| Dates: | 1873-1903 |
| Size: | 784 slides (706 images) |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | Archives_GP-SMITH |
| Provenance: | The Frank W. Smith Collection came to Special Collections as part of the South Shore Community Collection. The Smith slides were at that time intermixed with slides now cataloged as the glass plate photographs of the South Shore Community Collection. Because of the city-wide scope of the Smith slides, they were separated from those concerning the South Shore (which did not appear to have originated with Smith), and once again form a distinct collection. |
| Access: | No restrictions |
| Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Frank W. Smith Glass Plate Slide Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Processed by: | Processed by Galen R. Wilson and Roberta Bell, October 18, 1988. |
Biographical Note
Frank W. Smith was a banker and Chicago history enthusiast, born in Chicago on May 19, 1849, just twelve years after the city incorporated. He began his career working in the family business, Smith Brothers, wholesale grocers on South Water Street. After the company was destroyed in the Chicago Fire of 1871, he turned to banking and was long associated with the Corn Exchange National Bank. Smith Married Dora Hadden in 1873. They had three children: Fannie, Osborn and Ethel.
Smith had a strong interest in Chicago history. He accumulated a large collection of glass slides and gave illustrated talks about the city. "His lectures have at times constituted the force that has called to life the memories of the earlier settlers, while the younger Chicago has listened spellbound to his stories of the early days."
Source: Chicago, Its History and Its Builders: A Century of Marvelous Growth (1912).
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an initial accession and eleven supplements.
Nearly all of the glass plates bear a paper label reading "Frank W. Smith, 5539 Cornell Avenue, Chicago." It is presumed that Smith processed the transparencies himself from original earlier images—daguerreotypes, cabinet photos, and other types of photography. Still other glass plates Smith apparently acquired from other sources ready-made, such sources including the Chicago Transparency Company, and the A.G. McGregor Company, whose labels appear on those plates.
Smith intended his plates to be used for presentations, as seen by slides #1, 2, and 706, which are introduction and conclusion slides.
The slides cover a broad spectrum of Chicago history. For the purposes of cataloging, they have been divided into the categories common to most Neighborhood History Research Collections: Business Establishments, Religious Institutions, Clubs/Organizations, Historical Sketches, Hospitals, Miscellaneous, Municipal Agencies, Parks, Portrait/Family Photos, Residences, Schools, Streets, and Transportation. In addition, a series of World’s Columbian Exposition plates has been maintained as part of the Smith Collection rather than being transferred to the general WCE collection of the Division. The Portraits section, comprising 313 slides, is the largest. Many of these are photos of the Smiths and the allied families of Jocelyn and Wait.
On plates 458 through 491 are multiple portraits (and in many cases biographical sketches) of Chicago citizenry. These have been cataloged under the titles "Famous Chicagoans," "Old Settlers" and "Chicago Residents." Photos on each plate, where identifiable, have been individually cataloged and names appear alphabetically in the "Portraits/Family Photos" section of the Neighborhood History Research Collection Photo File card catalog. However, these names do not appear in the list of slides below.
Identification of slides is by Smith.
While there are 706 cataloged images, duplicates of various slides bring the total number of slides to 784.
Mr. Smith used slides he had acquired from other sources, and it is impossible to prove that all slides in the Smith Collection were actually owned by Smith. Thus, the Smith Collection serves as a growing file of Chicago-history glass plates. Plates numbered after 706 are understood to be supplements to the collection.
Supplement 1 : Slides 707 – 710
Slides numbered 707, 708 and 709 were received as a gift from Cathy Koves, Billy Graham Center Museum, Wheaton, Illinois. They were originally made by a glass slide company that in 1922 was located at 6 East Lake Street, Chicago.
Slide number 710 is a Frank W. Smith photograph, which was not found until the original collection had been fully cataloged. Cards for all of the slides in Supplement 1 have been added to the appropriate subject location in the Neighborhood History Research Collection Photo File catalog.
Supplement 2 : Slide 711
Slide 711, a portrait photo (negative) of an unidentified late Victorian couple, was transferred to the Smith Collection from the collections of the West Side Historical Society.
Supplement 3 : Slides 712 – 787
Each slide bears a label identifying it as Chicago Public Library material. Slides which duplicated previous Smith slides were added to the original set as "Copy 2." Most of these images, however, were not found in the already cataloged material. The slides are strongest in Business, Religious Institutions, and Municipal Agencies, with smatterings in other topical areas.
