Browse Collections (19 total)

Mid-Century Chicago Entertainment

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Midcentury Chicagoans had plenty of options for music, sports, nightlife, and other entertainment options

Contributors: Alexandra Gradwohl

My Kind of Town

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Public Sculptures Chicago(1837-1987)

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This collection collects several public sculptures(1837-1987) in Chicago, IL.

Contributors: Bill Sun

Radical Chicago

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As a large American city, Chicago's political identity rests at the intersection of industry, race, gender, class, immigration, and other concerns…

The Fountains of Chicago, 1837-1987

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Aside from being decorative and whimsical, our local fountains have much to tell us about our various public memories and community activities.…

The Many Maps of Chicago

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In addition to being useful for navigating and for laying out directions for all sorts of events, maps are useful as visual representations of how…

Contributors: Emily Paige Taylor

The Old "L"

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Photos from the construction and early days of the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad. Today it is referred to as the "L" (short for…

Contributors: Emily Paige Taylor

The Women of Chicago

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Contributors: Tina Figueroa

Theatres and Concert Venues

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All images except the one for the Metro are digital surrogates for vintage photographs.