| Dates: | 1860-2007 |
| Size: | 4.5 linear feet in 5 boxes, includes 3 oversize folders, 82 photographs |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-nhrc-wt |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Transferred from the Chicago Public Library, Legler Branch via University of Illinois-Chicago in 1986 and from Chicago Public Library, Eckhart Park Branch in 2008 to CPL’s Digitization Working Group who transferred the files to Special Collections. Other materials continue to be added through transfer and donation. |
| Custodial History: | Material in this collection from before 1970 was originally part of the collections of the West Side Historical Society, which formed at the Legler branch of The Chicago Public Library. From 1976-1986, the materials were temporarily housed to the University of Illinois-Chicago Campus (UIC). |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: West Town Community Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
| Finding Aid Author: | The material in the collection from before 1970 was processed by CPL staff in the mid-1980s. The material from after 1970 was processed by Johanna Russ in 2013. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022. |
Abstract
The West Town Community Collection covers the history of Chicago's West Town neighborhood, its residents, and its institutions, including churches, businesses, organizations, settlement houses, schools and libraries. Of particular note are the photographs that document schools in the neighborhood.
Historical/Biographical
According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, West Town, Community Area 24, is about three miles northwest of downtown Chicago, with its official boundaries roughly corresponding to Bloomingdale Avenue on the north, Kinzie Street on the south, the Chicago River on the east, and a shifting western boundary that can go as far as Kedzie Avenue. West Town is comprised of all or part of several smaller neighborhoods including Bucktown, East Humboldt Park, East Village, Noble Square, Pulaski Park, River West, Ukrainian Village, and Wicker Park.
Much of the West Town area east of Wood Street was within the limits of what was incorporated as the City of Chicago in 1837. During the 1860s, homes were constructed near the railroad shops and yards and near newly constructed factories by the river and along Milwaukee Avenue. Poles had begun to settle the area, and the 1869 establishment of Humboldt Park in West Town’s northwest corner, as well as Humboldt station by the Milwaukee Railroad, led to a settlement of primarily Germans and Scandinavians north of the park. The area attracted many workers after the Chicago Fire of 1871 who wished to build lower cost wood-frame homes, and in the following decades Polish immigration to the area increased, along with Russian Jews, Ukrainians, and Germans.
As ethnic groups became more affluent, they moved further north along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor. As the Germans and Scandinavians moved north, the Poles moved in. During the second half of the twentieth century, Poles began moving north, as Puerto Ricans and Mexicans moved in.
The 1950s saw not just a demographic shift in West Town, but also urban renewal efforts by the City of Chicago, including subsidized housing projects and construction of the Kennedy Expressway, Interstate 94. Ethnic communities organized against many urban renewal projects and met with some success, though several projects were realized despite community opposition. Toward the end of the twentieth century, sections of West Town, most notably Wicker Park and Bucktown, experienced various degrees of development, and many ethnic residents in these areas were displaced as a result.
Scope and Contents
The West Town Community Collection covers the history of Chicago's West Town neighborhood, its residents, and its institutions, including churches, businesses, organizations, settlement houses, schools and libraries. The material in this collection from before 1970 is primarily comprised of news clippings, programs, historical sketches and school newspapers. The files in this collection from after 1970 cover the history of the neighborhood and its institutions including churches, businesses, charitable organizations, settlement houses, schools and libraries through articles, brochures, news clippings and reports.
The organizations and topics included in the collection includes Chicago Artesian Ice Company, Hochspeier Funeral Home and Northwestern University Settlement. Social topics includes demographic shifts, gentrification and homelessness.
News clippings in the original collection that were duplicated in the library’s newspaper holdings have been indexed in this guide, but not physically included in manuscript collection.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in nine series by topic:
- Series 1: Biographical Data, 1929-1946, undated
- Series 2: Business Establishments, 1867-1997, undated
- Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1902-2003, undated
- Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, circa 1910-2003, undated
- Series 5: Historical Sketches and Newspapers, 1936-2007
- Series 6: Municipal Agencies and Parks, 1899-2005, undated
- Series 7: Residences, 1876-circa 1996, undated
- Series 8: Schools, 1860-2000, undated
- Series 9: Street Scenes and Transportation, 1874-circa 1996, undated
Subject Headings
- Associations, institutions, etc -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Gentrification -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Murray F. Tuley High School (Chicago, Ill.)
- Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.)
- Portraits -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Religious institutions -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Transportation -- Illinois -- Chicago – History
- Urban renewal -- Illinois -- Chicago
- West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
- West Town (Chicago, Ill.)
Related Materials
- Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
- Humboldt Park Community Collection
- Logan Square Community Collection
- West Side Historical Society Papers
- West [Near West] Side Community Collection
- West Side Newspaper Collection
- West Side Council of Parents and Teachers Records
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1929-1946, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 1 is contains historical sketches, news clippings and photographs of a few West Town residents.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1929-1946 and Subseries B: Photographs, undated
Subseries 1: Documents, 1929-1946
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Boyles, George R., news clipping, 1936, 1946 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Chisholm, Thomas McKay, news clipping, 1931 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Eggleston, Ruth Chessman, news clipping, 1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Horth, Edward, biographical sketch and reminiscences, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Mills, Joseph, news clippings, 1929, 1931 |
| Mitchell, Nellie [see Chicago Daily News, 1939 February 10] | ||
| Pierce, Dr. Paul [see Chicago Tribune, 1939 January 13] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Sloan, Percy H., news clipping 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Sztuckzo, Rev. Casimir, news clipping, 1940 |
| Thiel, Otto H. [see Chicago Tribune, 1936 October 5] |
Series 1: Biographical Data, 1929-1946, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by last name.
| Box 4 | Photograph 2.1 | Hackley, Manning T. (Alderman, 28th Ward), undated |
| Box 4 | Photograph 2.2 | Read, William T. B. (1809-1898), undated |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1867-1997, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains historical sketches, illustration, maps, news clippings, photographs and printed ephemera on West Town businesses, including the Chicago Artesian Well Company, Hochspeier Funeral Home and Stearn’s Drug Store.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1867-1997, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1870-1939, undated
Subseries A: Documents, 1867-1997, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by business name.
| Oversize Folder 1 | Artesian Well Ice House, ink and watercolor sketch on paper by Garnset, undated | |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Chicago Artesian Well Company [also called W. T. B. Read’s Sons Ice], business card, 1886 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Chicago Artesian Well Company [also called W. T. B. Read’s Sons Ice], History of the Chicago Artesian Wells by George A. Shufeldt, Jr., 1867 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Chicago Artesian Well Company [also called W. T. B. Read’s Sons Ice], news clippings, 1891, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Café Central, news clipping, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Erickson’s Dry Goods, historical sketch, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Goldblatt Brothers Department Store, Commission on Chicago Landmarks submission, 1997 April 2 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, historical sketch, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Humboldt State Bank, postcard, 1922 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Quarries - hand-drawn maps of Rice’s Quarry and the Artesian Quarry by Henry W. Evan [?], 1926 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Stearn’s Drug Store, historical sketch, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Stearn’s Drug Store, medicine bottle label, circa 1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | West Town Shopping Center, map, news clippings, planning memo, 1979-1982 |
Series 2: Business Establishments, 1867-1997, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, circa 1870-1939, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by business name.
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.1 | Edward Ahlswede Dry Goods, North Avenue and Campbell Street, exterior, 1886 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.2 | Chicago Artesian Ice Company, well exterior, stereograph, circa 1870 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.8 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, exterior, 1939 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.5 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, hearse, 1912 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.6 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, hearse, 1917 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.7 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, hearse, 1921 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.9 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, hearse, 1939 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.10 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, hearse, 1939 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.3 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, horse-drawn child’s hearse, 1908 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.4 | Hochspeier Funeral Home, office interior, 1912 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.11 | Stearn’s Drugs Store, exterior, 1939 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1902-2003, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains news clippings, photographs and programs on religious institutions in the West Town community area.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1906-2003, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1902-circa 1996
Subseries A: Documents, 1906-2003, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution.