Supplement 4 : Slides 788 – 932
These slides may be part of the Albert W. Swayne Collection. Mr. Swayne donated a collection of lantern slides to CPL about 1934; it was deposited in the Art Department, and the slides were open to circulation among library patrons. By the 1950s, use of lantern slides had declined dramatically, according to the 1956 annual report. Circulation had taken a toll on the physical condition of the slides. As a result, in 1956 about 75 percent of the collection was discarded and the remaining "about 200" slides—principally views of Chicago—were retained for reference use only in the Social Science Division. In 1977, this remnant was transferred to Special Collections.
About 160 slides were cataloged for the Smith Collection from the 270 mentioned above, either as the 145 new images represented by Smith numbers 788 to 932, duplicates of those images, or duplicates of various images cataloged earlier as Smith numbers 1 to 787. Of the remainder, 84 slides were given to the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College (see Separation Record below) and some are to be deaccessioned.
Supplement 5 : Slides 933 – 971
These slides depict a variety of personal and business scenes from circa 1900-1920. It cannot be proven that they are even of Chicago, but their value lies in the honest and often charming view they impart of early twentieth-century American life. Of particular note are the restaurant interior (#937) complete with posted menu; the river baptism scenes (#938); the photos of women at work and in relaxation (#949-961) and the Thanksgiving dinner (#962).
The slides in this supplement are all glass negatives. In 1983 they were donated to the Garfield Ridge Branch Library by Howard M. Ewert, who found them in a south-side basement during renovation. Mr. Ewert had no knowledge of the slides’ provenance prior to that time. They were transferred from Garfield Ridge to Special Collections in September, 1983. All identifications are from the slides themselves or supplied by the archivist.
Supplement 6 : Slides 972 – 974
These three slides were among a set of pictorial images given by Mr. P.H. Sloan to the West Side Historical Society. They were unidentified at the time they were received into the Special Collections Department of Chicago Public Library. Identifications have been supplied by Special Collections. April 1989.
Supplement 7 : Slides 975 – 986
These twelve slides are part of a set of 111 glass plate negatives, lantern slides and emulsion negatives originally accessioned as part of the West Side Historical Society collection. Items in this set that could be definitively linked to a particular neighborhood are cataloged as a/v materials in those neighborhood collections. The glass plates which were minimally identified, or which had Chicago city-wide significance, have been added to the Smith Collection. April 1989.
Supplement 8 : Slides 987 – 1044
The slides in this supplement are among those collected by the Historical Society of Woodlawn. They were originally cataloged as part of the HSW collection, but have been transferred to the Smith Collection. Other slides owned by the HSW have been deaccessioned—see statement in the guide to the HSW collection. These slides concern Chicago parks (#987-1038), particularly many scenes of Jackson Park, and Civil War (#1039-1044). May 1989.
Supplement 9 : Slides 1045 – 1051
These seven slides came from a box of about 400 slides found in a box in Special Collections. Their provenance is unknown. Most of the slides, being of unidentified scenes or pages from various books of poetry, were discarded. January 1990.
Supplement 10 : Slides 1052 – 1057
These six slides appear to have come from the collections of the West Side Historical Society. They consist of four views of park scenes, and two street scenes. February 1990.
Supplement 11 : Slide 1058
This colored slide is of a farmhouse reputed to have been the "Girard House Tavern" at 133rd and Indiana Avenue. It was found in a box of other slides all dated between 1895 and 1899, although this particular slide is not dated. It was the gift of Carl Warachowski, 1992. June 1992.
Separation Record:
The following items have been removed from the collection.
- Yosemite National Forest. 2 slides. Sent to Sourisseau Academy, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
- Winnebago Indians. 2 slides, color. Made by the H.H. Bennett Studio. Sent to H.H. Bennett Studio, Wisconsin Dells,Wisconsin.
- Beach at South Haven, Michigan. 1 slide. Sent to Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Four slides manufactured by Thomas Y. McAllister, New York City. Sent to the Young-McAllister Collection, Manuscript Division, William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Nine slides of scenes in Alaska. Sent to E. E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904. 28 slides. Sent to Pictorial Collections, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis.
