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H. M. Kingsley; [Church of Good Shepherd, Chicago.]

H. M. Kingsley; [Church of Good Shepherd, Chicago.]

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Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illin...

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DINNER [held by] PENNSYLVANIA RR [at] New york & Chicago Limited (RR)
REUNION OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUBS OF BOSTON, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS [held by] THE COMMERCIAL CLUBS [at] THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL (HOTEL;)
FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET [held by] GERMAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY OF COOK COUNTY [at] "TREMONT HOUSE, CHICAGO, IL" (HOT;)
Chicago Lakes. - Sterescope Card, Colorado. NYPL Collection.

Chicago Lakes. - Sterescope Card, Colorado. NYPL Collection.

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Fullerton's block, corner Dearborn and Washington Streets.

Fullerton's block, corner Dearborn and Washington Streets.

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Trinity Church, Jackson St. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Trinity Church, Jackson St. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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View from dome of city hall, looking N.E.

View from dome of city hall, looking N.E.

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From dome of city hall, looking south.

From dome of city hall, looking south.

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From dome of city hall, looking N.W.

From dome of city hall, looking N.W.

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St. James Episcopal Church. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

St. James Episcopal Church. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Palmer House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Palmer House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Residence of William F. Tucker. 1010 Prairie Avenue, Chicago.

Residence of William F. Tucker. 1010 Prairie Avenue, Chicago.

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Chamber of Commerce, Chicago. [Interior views.]

Chamber of Commerce, Chicago. [Interior views.]

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Chamber of Commerce. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Chamber of Commerce. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Jefferson Park, Chicago. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Jefferson Park, Chicago. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Lincoln Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Lincoln Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Court House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Court House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Mr. Ogden's house. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Mr. Ogden's house. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Union Park in winter. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Union Park in winter. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Palmer House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Palmer House. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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The fountains, Union Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

The fountains, Union Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Main Street. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Main Street. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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The Band House, Union Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

The Band House, Union Park. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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View of breakwater from Michigan Av[enue].

View of breakwater from Michigan Av[enue].

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Michigan Southern depot. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Michigan Southern depot. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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A bit of Chicago's 30-mile bathing beach.

A bit of Chicago's 30-mile bathing beach.

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Washington Street, Chicago. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Washington Street, Chicago. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Randolph Street Bridge, eastward, Chicago, Ill.

Randolph Street Bridge, eastward, Chicago, Ill.

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Randolph Street, west from Michigan Avenue.

Randolph Street, west from Michigan Avenue.

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State Street, Chicago, U.S.A. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

State Street, Chicago, U.S.A. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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In the Great Union Stock Yards [stockyards], Chicago, U.S.A.

In the Great Union Stock Yards [stockyards], Chicago, U.S.A.

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A half-mile of pork, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, Ill.

A half-mile of pork, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, Ill.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Birdseye view of the Union Stock Yards [stockyards], Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.

Birdseye view of the Union Stock Yards [stockyards], Chicago, Ill., U....

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Randolph Street, Chicago, U.S.A. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Randolph Street, Chicago, U.S.A. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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North side waterworks. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

North side waterworks. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Great Fire of 1871. Court House. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. Court House. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

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Great Fire of 1871. Interior Court House. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. Interior Court House. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

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Great Fire of 1871. West of Ogden's. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. West of Ogden's. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

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Great Fire of 1871. Insurance Exchange. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. Insurance Exchange. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

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Over horticulture grounds, World's Fair. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Over horticulture grounds, World's Fair. Chicago Stereoscope Card Coll...

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[The India building, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.]

[The India building, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.]

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Chamber of Commerce, from cor. LaSalle & Washington Streets looking east.

Chamber of Commerce, from cor. LaSalle & Washington Streets looking ea...

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View of Wabash Avenue, looking north.

View of Wabash Avenue, looking north.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Dedication of the Japanese building. World's Fair.

Dedication of the Japanese building. World's Fair.

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Electric button pressed by President Cleveland to unfurl flags and start machinery at the Columbian Exposition.

Electric button pressed by President Cleveland to unfurl flags and sta...

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Skeleton of Caribou deer and hippopotamus. Field's Columbian Museum, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.

Skeleton of Caribou deer and hippopotamus. Field's Columbian Museum, C...

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

The Great Fountain from Machinery Hall. Columbian Exposition.

The Great Fountain from Machinery Hall. Columbian Exposition.

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Great interior of Electric building, Columbian Exposition.

Great interior of Electric building, Columbian Exposition.

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The convent where Columbus died, Columbian Exposition.

The convent where Columbus died, Columbian Exposition.

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The mammoth fern, Horticultural Hall, Columbian Exposition.

The mammoth fern, Horticultural Hall, Columbian Exposition.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Long may it wave, Columbian Exposition.

Long may it wave, Columbian Exposition.

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Woman's delight, from Woman's building, Columbian Exposition.

Woman's delight, from Woman's building, Columbian Exposition.

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Woman's building, Columbian Exposition. 1893, Chicago, IL. Stereoscope Card.

Woman's building, Columbian Exposition. 1893, Chicago, IL. Stereoscope...

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McCormick exhibit, Agricultural building, Columbian Exposition.

McCormick exhibit, Agricultural building, Columbian Exposition.