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | First St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, historical sketch, [1997] |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Holy Family Church, news clipping, 1974 August 21 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Saint Boniface Church, historical notes, news clipping, protest flyers, 1999, 2003 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | St. Matthew’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, 55th anniversary program, 1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | St. Peter’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, postcard, 1906 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | St. Peter’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, programs [some in German], 1911, 1914, 1920, 1944, undated |
| St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, [see Chicago Daily News, 1942 April 11] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | St. Stephen’s Church, news clippings, 1943, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | St. Stephen’s Church, postcards, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | St. Trinite Greek Catholic Orthodox Russian Church, postcard, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Wicker Park Methodist Church, program, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Santa Maria Addolorata Church, historical sketch, 1998 |
Series 3: Religious Institutions, 1902-2003, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1902-circa 1996
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by name of religious institution.
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.4 | Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, circa 1996 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.12 | St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, laying cornerstone at 921 Noble Street, 1902 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.5 | St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church building, circa 1996 |
Series 4: Clubs and Organizations, circa 1910-2003, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains flyers, historical sketches, news clippings, newsletters and other publications related to a range of West Town clubs and organizations.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged alphabetically by name of club or organization.
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | American Legion, Paul Revere Post No. 623, news clippings, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | American Legion, Paul Revere Post No. 623, World War Memorial dedication program, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Association House, 85th anniversary booklet, brochures (English and Spanish), historical note, 1984, 1999, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Association House, North Avenue and Leavitt Street, news clippings, 1939, 1943 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Chicago Avenue Business Association (CABA), CABA News, 1997 Spring |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Chicago Commons, The Comrade, newsletter, 1940 April 26 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Chicago Commons, invitation, 1944 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Chicago Commons, news clipping, 1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Community resources list, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | D. C. Creiger Lodge, No. 643. (Masons), 50th anniversary commemorative booklet, 1920 |
| Deborah Boys Club [see Chicago Daily News, 1939 December 2] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | East Village Association, newsletter (not inclusive), 1990, 1995-2002 |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | East Village Association, Village Garden Walk guide, 2000 July 9 |
| Emerson House Association [see Chicago Herald & Examiner, 1938 July 17] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Erie Cooperative, brochure, circa 1995 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Erie Family Health Center, information sheet, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Erie Neighborhood House, annual report, brochure, 1997 |
| Erie Neighborhood House [see Chicago Herald & Examiner, 1938 July 24, 1939 March 4] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Esperanza Community Services, brochure, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | “Follow Me: A Chicago Guide for West Town Teens,” undated |
| Laird House [see Chicago Tribune, 1937 September 19] | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Near Northwest Chamber of Commerce, newsletter, 2001 |
| Northwestern University Settlement, flyers, 1999, undated | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Northwestern University Settlement, invitation, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Northwestern University Settlement, news clipping, 1941 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Northwestern University Settlement, Polish Harvest Festival flyers, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Northwestern University Settlement Association, The Worn Doorstep: 1891-1991, history, 1991 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Norwegian-American Hospital, history booklet, 1930 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Old Wicker Park Committee, Circa, newsletters (not inclusive), 1982, 1985, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Onward Neighborhood House, news clippings, 1937, 1939 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Polish Museum of America, brochure, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, history, circa 1930s |
| Polish Roman Catholic Union of America [see Chicago Daily News, 1937 January 10] | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Ruiz Belvis Center, brochure, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.13 | Tabitha Hospital, 1040 N. Francisco Avenue, circa 1910 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago, brochure, information sheet, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Ukrainian Village Neighborhood Association, Our Village Voice, newsletter, 2001 May, 2002 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | West Town Chamber of Commerce, history, circa 2003 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | West Town Chamber of Commerce, nominations for membership, undated |
Series 5: Historical Sketches and Newspapers, 1936-2007
Scope and Contents
Series 5 contains historical sketches, neighborhood tours, news clippings and reports related to West Town community history and its residents.
Arrangement
Series 5 is arranged alphabetically by title or topic.