- Supplement 4: The Life of Christ. 58 slides.; Hymn texts. 10 slides.; America the Beautiful. 16 slides. Sent to the Billy Graham Center Museum, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
Arrangement
The finding aid lists the glass plate slides alphabetically within the following series designations:
- Introductory
- Business Establishments
- Century of Progress (1933)
- Civil War
- Churches
- Clubs and Organizations
- Historical Sketches
- Hospitals
- Libraries
- Miscellaneous
- Municipal Agencies
- Parks
- Portraits and Family Photographs
- Residences
- Schools
- Streets
- Transportation
- Wartime
- World’s Columbian Exposition
Slide Inventory
Series 1: Introductory
| Slide 1 | Introductory slides |
| Slide 2 | Introductory slides |
Series 2: Business Establishments
| Slide 3 | Allen & Mackey, 89 S. Clark Street, curtain goods, advertisement |
| Slide 4 | Arcade Building, Clark near Madison, exterior |
| Slide 5 | Arcade Building, Clark near Madison, exterior |
| Slide 788 | Auditorium Hotel, circa 1900 |
| Slide 6 | Bank of Chicago, Seth Payne currency |
| Slide 96 | Bank of Chicago, Seth Payne $3 bill [copy print available] |
| Slide 712 | Bankers’ Building, color, circa 1930 |
| Slide 7 | Bigelow Hotel, exterior |
| Slide 8 | Blackman & Downs, dry goods store, advertisement |
| Slide 9 | Board of Trade, laying cornerstone, 1872 [copy print available] |
| Slide 1046 | Board of Trade, under construction, 1872 [cracked] |
| Slide 713 | Board of Trade, Wells and South Water Street, exterior, illustration, circa 1870 |
| Slide 10 | Bookseller’s Row |
| Slide 789 | Booksellers Row, circa 1890 |
| Slide 790 | A. Booth’s Oyster and Fish Depot, Madison and Dearborn, circa 1870 |
| Slide 11 | Bowen Brothers Dry Goods, 19 and 21 Lake Street , advertisement |
| Slide 12 | Briggs House, Randolph and Wells, exterior |
| Slide 13 | Briggs House, Randolph and Wells, exterior |
| Slide 1045 | Bull’s Head [hotel], engraving, circa 1840 |
| Slide 14 | Carhart, Lewis & Tappen, hats, caps and furs, exterior |
| Slide 15 | George B. Carpenter & Co., ship chandlers and sail makers, exterior |
| Slide 16 | George B. Carpenter & Co., South Water and 5th Avenue, twines, tents, flags, exterior |
| Slide 714 | Chamber of Commerce, Washington and LaSalle, exterior, illustration, 1872 |
| Slide 17 | B. F. Chase Co., 90 Randolph Street, exterior |
| Slide 18 | Chase, Hanford & Co., oils, exterior |
| Slide 791 | Chicago Arena, Erie, McClurg and Ontario (color), circa 1930 |
| Slide 792 | Chicago Beach Hotel |
| Slide 19 | Chicago Clearing House Association, checks, 1907 |
| Slide 20 | The Chicago Firemen’s Insurance Company, advertisement |
| Slide 715 | Chicago Herald Building, circa 1910 |
| Slide 21 | Chicago Marine & Fire Insurance Company, check |
| Slide 710 | Chicago Mechanics Institute Fair, advertisement for Grand Gala Days, [broadside], 1858 |
| Slide 22 | Chicago Plain & Fancy Job Printing Office, advertisement from 1839 directory |
| Slide 716 | Chicago Telephone Company, Washington and Franklin, circa 1890 |
| Slide 717 | Chicago Times Building, 1854 |
| Slide 718 | Chicago Tribune Building, 1847 |
| Slide 719 | Chicago Tribune Tower, (color), circa 1935 |
| Slide 23 | Chicago Tribune Building, exterior |
| Slide 24 | Chicago Tribune Building, exterior |
| Slide 25 | City Directory of 1839, pages |
| Slide 26 | City Directory of 1839, pages |
| Slide 27 | City Directory of 1839, pages |
| Slide 28 | City Directory of 1839, pages |
| Slide 29 | City Directory of 1839, pages |
| Slide 30 | City Directory of 1854, pages |
| Slide 31 | Clarendon House, N. Clark Street |
| Slide 32 | William Clingman Clothing, advertisement |
| Slide 33 | Cobb’s Building, Dearborn near Madison |
| Slide 34 | Com. Ex. Nat. Building, Adams and LaSalle |
