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Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Clark St. Viaduct through Dearborn St. Bridge (Folder 38)
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Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Clark St. Viaduct (1942); S. Damen Ave. Bridge (1931); S. Damen Ave. Viaduct (1963, undated); Dearborn St. Bridge (very early drawings); Dearborn St. Bridge (1962)
Date:
1931-1963
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rapid Transit Authority (RTA) launch
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with Lt. Governor Neil Hartigan, Senator Cecil Partee, Illinois governor Dan Walker and others in front of a large transportation map for announcement of Rapid Transit Authority (RTA) launch.
Date:
circa 1974
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
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Architect's rendering of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers and a playground area.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley speaking at the dedication of the Welles Park field house and pool
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Mayor Richard J. Daley speaking at the dedication of the Welles Park field house and pool (47th Ward).
Date:
circa 1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of Archer-Ashland Overpass
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Richard J. Daley beside a vintage automobile ("horseless carriage") at the Archer-Ashland Overpass opening ceremony.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of Archer-Ashland Overpass
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Mayor Richard J. Daley rides in the back seat of a vintage automobile ("horseless carriage") at the Archer-Ashland Overpass opening ceremony.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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A police three-wheeler and a school bus pass through the toll gates at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Crawford Parker (Indiana's lieutenant governor), and Richard J. Daley (right) open the barricades to through traffic at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Crawford Parker (Indiana's lieutenant governor), and Richard J. Daley (center left) pose on a dais with a group of officials including P.J. Cullerton (third from left) at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Crawford Parker (Indiana's lieutenant governor) and Mayor Richard J. Daley, with Tom Keane, P. J. "Parky" Cullerton, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and others on a dais at the Calumet Skyway opening ceremony.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass
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Mayor Richard J. Daley with officials on podium listening to an unidentified man speaking at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass
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Richard J. Daley with officials on the podium, listening to a band perform at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and Crawford Parker (Lieutenant Governor of Indiana) stand next to a school bus filled with children during the Calumet Skyway opening ceremony. A banner on the side of the bus reads "Congratulations Mayor Daley, Jane Neil School for Crippled Children".
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass
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Group of officials including Mayor Richard J. Daley standing on podium behind a sign reading "Know Chicago by Her Achievements", at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Sears Store (Folder 533)
26 Images
Sears Store (old on 63rd and Halsted St.) and other Sears stores, including auto center at Polk and Homan, store at Harlem and North, Kansas City, MO shipping warehouse and Memphis, Tenn store.
Date:
1925; 1927; 1933; 1934; 1952; 1963
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
John F. Kennedy at the O'Hare Airport dedication
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President John F. Kennedy laying a wreath at a monument to Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare during the O'Hare Airport expansion dedication. Mayor Richard J. Daley stands at left. A group of school children in ethnic dress stand in the background.
Date:
March 23, 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
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View of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
Image Image
View of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers with a plaza between them.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
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View of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing one of the two 10-story towers.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
Image Image
Architect's rendering of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley applauding the new McFetridge Drive street sign
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Mayor Richard J. Daley joining a crowd in applauding the new McFetridge Drive street sign.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
Image Image
Architect's rendering of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers and a playground area.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley unveiling the William L. McFetridge Drive street sign
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Mayor Richard J. Daley standing with a group moments before the unveiling of the new William L. McFetridge Drive street sign.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of Archer-Ashland Overpass
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Richard J. Daley rides in the back seat of a vintage automobile ("horseless carriage") with two unidentified men at the Archer-Ashland Overpass opening ceremony.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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View at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, showing a marching band (left foreground), the assembled crowd, and a group of officials on the speakers' dias in front of the toll booths.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley accepts a rolled document from a young boy on crutches at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, as Eleanor "Sis" Daley and other children and young people look on. The group stands on the roadway next to the traffic barricades.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley accepts plaque for completion of the Calumet Skyway
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Richard J. Daley accepts a plaque from a representative of the Illinois Road Builders Association in recognition of his achievement in completing the Calumet Skyway (renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 2, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass, Richard J. Daley speaking
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Richard J. Daley speaks from a raised platform at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass
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Richard J. Daley with a group of officials at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass through Monroe St. Bridge (Folder 43)
26 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: N. Lake Shore Drive, North Ave. Pedestrian Overpass(1962); S. Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Rd. Pedestrian Overpass (undated); S. Lake Shore Drive, 42nd St. Pedestrian Overpass (1962); Lock St. Bridge (1964); Loomis-Fuller Railroad Viaduct (undated drawing, 1955, 1964); Madison St. Bridge (1941); Michigan Ave. Bridge (1912 drawing, undated, 1939, 1944, 1956, 1957); Monroe St. Bridge (1966)
Date:
1939-1966
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Bridges, viaducts, and underpasses: Ohio St. Bridge and Polk St. Bridge (Folder 44)
19 Images
Bridges, viaducts and underpasses included: Ohio St. Bridge (1958); Polk St. Bridge (1935, 1941, 1944, 1966)
Date:
1935-1958
Collection:
James S. Parker Collection
Access:
Public access
Rapid Transit Authority (RTA) launch, Richard J. Daley and Dan Walker
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Mayor Richard J. Daley converses with Illinois governor Dan Walker at an event announcing the launch of the Rapid Transit Authority (RTA).