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Architreasures: Know Your Neighborhood Contest, information packets, 1997 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Chicago Journal: News of Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, and West Town, 2006 May 18, 2007 September 13 |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Community Emergency Shelter Organization, Homelessness in West Town, report, 1987 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | East Humboldt Park Plan – Community 21, draft report, undated [1973] |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Gentrification, news clippings, 2001 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Interreligious Sustainability Project, The Impact of Gentrification on the Client Base of the Settlement Houses of West Town and Humboldt Park, report, circa 2002 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Nitty Gritty News, 2005 March |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Polish community, tour topics, 1938-1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | “The West Side Stone Quarries” by George W. Rice, 1936 |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | West Town, neighborhood annexation timeline, 2002 |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | West Town Story: A Puerto Rican Community in Profile, study by Medill School of Journalism graduate students, 1971 |
Series 6: Municipal Agencies and Parks, 1899-2005, undated
Arrangement
Series 6 is arranged alphabetically by agency and then by topic.
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Chicago Public Library, branches in West Town, correspondence, news clippings, 1983, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2005 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Chicago Public Library, branches in West Town, exhibit, circa 1999 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.16 | Fire Department, chemical truck # 19, May St. & Chicago Avenue, 1899 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.17 | Fire Department, horse-drawn engine # 3, 855 W. Erie St., undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.15 | Fire Department, horse-drawn hook and ladder no. 19, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.14 | Fire Department, horse-drawn truck no. 19, May Street and Chicago Avenue, 1899 |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Nelson’s Park, hand drawn map, 1936 |
Series 7: Residences, 1876-circa 1996, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 7 contains a home guide and photographs on some of West Town’s historic residences.
Arrangement
Series 7 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1909, 1979 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1876-circa 1996, undated
Subseries A: Documents, 1909, 1979
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by street name or topic.
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Historic Homes of Old Wicker Park, guide and history, 1979 |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 |
1530 Otto Street, postcard announcing change of house number, 1909 |
Series 7: Residences, 1876-circa 1996, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1876-circa 1996, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by street address of residence.
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.21 | 2424 W. Chicago Avenue, Read home, 1876 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.22 | 2424 W. Chicago Avenue, Read home, 1936 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.19 | N. Hoyne and Pierce Avenue, Niedert home, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.20 | N. Hoyne and Pierce Avenue, Niedert home, undated |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.6 | 2138 W. Pierce Avenue, Smulski House, circa 1996 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.18 | 2028 Pierce Avenue, Burke home, 1937 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.23 | Robey and Park Street, (now Damen Avenue and Wicker Park), Schulz home, 1876 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.7 | Worker cottages, circa 1996 |
Series 8: Schools, 1860-2000, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 8 contains brochures, class lists, news clippings, photographs, programs and yearbooks on schools in the West Town community area.
Arrangement
Series 8 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1860-2000 and Subseries B: Photographs, 1880-1941, undated.
Subseries A: Documents, 1860-2000
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Bancroft School, program, 1895 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Chopin School, program, 1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Columbus School, class list, 1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Columbus School, Columbus Clipper, newsletter, 1940 January |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Columbus School, commencement programs, 1938, 1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Columbus School, picture, circa 1890s |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Humboldt School, commencement program, 1891 |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Holy Trinity High School, brochure (English and Spanish), circa 1986 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Lafayette School, commencement program, 1939 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Mitchell School, programs, 1939, 1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Moos School, commencement program, Moos Chronicle newsletter [see also Humboldt School], 1941 June |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Noble Street Charter School, news clippings, 1999-2000 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Northwest Division High School, class and faculty lists, 1901, 1905 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Northwest Division High School, directory, 1901 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Northwest Division High School, programs, 1901-1904 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Northwest Division High School, The Review, magazine (not inclusive), 1899-1903 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Sabin Junior High School, programs, 1915, 1925 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Schley School, commencement program, 1901 |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | St. Stanislaus Kosta High School, class play program, 1949 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Tuley High School, commencement programs, 1937 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Tuley High School, handbook, 1931 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Tuley High School, news clippings, 1938 |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Tuley High School, Tuley Review, vol. 16, no. 1, [right half of pages 3-4 missing] 1938 February 25 | |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Tuley High School, Tuley Review Supplement, senior class, poster with student pictures and identifications, (2 copies), 1937 June | |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | Von Humboldt School, Von Humboldt Chronicle, newspaper graduation editions, 1960, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Von Humboldt School, programs, 1896-1898 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Washington School, programs, 1860, 1885-1886, 1938 |
Series 8: Schools, 1860-2000, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1880-1941, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by school name.
