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The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent collection. Its holdings also include American art, Old…

A colorized photograph portraying the interior lobby of the Hotel Atlantic in Chicago, Ill. on the front of a postcard.

A colorized photograph of the garden in Washington Park, Chicago, Ill. appearing on the front of a postcard.

A postcard portraying an exterior day view of Washington Street looking East from Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois.

A postcard portraying an exterior night scene of the Atlantic Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

A crowded street full of vendors at the Maxwell Street Market

A view of Maxwell and Halsted Streets during the Maxwell Street Market opening.

Postcard showing tourists on a bridge in the Japanese Garden in Jackson Park, Chicago IL

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Daniel H. Burnham was the founder of Burnham and Root, one of Chicago's most prominent architectural firms, and the Director of Works on the World's Columbian Exposition. He also designed many of the city's most impressive buildings, including the…