| Slide 35 | Crosby Opera House, exterior, 1865 |
| Slide 36 | Crosby Opera House, certificate for one free steel engraving |
| Slide 37 | Crosby Opera House, ticket for October 9, 1871 (year of Chicago fire) |
| Slide 38 | Crosby Opera House, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 39 | Crosby Opera House, exterior |
| Slide 720 | Daily News Building, 1921 |
| Slide 721 | Daily News Building (color), circa 1929 |
| Slide 722 | Daily News Building (color), 1929 |
| Slide 40 | Davis, Sawyer & Co., dry goods, exterior |
| Slide 41 | Dickey Building, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 42 | Dietzsch, Blocki & Co., druggists, exterior |
| Slide 43 | A. G. Downs & Co., 150 Lake Street, dry goods, certificate |
| Slide 44 | Drake’s Block, exterior |
| Slide 723 | Evening Journal Building, 1873 |
| Slide 724 | Evening Post Building, circa 1880 |
| Slide 45 | Exchange Bank Building, 1871 |
| Slide 46 | Farwell, John V. & Co., exterior |
| Slide 47 | Field Leiter & Co., ruins |
| Slide 48 | Field Leiter & Co., exterior |
| Slide 725 | Fine Arts Institute, Michigan and Van Buren |
| Slide 726 | First National Bank Building, Dearborn and Monroe, circa 1880 |
| Slide 49 | First National Bank, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 50 | Follansbe, Charles, certificate |
| Slide 51 | Fourth National Bank, exterior |
| Slide 52 | Frank & Walker’s stage office, Lake and Dearborn, exterior |
| Slide 53 | Mrs. A. Gale’s New York Millinery, exterior |
| Slide 54 | Gilbert Hubbard & Co., ship chandlery, exterior |
| Slide 1058 | Girard House tavern, 133rd Street & Indiana Avenue (color), circa 1890 |
| Slide 55 | Globe Theatre/Col. Wood’s Museum Co., ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 56 | Gray, Phelps & Co., wholesale grocers, exterior |
| Slide 57 | Green Tree Tavern, Canal and Lake, exterior [cracked] |
| Slide 58 | S. C. Griggs & Co., State Street, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 59 | Hagenbeck’s Trained Animal Show, camel |
| Slide 60 | Z. M. Hall Building, wholesale grocery, exterior |
| Slide 61 | Z. M. Hall Building, wholesale grocery, exterior |
| Slide 62 | Hamlin, Hale & Co., exterior |
| Slide 63 | Hatch, David, 98 Lake Street, hardware store, advertisement |
| Slide 793 | H. Hayes Saloon, Union Stockyards, cattle drive through streets (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 64 | Heyworth Building, Madison and Wabash, exterior |
| Slide 65 | Hoffman & Gelpcke, letterhead, 1857 |
| Slide 66 | Hoffman & Gelpcke, staff |
| Slide 67 | Honore Block, Dearborn and Monroe, exterior |
| Slide 68 | Honore Block, Dearborn and Monroe, exterior |
| Slide 69 | Gilbert Hubbard & Co., ship chandlery, exterior |
| Slide 794 | Gilbert Hubbard and Co., 1840 |
| Slide 795 | Gilbert Hubbard and Co., 226-232 South Water St., circa 1890 |
| Slide 70 | J.H. Hudson, Clark and Randolph Streets, draper and tailor, 1843 |
| Slide 727 | Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, circa 1900 |
| Slide 71 | Insurance Building [?], exterior [cracked] |
| Slide 728 | Inter-Ocean Building |
| Slide 72 | Jencks Block, Wells and Washington, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 73 | Kendall Brothers Steam Bakery, exterior |
| Slide 74 | W. D. Kerfoot Block, first in the burnt district, 89 Washington |
| Slide 75 | King’s Opera House, advertisement, State and Adams |
| Slide 76 | Lake Street House, Milwaukee Avenue and Fulton |
| Slide 796 | Lake House Hotel, circa 1840 |
| Slide 77 | Larrabee & North, exterior [cracked] |
| Slide 729 | London Guaranty Building, circa 1930 |
| Slide 730 | Lumber Exchange Building, circa 1890 [copy print available] |
| Slide 78 | Lyman, Page & Co., exterior |
| Slide 79 | McVicker’s Theater, exterior [copy print available] |