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.24 | Carpenter School, 3rd or 4th grade class pictures, 1883 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.25 | Chopin School, class picture, 1940 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.26 | Humboldt School, Room 19 class picture, 1890 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.27 | Humboldt School, faculty, 1893 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.28 | Humboldt School, 2nd grade, class picture, 1893 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.29 | Humboldt School, 4th grade, class picture, 1893 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.42 | Humboldt School, faculty, 1895 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.43 | Humboldt School, 3rd or 4th grades “problem children,” 1895 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 2.3 | Lafayette School, Room 10 class picture, 1891 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.30 | Mitchell School, class picture, 1940 February |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.31 | Moos School, faculty, circa 1890 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.32 | Moos School, class picture, 1941 June |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.33 | Northwest Division High School, art class, 1893 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.34 | Northwest Division High School, art class, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.35 | Northwest Division High School, art class, 1910 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.36 | Northwest Division High School, art class, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.36a | Peabody School, classroom interior, 1903 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.37 | Sabin School, exterior, undated |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.38 | Sabin School, class picture, 1938 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.39 | Sangamon Street School, exterior, circa 1880 |
| Box 3 | Photograph 1.40 | Washington School, Room 3 class picture, 1882 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.41 | Washington School, class picture, 1938 June |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.44 | Northwest Division High School, faculty, 1901 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.45 | Northwest Division High School, Silent M Fraternity, 1905 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.46 | Sabin School, faculty, circa 1930 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.47 | Sabin School, class of 1938 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.48 | Tuley High School, fire damage, collage of 18 photographs, 1938 |
Series 9: Street Scenes and Transportation, 1874-circa 1996, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 9 consists of news clippings and historical sketches related to area street scenes and transportation methods.
Arrangement
Series 9 is arranged into two subseries: Subseries A: Documents, 1891-1980, undated and Subseries B: Photographs, 1874-circa 1996, undated
Subseries A: Documents, 1891-1980, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by street name.
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Augusta Boulevard, news clippings, 1939, 1941 |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Division Street, news clipping, 1937 |
|
Halsted-Grand/Milwaukee subway station [see Chicago Daily News, 1940 March 30] |
||
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Milwaukee Avenue, historical sketches, 1891, 1922, 1936, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Milwaukee Avenue, news clippings, circa 1906, 1927 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | North Avenue, news clippings, 1928-1940 |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Street names, activity sheets and information, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | Vaulted sidewalks, BPI Magazine, 1980 |
Series 9: Street Scenes and Transportation, 1874-circa 1996, undated
Subseries B: Photographs, 1874-circa 1996, undated
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by street name.
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.53 | 906-914 W. Erie Street at Milwaukee Avenue, undated |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.65 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, crowd at bridge, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.56 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, Ed Kelly prepares to cut ribbon, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.58 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.59 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade at Belmont, Ashland and Lincoln, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.62 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade nearing bridge, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.63 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade over bridge, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.60 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade passing Stille-Young Corporation, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.61 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade passing Atlantic Brewing Company, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.62 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, parade nearing bridge, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.64 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, people in costume, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.57 | Ashland Avenue Bridge, opening, speakers’ platform, 1936 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.66 | Chicago and North Western Railroad, yards viewed from Milwaukee Avenue viaduct, circa 1916 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.68 | Chicago River, looking north from North Avenue Bridge, undated |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.67 | Citizens Line, car no. 217, Milwaukee Avenue, 1874 |
| Box 4 | Photographs 1.69.1-2 | Damen Avenue and Damen El Station (2), circa 1996 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.3 | Eckhart Park Fieldhouse, circa 1966 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.54 | Hirsch Street and Maplewood Avenue, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.50 | Irving Avenue [now 1439 N. Bell Avenue], circa 1930 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.51 | Leavitt Street, 1400 block north, circa 1930 |
| Box 5 | Photograph 1.52 | 801 N Milwaukee Avenue, circa 1930 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.55 | North and Fairfield Avenues, circa 1900 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.69.8-10 | Unidentified snapshots in West Town (3), circa 1996 |
| Box 4 | Photograph 1.49 | Western and Chicago Avenues, 1876 |