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German department, Liberal Arts building, Columbian Exposition.

German department, Liberal Arts building, Columbian Exposition.

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Krupp's great exhibit of guns, Columbian Exposition.

Krupp's great exhibit of guns, Columbian Exposition.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

The follage mountain under the Crystal Dome of the Horticultural building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

The follage mountain under the Crystal Dome of the Horticultural build...

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

The great thunder and lightning makers, Machinery building, World's Columbian Exposition.

The great thunder and lightning makers, Machinery building, World's Co...

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Agriculture and the fruits of her labor, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

Agriculture and the fruits of her labor, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

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Electrical Launch and gondols on the lagoon, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

Electrical Launch and gondols on the lagoon, World's Fair, Chicago, U....

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Propagating house. Lincoln Park Chicago IL. Stereoscope card.

Propagating house. Lincoln Park Chicago IL. Stereoscope card.

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Packing & firing room. Lincoln Park Chicago IL. Stereoscope card.

Packing & firing room. Lincoln Park Chicago IL. Stereoscope card.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Pennsylvania State building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

Pennsylvania State building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

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California State building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

California State building, World's Fair, Chicago, U.S.A.

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

One of the busy streets of the World's Fair city, Chicago, U.S.A.

One of the busy streets of the World's Fair city, Chicago, U.S.A.

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Chicago Lake, near Georgetown.19th century US expeditions surveys.

Chicago Lake, near Georgetown.19th century US expeditions surveys.

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Chamber of Commerce. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Chamber of Commerce. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Great Fire of 1871. [The ruins of Chicago.] Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. [The ruins of Chicago.] Sterescope Card of Chicago...

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Loading the great whaleback ship at the famous grain elevators, Chicago, U.S.A.

Loading the great whaleback ship at the famous grain elevators, Chicag...

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TESTIMONIAL DINNER TO DR. NICHOLAS SENN, MASTER SURGEON [held by] MEDICAL SOCIETIES OF MIDWEST [at] "THE AUDITORIUM, CHICAGO, IL" (HOTEL;)
Colored enterprises and industries; Porter's drug store, 3510 South State Street; A busy Evening in a Beauty Parlor; The Sterling Laundry Co., 4036 Indiana Avenue; Smith & Jenkins, sheet metal and roofing, 3321 1/2 South State Street.

Colored enterprises and industries; Porter's drug store, 3510 South St...

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Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., in his dental suite in the Roosevelt Bank building at 35th Street and Grand Boulevard.

Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Te...

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The great fire at Chicago Oct. 9th. 1871. View from west side.

The great fire at Chicago Oct. 9th. 1871. View from west side.

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Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago, Ill.

Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago, Ill.

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Auditorium and Annex, Chicago, Ill., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Auditorium and Annex, Chicago, Ill., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publi...

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Street scene in the Negro district on Easter morning, Chicago, Illinois.

Street scene in the Negro district on Easter morning, Chicago, Illinoi...

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Perpendicular walls of granite. (As seen ten minutes after sunrise.) Locality: Chicago Lakes, located in the Switzerland of Colorado. 11,800 feet above sea leve, 14 miles from Idaho Springs.)

Perpendicular walls of granite. (As seen ten minutes after sunrise.) L...

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Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

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Milk was distributed for the babies

Milk was distributed for the babies

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Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, occupied by Negroes; A six-year-old Negro child was killed

Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, ...

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A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

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Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association

Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Asso...

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Giant Aroid (Anthurium), Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois

Giant Aroid (Anthurium), Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Ill...

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Chilkat Blanket, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, Made of Goat Hair and Cedar Bark

Chilkat Blanket, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, M...

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Tribune" building, Dearborn Street. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

Tribune" building, Dearborn Street. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collectio...

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University of Chicago, back view. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

University of Chicago, back view. Chicago Stereoscope Card Collection

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Part of the processional of an Episcopal Church, South Side of Chicago, Illinois

Part of the processional of an Episcopal Church, South Side of Chicago...

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Sol's clock, Washington Park, Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.

Sol's clock, Washington Park, Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.

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A rainy day, Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

A rainy day, Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

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Randolph Street Bridge, eastward, Chicago, Ill.

Randolph Street Bridge, eastward, Chicago, Ill.

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Great Fire of 1871. West wing of Court House. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. West wing of Court House. Sterescope Card of Chica...

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Entrance of west wing of Court House.

Entrance of west wing of Court House.

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Great Fire of 1871. Corner Lake & Clark Streets. Sterescope Card of Chicago.

Great Fire of 1871. Corner Lake & Clark Streets. Sterescope Card of Ch...

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Administration and Electricity buildings, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.

Administration and Electricity buildings, World's Fair, Chicago, Ill.

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Idols of the British Columbian Indians, Columbian Exposition.

Idols of the British Columbian Indians, Columbian Exposition.

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A rare bit of the beautiful German exhibit, Liberal Arts building,  Columbian Exposition.

A rare bit of the beautiful German exhibit, Liberal Arts building, Co...

Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Sweetly the chimes are ringing, Columbian Exposition.

Sweetly the chimes are ringing, Columbian Exposition.

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Great Terminal Station and Columbian Liberty Bell, World's Columbian Exposition.

Great Terminal Station and Columbian Liberty Bell, World's Columbian E...

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