Date:
circa 1974
Collection:
László Kondor photograph collection
Access:
Public access
John F. Kennedy speaks at the O'Hare Airport expansion dedication
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President John F. Kennedy standing on a dais at the airport, giving the dedication speech for the opening of an expansion to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. In his speech, the President recalls memories of Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare and discusses the technological modernity of the airport. Dignitaries standing beside Kennedy include Mayor Richard J. Daley, Governor Otto Kerner, and Eleanor "Sis" Daley (on the left). Senator Paul Douglas is standing at far right.
Date:
March 23, 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley 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
Richard J. Daley speaking at the Welles Park field house and pool dedication
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Mayor Richard J. Daley at a microphone speaking during the Welles Park field house and pool dedication (47th Ward).
Date:
1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley unveiling the new McFetridge Drive street sign
Image Image
Mayor Richard J. Daley unveiling the new McFetridge Drive street sign, surrounded by a watching crowd.
Date:
1970
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley (center) stands behind the traffic barricades with a group of officials including Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Crawford Parker (on Daley's right), Dan Ryan Jr. (on Daley's left), P.J. Cullerton (second from left), and others at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
Image Image
Richard J. Daley speaks from a dais at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (renamed Chicago Skyway). P.J. Cullerton and Eleanor "Sis" Daley are at the left.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Speaker at the opening of the Archer-Ashland Overpass
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An unidentified man speaks from the podium at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Richard J. Daley at Eckhart Park swimming pool construction site
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Mayor Richard J. Daley handles a wheelbarrow and walks with two unidentified men carrying shovels, at the construction site for an indoor swimming pool (Ida Crown Natatorium) at Eckhart Park.
Date:
circa 1958-1961
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley, accompanied by Eleanor "Sis" Daley, accepts a rolled document from a group of young people. The group stands behind traffic barricades on the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway). A sign marking the Indiana-Illinois state line is partially visible behind them.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass, Richard J. Daley speaking
Image Image
Richard J. Daley speaks from a raised platform at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
John F. Kennedy at the O'Hare Airport expansion dedication
Image Image
President John F. Kennedy carrying a wreath and shaking hands with a serviceman at the O'Hare Airport expansion dedication ceremony. Mayor Richard J. Daley stands right of Kennedy and alongside a monument to Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare. School children in ethnic dress and servicemen stand in the background.
Date:
March 23, 1963
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
Image Image
View of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers and a playground area.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
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Richard J. Daley raises a flag of Chicago at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, while P.J. Cullerton (left), Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Crawford Parker (second from left), and others look on.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
Image Image
Richard J. Daley accepts a rolled document from a young boy on crutches at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway, as Eleanor "Sis" Daley and other children and young people look on. The group stands on the roadway next to the traffic barricades. A sign installed above the roadway reads "Entering Chicago - Calumet Skyway Toll Bridge".
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of Archer-Ashland Overpass
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Richard J. Daley and two men standing next to a man dressed in period costume with a nineteenth-century bicycle, at the Archer-Ashland Overpass opening ceremony. An Ashland-Archer Overpass sign stands behind them.
Date:
circa 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass, Richard J. Daley speaking
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A large crowd at the opening of the Archer-Ashland overpass listens as Richard J. Daley speaks from a raised platform.
Date:
1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
University Apartments, Hyde Park
Image Image
View of the University Apartments located at 1451 East 55th Street, showing the two 10-story towers with a plaza between them.
Date:
circa 1971
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access
Calumet Skyway opening ceremony
Image Image
View of the crowd at the opening ceremony for the Calumet Skyway (later renamed Chicago Skyway).
Date:
April 16, 1958
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
Access:
Public access

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