| Slide 80 | McVicker’s Theatre, Babes In The Wood advertisement |
| Slide 82 | Marine Bldg., Lake and LaSalle, exterior |
| Slide 731 | Marshall Field Wholesale Warehouse, Wells and Quincy, circa 1900 |
| Slide 83 | Matteson House, Dearborn & Randolph, exterior |
| Slide 84 | Matthews & Murphy, Dearborn, south of Lake, exterior |
| Slide 85 | Mendel Engraving & Lithography, exterior |
| Slide 732 | Merchandise Mart (color), circa 1920s |
| Slide 733 | Merchants Insurance Building, LaSalle and Washington, circa 1890 |
| Slide 87 | Merchants Insurance Building, LaSalle and Washington, headquarters General Sheridan |
| Slide 88 | Merchants Insurance Building, LaSalle and Washington, ruins after the Chicago Fire, 1871 [cracked] |
| Slide 86 | Merchants & Planters Bank, certificate |
| Slide 734 | Michigan Boulevard Building (color), circa 1920 |
| Slide 89 | A.H. Miller’s Building, Clark and Randolph |
| Slide 81 | Monadnock Building, exterior |
| Slide 797 | Montgomery Ward, (color), circa 1920 |
| Slide 735 | Monroe Building/University Club, Michigan Avenue and Monroe (color), circa 1920 |
| Slide 933 | Moreno Roller Mills, exterior |
| Slide 934 | Moreno Roller Mills, interior |
| Slide 935 | Moreno Roller Mills, interior |
| Slide 90 | Moos Cigar Co., exterior |
| Slide 91 | Morrison Block |
| Slide 92 | Myrick House Hotel, exterior |
| Slide 112 | National Union, benefit certificate |
| Slide 94 | New York Clothing Store, pages from 1839 directory |
| Slide 798 | Newberry & Dole Grain Elevator (color), 1830 [copy print available, B/W] |
| Slide 95 | North Western Iron & Steel Welding Co., exterior |
| Slide 97 | Potter Palmer House, State and Quincy [copy print available] |
| Slide 799 | Pacific Hotel, circa 1870 |
| Slide 800 | Palmer House Hotel, circa 1880 |
| Slide 736 | Palmer House, circa 1880 |
| Slide 737 | Palmolive Building, 1929 |
| Slide 98 | F. W. Peek & Co. [cracked] |
| Slide 99 | Penton & Co., wholesale druggists, exterior |
| Slide 100 | Perry & Crapo, exterior |
| Slide 101 | Portland Block, 4th National Bank, exterior |
| Slide 102 | Pullman Palace Car Co., exterior |
| Slide 103 | J. H. Reed & Co., 144-146 Lake Street, druggists, exterior [copy print available] |
| Slide 104 | Reiner’s Market, State and 12th Streets |
| Slide 105 | Revere House, Randolph and Dearborn, 1857 [cracked] |
| Slide 106 | St. James Hotel, Old Stewart House, State and Washington |
| Slide 107 | St. James Hotel, State and Washington, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 108 | The Saloon Hotel, Clark and Lake, exterior |
| Slide 738 | Old “Salon” Building, Clark and Lake, circa 1880 |
| Slide 109 | Santa Fe Building, rail exchange, exterior |
| Slide 801 | Sauganash Hotel, first hostelry in Chicago (color) |
| Slide 802 | Sauganash Hotel (color) |
| Slide 803 | Sherman House Hotel, circa 1880 |
| Slide 110 | Lazarus Silverman (banker) 50 LaSalle Street, advertisement [cracked] |
| Slide 93 | Smith Brothers, 43 South Water Street, wholesale grocers, advertisement |
| Slide 111 | Smith & Nixon, Steinway’s pianos, exterior |
| Slide 113 | Southern Hotel, exterior |
| Slide 114 | Stebbins & Reede, drugs, 159 Lake, advertisement |
| Slide 804 | Steinway’s Pianos, Clark and Washington, circa 1850 |
| Slide 805 | Stevens Hotel, now Conrad Hilton (color) |
| Slide 806 | Stock Yards Building, entrance [cracked] |
| Slide 739 | Straus Building, circa 1920 |
| Slide 115 | Sturgis, Buckingham & Co., exterior |
| Slide 807 | Sunnyside Tavern, Clark Street and Sunnyside, circa 1900 |
| Slide 740 | Tacoma Building, circa 1900 |
| Slide 116 | Theatres, advertisements |
| Slide 808 | Tremont House Hotel |
| Slide 117 | Unidentified theatre, advertisement |
| Slide 118 | J & L Turner Livery, advertisement |
