's Intergovernmental Affairs office (1996-2000), and chief of staff for the mayor (2000-2005). Interview includes discussion of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Date:
2017-10-27
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access


Auburn Park lagoon, houses and apartments
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View northeast across the Auburn Park lagoons with apartment buildings and houses surrounding the adjacent area. The apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway is at the left, and nineteenth century houses are next to it on the right.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Auburn Park lagoon and apartment building
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View northwest west across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building at 462 West Winneconna Parkway.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Apartment buildings, Kenwood
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View looking northeast from the lakefront towards high-rise apartment buildings across South Lake Shore Drive. Regents Park North Tower (5020 South Lake Shore Drive) is on the left, with one of the Twin Towers Apartments (1649 East 50th Street) visible next to it on the right. Further to the right is The Powhatan (4950 South Chicago Beach Drive).
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Douglas Park and Roosevelt Road
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View in winter from Douglas Park, looking towards apartment buildings along West Roosevelt Road. The intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Francisco Avenue is near the center of the photograph. Playground equipment is visible in the park, behind the trees.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


West Lawn Park play area and Fieldhouse
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View of a playground area with swings and a sandbox at the north end of West Lawn Park. The rear of the West Lawn Park Fieldhouse is visible behind this.
Date:
1977
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Apartment building and house overlooking Auburn Park
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View looking northwest across the Auburn Park lagoons towards an apartment building (462 West Winneconna Parkway) and a nineteenth-century house (demolished).
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Japanese Garden, Wooded Island, Jackson Park
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View of the Japanese garden built on Wooded Island in Jackson Park.
Date:
circa 1980s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
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View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
Date:
1995; 1972 (CNA Plaza)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
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A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. Townhouses on the north side of West Wisconsin Street are visible behind the park.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Navy Pier ferris wheel
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View of the Navy Pier ferris wheel, installed as part of a major Pier renovation in 1995.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Navy Pier
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View looking northeast along the south side of Navy Pier, showing new structures on the pier after completion of a major renovation project. Sightseeing boats and larger cruise boats are moored along the Pier. Behind them, the ferris wheel and other pier structures are visible.
Date:
1995
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


North Michigan Avenue at Chicago Avenue
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View looking southeast along North Michigan Avenue from Water Tower Park. The intersection with East Chicago Avenue is in the middle ground. 777 North Michigan Avenue is at the left, with a Walgreens drug store on the street level. The Allerton Hotel is partially visible at the upper right.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
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View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Loop skyline from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall and Loop skyscrapers, looking northwest from Grant Park. The Chicago Cultural Center (originally Chicago Public Library) is visible near the center of the image. The Prudential building is at the right, behind the tree.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Michigan Avenue streetwall from Grant Park
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View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall looking southwest from Grant Park. From left to right are the CNA Plaza, the Metropolitan Tower on the Park (formerly Britannica Center), Santa Fe Building, The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street), People's Gas Building, Monroe Building, and University Club. The "Gage Group" buildings are visible near the right.
Date:
1982
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Municipal Parking Garage, State and Wacker
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View of the Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1 at the corner of North State Street and West Wacker Drive. The address was 11 W. Wacker.
Date:
1982; 1955 (Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


First Baptist Congregational Church
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View northwest from Union Park towards the First Baptist Congregational Church, located at 60 N. Ashland Avenue, just south of Lake Street.
Date:
1974
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Group of men laying a "Sons of Italy" wreath in Arrigo Park
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A group of men laying a "Sons of Italy" wreath in Arrigo Park. Congressman Frank Annunzio is third from right in the front row; Cardinal Joseph Bernardin is fourth from right. Also included are Alderman Fred Roti, Alderman Vito Marzullo, Congressman Marty Russo, and an unidentified parade queen.
Date:
1982
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access


"Development of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois" MA Thesis, 1949
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Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master's of Arts, Department of History, De Paul University, Chicago
Date:
June, 1949
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Waters Open to Public Fishing," E.P. Romilly, undated
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List of locations and information for public fishing and accompanying regulations
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


St. Paul Woods, ca. 1900-1915
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Images taken in St. Paul Woods
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Suburban Trib, "CCC legacy continues to grow by William Presecky," 1979
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Article from the Suburban Trib on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, including work done in the Cook County Forest Preserve District
Date:
February 9, 1979
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
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Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
Date:
April 25, 1944
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"UIC Campus Controversy" American Legion, Miller Meadows, 1957
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Date:
ca. 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Dear Citizen," 1956
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Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
Date:
July 5, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Letters to Citizens," 1957
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Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
Date:
July 29, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Photo of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
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The Field Museum opened in 1893 as part of the World Columbian Exposition in Hyde Park. The museum moved to its current location on park district space along the lakefront near downtown in 1921, and by 1930, it was joined by the addition of the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium nearby. Although technically not part of the Century of Progress, the three lakefront museums were located immediately north of the Fairgrounds and thus attracted many visitors from the Chicago World's Fair.
Date:
1933-1934
Collection:
Century of Progress records
Access:
Public access


Itasca railroad station, Milwaukee Road Line
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View north from park on the south side of Irving Park road toward the Itasca Station (now demolished) on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) Line.
Date:
1976
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access


Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
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View of the top part of one of Fernando Botero's bronze sculptures, during the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The upper parts of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza) and the Aon Center are visible behind the work.
Date:
1994
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access