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Chicago Illinois Collection

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago map

Chicago map
Antique illustration of a Chicago map

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Illinois map 1881

Illinois map 1881
Encyclopedia Britannica 9th Edition Vol XII Philadelphia j.M. Stoddart & Co 1881

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Rush Medical College building in Chicago

Rush Medical College building in Chicago
Antique illustration of a Rush Medical College building in Chicago

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Antique photograph of horserace derby in Chicago

Antique photograph of horserace derby in Chicago

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Map of Illinois 1883

Map of Illinois 1883
Map of the state of Illinois

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Closeup of Tradescantia zebrina

Closeup of Tradescantia zebrina
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inchplant or wandering jew. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Pullman Strike

Pullman Strike
A group of men stand on abandoned railway cars during the Pullman strike in Chicago, July 1984. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railway car manufacturing company

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Illustration of Sears Tower, Chicago, once the worlds tallest building 1974 - 1998

Illustration of Sears Tower, Chicago, once the worlds tallest building 1974 - 1998

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago before the Great City Fire in 1871, published 1872

Chicago before the Great City Fire in 1871, published 1872
Birds eye view of Chicago before the Great City Fire in 1871. Legend: 1) West-side, 2) Union-park, 3) Gasworks, 4) Lincoln-park, 5) Washington-place, 6) Promenade, 7) North-side, 8) Waterworks

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Wigwam for Republican National Convention, IL, 1860

Wigwam for Republican National Convention, IL, 1860
Illustration of the site of the Republican National Convention at which Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidential candidacy, Chicago, Illinois, mid-May 1860. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Urban Chicago city Intersection of streets

Urban Chicago city Intersection of streets
A vibrant crosswalk in between buildings in the city of Chicago, Illinois

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Rescue mutt puppy sitting on bed looking at camera

Rescue mutt puppy sitting on bed looking at camera
Bed, Horizontal, Looking At Camera, Indoors, Animal, Animal Body Part, Bedroom, Blanket, Animal Head, USA, Domestic Animals, australian shepherd, rhodesian ridgeback, expressive, emotion, pit bull

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago Slums

Chicago Slums
circa 1930: Maxwell Street market in a poor quarter of Chicago. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus), leveret, with ticks on its mouth, Chicago, Illinois

Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus), leveret, with ticks on its mouth, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, USA

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago skyline

Chicago skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Chicago skyscrapers and Michigan Boulevard skyline. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Masonic Temple Building Chicago (United States)

Masonic Temple Building Chicago (United States)
Antique illustration of a masonic Temple Building Chicago (United States)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Map of Chicago 1895

Map of Chicago 1895
Map of the city of Chicago, USA

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Lift bridge in Chicago

Lift bridge in Chicago
Antique illustration of a Lift bridge in Chicago, 1893

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Rookery Building

Rookery Building
Antique illustration of a Rookery Building

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: The Pullman Building

The Pullman Building
Antique illustration engraving of the Pullman car manufacturer building

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: The Pullman Strikers Headquarters

The Pullman Strikers Headquarters
Exterior view of Ulhics Hall, the Pullman stikers headquarters in Chicago. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railway car manufacturing company

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Officers Stand Near A Railway Carriage During The Pullman Strike

Officers Stand Near A Railway Carriage During The Pullman Strike
A group of officers stand near a railway carriage in an emergency camp during the Pullman Strike in Chicago, July 1984. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railroad car manufacturing

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Blockade At Grand Crossing During The Pullman Strike

Blockade At Grand Crossing During The Pullman Strike
Illustration of strikers performing a blockade at the Grand Crossing, near the outskirts of Chicago, during the Pullman strike, July 26, 1894. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Ammonia Railroad

Ammonia Railroad
Illustration of an ammonia powered railroad car exhibited at the Worlds Fair held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Reflections in high-rises, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reflections in high-rises, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Young rescue puppy stretches out in bed

Young rescue puppy stretches out in bed

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Rescue puppy

Rescue puppy
Rescue mutt puppy hiding behind blanket on bed

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Lincolns Statue

Lincolns Statue
circa 1930: The statue of Abraham Lincoln, found in Parliament Square, London, which is a copy of a statue by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, in Chicago

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Tumbledown Home

Tumbledown Home
circa 1890: Back door in a tumbledown wooden slum house, Chicago. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Wrigley Building

Wrigley Building
circa 1930: The Wrigley Building in Chicago built for maximum daylight and ventilation by the Wrigley chewing gum company. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago

Chicago
People crossing a busy road in Chicago, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Palmolive Building

Palmolive Building
A time lapse image of the art deco Palmolive Building on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, circa 1935. It was built between 1927 and 1929 for the soap manufacturing firm, then from 1965 to 1989

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Great Chicago Fire

Great Chicago Fire
The flames spread across the Chicago River, fuelled by the closely-packed wooden ships, during the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Avenue In Chicago

Avenue In Chicago
16th October 1925: North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Canine Aviator

Canine Aviator
circa 1920: A close-up of Mike, the worlds only canine aviator, wearing flying cap and goggles in Chicago. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Chicago Illinois Skyline From Lake Michigan

Chicago Illinois Skyline From Lake Michigan
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884

Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884
Illustration of delegates celebrating the nomination of James G. Blaine as presidential candidate during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, June 1884

Background imageChicago Illinois Collection: Clock On The Pure Oil Building

Clock On The Pure Oil Building
View of the massive clock on the exterior of the Pure Oil Building (also known as the Jewelers Building and the North American Life Building) at 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois, late 1920s


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