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3249 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Site of the Chicago Public Library Central Library, Randolph Street, looking southwest toward Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois

Michigan, Lake

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3000 N Cicero, exterior view of Laughlin Falconer residence, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Avenue J just south of 96th Street, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Addams Park (0262) Views - Neighborhood views, 1952-09-15, Chicago, Illinois
(1952-09-15)
Abandoned buildings-Illinois-Chicago; Men-Illinois-Chicago; Painted wall signs-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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Christian Fellowship Church, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Unknown location, possibly Board Room, Chicago, Illinois (1897) Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center; Reading desks-Illinois-Chicago From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

3242 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois

Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
Stores & shops-Illinois-Chicago; Abandoned buildings-Illinois-Chicago; Signs (Notices); Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago-1990-2000
Robert W. Krueger Photograph Collection

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Alcott School PTA officers, Chicago, Illinois


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1015 E. 51st Street, rear, Chicago, Illinois
(1969-02-07)
Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago; Downspouts-Illinois-Chicago; Snow-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records

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Addams Park (0262) Views - Neighborhood views, 1952-10-22, Chicago, Illinois
(1952-10-22)
Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago; Buildings-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Streets-Illinois-Chicago; Street lights-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, exterior view, Chicago, Illinois Woodson Regional Library Center (Chicago, Ill.); Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950; Regional libraries-Illinois-Chicago From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Reading Room, wrought-iron grill, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center

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2600 West Windsor, Chicago, Illinois


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Brickwork in Albany Avenue 9' sewer, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

American Legion/Albany Park Post 24, Chicago, Illinois


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Christian Fellowship Church, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Chicago River, North Branch between Montrose and Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois
(1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909)
Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.)
Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association Collection

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Broadway Street, 9 foot sewer in Rockeby Street [now Fremont Street], August 24, 1927, Chicago, Illinois (Broadway Street, 9 foot sewer in Rokeby Street [now Fremont Street], part of Broadway Sewer System. Driving steel sheeting. "726 / 9 ft sewer in Rokeby at part of Broadway system / Driving steel sheeting Aug 24 1927") Chicago Sewers Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Addams Park (0262) Views - Neighborhood views, 1952-10-22, Chicago, Illinois
(1952-10-22)
Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago; Buildings-Illinois-Chicago; Trucks-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Streets-Illinois-Chicago; Utility poles-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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Addams Park (0262) Views - Neighborhood views, 1952-10-22, Chicago, Illinois
(1952-10-22)
Buildings-Illinois-Chicago; Streets-Illinois-Chicago; Street railroad tracks-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Painted wall signs-Illinois-Chicago; Street lights-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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Addams Park (0262) Views - Landscapes - Construction progress photographs, 1954-04-21, Chicago, Illinois (1954-04-21) Vacant lots-Illinois-Chicago; Industrial facilities-Illinois-Chicago; Streets-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Trucks-Illinois-Chicago; Street lights-Illinois-Chicago; Utility poles-Illinois-Chicago; Cityscape photographs Chicago Park District Records: Photographs From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

1765 West Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois Uptown (Chicago, Ill.) Restaurants-Illinois-Chicago; Traffic signs & signals Robert W. Krueger Photograph Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

2177 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (1984) Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.) Houses-Illinois-Chicago Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Back yard garden in Ravenswood Manor. (No address listed.), Chicago, Illinois


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Excavation for transition section, view west, Roscoe Street and California Avenue, November 1949, Chicago, Illinois


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1912 West Nelson, Chicago, Illinois


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2145 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Broadway Street, sidewalk, February 18, 1927, Chicago, Illinois (Above-ground view of Broadway Street, looking southeast from Clifton Avenue on east side of Broadway towards Shaft No.1, showing 20' sidewalk in front of new building. Sidewalk recently partially opened for public use. All obstruction of walk shown is due to private use of walk construction of new building. The 10' sewer in Broadway was built between curb shown and car track without interfering with building operations, which were conducted at the same time.) Chicago Sewers Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Bronze electric light fixture, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center; Electric light fixtures

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Drinking fountain, bronze dolphin spout, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center

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Bryn Mawr Avenue, view of diversion chamber, December 9, 1930, Chicago, Illinois
(Bryn Mawr Avenue, view of diversion chamber at Bryn Mawr Avenue and Marmora Avenue looking southwest. New 9 1/2 foot brick sewer in center background intersects existing 8 foot brick sewer in Bryn Mawr Avenue from the right. Sanitary flow is conveyed to Howard Street Sewage Treatment Plant and storm water is diverted at three points to the North Branch of the Chicago River.)
Chicago Sewers Collection

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103rd Street and Rockwell Street, inspecting tile, June 1936, Chicago, Illinois (Above ground at 103rd and Rockwell streets, inspecting tile) Chicago Sewers Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Book stacks, Rotunda, seen from Delivery Room, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center; Library information desks-Illinois-Chicago

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2728 West Ainslie, Chicago, Illinois


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1912 West Nelson, Chicago, Illinois


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American Legion/Rogers Park Post 108, Chicago, Illinois


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Ceiling detail, Reading Room, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
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Addams Park (0262) Facilities - Fieldhouses, undated, Chicago, Illinois

Streets-Illinois-Chicago; Street lights-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, Chicago, Illinois

Legler Regional Library (Chicago, Ill.); Regional libraries-Illinois-Chicago; Brick roads-Illinois-Chicago

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Addams Park (0262) Views - Landscapes - Construction progress photographs, 1956-04-13, Chicago, Illinois
(1956-04-13)
Construction-Illinois-Chicago; Vacant lots-Illinois-Chicago; Sidewalks-Illinois-Chicago; Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago; Automobiles-Illinois-Chicago; Railroad trains-Illinois-Chicago; Water tanks-Illinois-Chicago
Chicago Park District Records: Photographs

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3318 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois


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Central Avenue, north of Archer Avenue, general view of construction of sewer, September 20, 1929, Chicago, Illinois (Natchez Avenue Sewer System, general view of construction of 5 1/2 foot sewer in Central Avenue north of Archer Avenue) Chicago Sewers Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Brickwork in Albany Avenue 9' sewer, Chicago, Illinois


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1558 North Elston, Chicago, Illinois
(Summer 1984)
West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
Grocery stores-Illinois-Chicago; Fruit; Signs (Notices)
Robert W. Krueger Photograph Collection

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Girls' Patriotic Service League members, Chicago, Illinois
(1921-01-31)
Portage Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Portage Park Community Collection

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Reading Room, details of table and chairs, Chicago, Illinois
(1897)
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American Conservatory Dance Group, Chicago, Illinois From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

1700 West Foster, Chicago, Illinois Edgewater (Chicago, Ill.) Cleaning establishments-Illinois-Chicago; Men-Illinois-Chicago; Clothing & dress Robert W. Krueger Photograph Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos

Members of the Girls' Patriotic Service League stand in a row, Chicago, Illinois (1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919) Portage Park (Chicago, Ill.) Portage Park Community Collection From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #Chicago #Illinois #US #USA #history #image #historical #photo #photos