| Slide 119 | Unidentified buildings, downtown |
| Slide 120 | Unidentified buildings, downtown |
| Slide 121 | Unidentified office, interior |
| Slide 936 | Unidentified factory, exterior |
| Slide 937 | Unidentified restaurant, interior [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 122 | Union Building, exterior |
| Slide 123 | Union Ridge [?] Hotel, men holding sign |
| Slide 741 | Union Trust Building |
| Slide 124 | Wabash Avenue “skating rink,” at Jackson |
| Slide 125 | Wabash [?] Avenue, [fire] ruins |
| Slide 126 | Wadsworth, Philip & Co., exterior |
| Slide 127 | Walsh, John R., news, periodicals, post office, exterior |
| Slide 128 | Washington Engine Company, theater ticket |
| Slide 129 | Wells & Co./Field Benedict & Co., Wabash and Lake, exterior |
| Slide 130 | Western News Co., 121-123 State Street, exterior |
| Slide 742 | Woman’s Temple Building, circa 1920 |
| Slide 131 | Colonel Wood’s Museum & Gallery of Fine Arts, Randolph Street, 1866 |
| Slide 132 | Colonel Wood’s Museum & Gallery of Fine Arts, Randolph Street |
| Slide 133 | Yonkers Building, exterior |
Series 3: Century of Progress (1933)
| Slide 809 | Fort Dearborn Replica (color), [cracked] |
| Slide 810 | Hall of Science (color), [cracked] |
| Slide 811 | Administration Building (color), [cracked] |
| Slide 812 | Byrd’s Polar Ship (color), [cracked] |
| Slide 813 | Adler Planetarium (color), [cracked] |
Series 4: Civil War
| Slide 707 | Berry and Lincoln store, 1895 |
| Slide 211 | Abraham Lincoln Medal, North Western Sanitary Fair, 1865 |
| Slide 212 | Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois |
| Slide 213 | Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois |
| Slide 708 | Lincoln lying in state in Chicago |
| Slide 1039 | Lincoln Birthplace, log cabin, color |
| Slide 1040 | Lincoln-Douglas, debate monument |
| Slide 1041 | Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois (color), circa 1910 |
| Slide 1042 | Lincoln monument, “Lincoln the Orator” (Oakwoods Cemetery), (color) |
| Slide 1043 | Lincoln, Nancy Hanks (1782-1818), grave (color) |
| Slide 1044 | Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois |
| Slide 214 | Newspaper, “Voice of the Fair” front page reporting Lincoln’s death, |
| Slide 1865 | |
| Slide 215 | View of Camp Douglas, 1864 [cracked] |
| Slide 939 | Unidentified, 8-story building [OVERSIZE] |
Series 5: Religious Institutions
| Slide 134 | Centennial Baptist Church , exterior |
| Slide 743 | Congregational, Drexel Boulevard (color) |
| Slide 135 | First Baptist Church , exterior |
| Slide 136 | First Baptist Church, Wabash and Congress , exterior |
| Slide 137 | First Baptist Church, Wabash and Washington , exterior |
| Slide 744 | First Congregational Church, Washington and Ann, circa 1860 |
| Slide 745 | First Methodist Episcopal Church, Clark and Washington, circa 1890 [cracked] |
| Slide 138 | First Presbyterian Church, Wabash and Congress, exterior |
| Slide 139 | First Presbyterian Church, Wabash and Congress, exterior [cracked] [copy print] |
| Slide 140 | First Universalist Church, Washington between Clark and Dearborn , exterior |
| Slide 141 | First Universalist Church, Wabash and Van Buren |
| Slide 746 | Fourth Presbyterian Church (color) |
| Slide 142 | Grace Church, Wabash and Madison [cracked] |
| Slide 143 | Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, LaSalle and Chicago |
| Slide 144 | Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, LaSalle and Chicago |
| Slide 145 | Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, LaSalle and Chicago, ruins |
| Slide 146 | Holy Name Cathedral, ruins |
| Slide 147 | New England Church, LaSalle, entrance, [cracked] [copy print] |
| Slide 148 | New England Church, ruins |
| Slide 149 | North Presbyterian Church, ruins |
| Slide 150 | Plymouth Congregational Church, exterior |
| Slide 747 | Roman Catholic Church, Wabash and Madison (built 1843) |
| Slide 151 | St. James Church, Huron and Cass, 1857 |
| Slide 152 | St. James Church, Huron and Cass |
| Slide 748 | St. James Episcopal, Cass Street between Michigan and Illinois Street |
| Slide 749 | St. Mary’s Roman Catholic, first Catholic church in Chicago |
| Slide 153 | St. Paul Universalist Church, exterior |
| Slide 154 | St. Paul Universalist Church, Wabash and Van Buren |
| Slide 155 | St. Paul Universalist, Wabash and Van Buren, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 156 | Second Baptist Church, Monroe and Morgan |
| Slide 157 | Second Baptist Church, exterior |
| Slide 158 | Second Baptist Church, exterior |
| Slide 750 | Second Baptist Church, Washington and LaSalle, 1858 |
| Slide 751 | Second Presbyterian Church, Wabash and Washington, circa 1860 |
| Slide 752 | Second Presbyterian Church, Wabash and Washington, circa 1880 |
| Slide 159 | Second Presbyterian Church, exterior |
| Slide 160 | Second Presbyterian Church, Jackson, exterior |
| Slide 753 | Third Presbyterian Church, Washington and Carpenter (color) 1860 |
| Slide 161 | Trinity Episcopal Church, Jackson, exterior |
| Slide 162 | Trinity Episcopal Church, Jackson, exterior |
| Slide 163 | Trinity Episcopal Church, from breakwater |
| Slide 164 | Trinity Episcopal Church, ruins |
| Slide 165 | Trinity Episcopal Church, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 166 | Not used |
| Slide 167 | Unity Church, LaSalle, exterior |
| Slide 168 | Unity Church, exterior, ruins |
| Slide 169 | Unity Church, entrance, ruins [copy print] |
| Slide 170 | Wabash Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Harrison Street, exterior |
| Slide 171 | Wabash Ave. Methodist Church, Harrison Street, exterior |
| Slide 172 | Wabash Ave. Methodist Church, Harrison Street, exterior |
| Slide 754 | Unity Church, Michigan and 23rd Street |
| Slide 755 | Unidentified Church, circa 1900 [cracked] |
| Slide 938 | Unidentified, baptism scene |
| Slide 173 | Unidentified |
| Slide 174 | Unidentified |
Series 6: Clubs and Organizations
| Slide 835 | Chicago in 1831, illustration (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 814 | Chicago Historical Society Building (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 819 | Chicago Portage by the French, illustration (color) |
| Slide 175 | Firemen’s Association, invitation to 2nd Annual Ball, 1847 |
| Slide 818 | Franquelin’s Map of Chicago Region (color), 1684. [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 820 | Fort Dearborn, Indian Wigwam [cracked] |
| Slide 823 | Fort Dearborn, stockade, illustration (color) 1803 [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 824 | Fort Dearborn, first fort, illustration (color) |
| Slide 825 | Fort Dearborn, from the river, illustration (color) |
| Slide 826 | Fort Dearborn, illustration |
| Slide 827 | Fort Dearborn, Christmas Eve, illustration (color) |
| Slide 828 | Fort Dearborn, model (color) |
| Slide 829 | Fort Dearborn, last surviving building, illustration (color), circa 1850 |
| Slide 176 | Juvenile Social Ball, invitation, 1843 |
| Slide 836 | Fort Dearborn, centennial tablet, 1903 |
| Slide 831 | Fort Dearborn, massacre of 1812, illustration (color) |
| Slide 832 | Fort Dearborn, massacre of 1812, illustration (color) |
| Slide 833.1 | Fort Dearborn and Lighthouse, illustration, circa 1830 [copy 1 and 2 different] |
| Slide 833.2 | Fort Dearborn and Lighthouse, illustration, circa 1830 [copy 1 and 2 different] |
| Slide 821 | Map, Greenville Cession of 1795, shows city limits as of 1852 |
| Slide 830 | Map, Chicago in 1812 |
| Slide 822 | “Mad Anthony” Wayne secures title to Chicago area, illustration (color), 1795 |
| Slide 815 | Father Marquette’s Exploration, illustration (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 816 | Marquette crosses site of Chicago, [illustration?] (color) |
| Slide 817 | Marquette’s Winter Quarters, illustration (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 975 | Political rally, circa 1920 |
| Slide 177 | Republican Headquarters, exterior |
| Slide 756 | Republican Headquarters, the Wigwam where Lincoln was nominated (color) |
| Slide 178 | Tippecanoe Club, members at Lincoln Park |
| Slide 837 | The Treaty Elm (marking Indian Boundary Line) |
| Slide 834 | U. S. Reservation, south of Ft. Dearborn, illustration (color) 1830 |
Series 7: Historical Sketches
| Slide 196 | Chicago in 1820 |
| Slide 197 | Chicago in 1830 |
| Slide 198 | Chicago in 1830 |
| Slide 200 | Chicago in 1832 |
| Slide 202 | The Cottage |
| Slide 185 | Fort Dearborn [cracked] |
| Slide 186 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 187 | Fort Dearborn [cracked] |
| Slide 188 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 189 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 190 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 191 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 192 | Fort Dearborn |
| Slide 193 | Fort Dearborn, poem |
| Slide 194 | Imaginary view of the site of Chicago in 1779, shows DuSable |
| Slide 179 | Joliet, Louis (1645-1700) |
| Slide 180 | Joliet, Louis (1645-1700) |
| Slide 195 | John Kinzie buys first land at Chicago |
| Slide 757 | Map of Chicago (color), 1833 |
| Slide 181 | Marquette, Jacques (1637-1675) [cracked] |
| Slide 182 | Marquette, Jacques (1637-1675) |
| Slide 183 | Marquette, Jacques (1637-1675) |
| Slide 184 | Site of Marquette’s Mission |
| Slide 201 | South Water Street, State to Dearborn, 1834 |
| Slide 203 | View of the disaster occasioned by the flood in the Chicago River |
| Slide 1849 | |
| Slide 199 | Wolf’s Point in 1830 |
| Slide 1047 | Wolf’s Point showing footbridge across river and blacksmith’s shop, illustration (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 1048 | Wolf’s Point, illustration (color) |
| Slide 1048 | Wolf’s Point, trappers in canoe, illustration (color) [cracked] |
Series 8: Hospitals
| Slide 758 | Albert Billings Memorial Hospital, University of Chicago (color) |
| Slide 759 | Cook County Hospital (old) |
| Slide 204 | Magdalena Asylum, ruins |
Series 9: Libraries
| Slide 838 | Crerar Library |
| Slide 839 | Newberry Library [cracked] |
Series 10: Miscellaneous
| Slide 840 | “Boer War,”, theatre advertisement, circa 1905 |
| Slide 206 | Chicago Centennial Jubilee, 1803-1903, poster [cracked] |
| Slide 207 | Chicago Centennial Jubilee, 1803-1903, cartoon |
| Slide 208 | Chicago River [?] |
| Slide 210 | Foster Medal, 1857 |
| Slide 842 | Libby Prison (color) |
| Slide 709 | State House at Vandalia, Illinois |
| Slide 205 | Unidentified barn |
| Slide 841 | Unidentified barn (Smith family) |
| Slide 209 | Crowd scene on lakefront, World’s Columbian Exposition, “U.S.S. Illinois,” U.S. Government Exhibit (color), 1893 |
Series 11: Municipal Agencies
| Slide 216 | Billiards & Pool Store, election polling place, 1909 |
| Slide 217 | Chamber of Commerce, exterior |
| Slide 843 | Chicago Public Schools, Bureau of Visual Instruction poster (color) |
| Slide 844 | Chicago symbol, “I Will” [cracked] |
| Slide 845 | Chicago symbol, “I Will” |
| Slide 760 | Chinatown City Hall (color), circa 1930 |
| Slide 218 | City Hall, (Water Tank surrounded by building) [cracked] |
| Slide 846 | Coliseum, old exposition building at Lake front, illustration (color) |
| Slide 847 | Coliseum, old |
| Slide 848 | Coliseum, old, from lake |
| Slide 849 | Coliseum, new |
| Slide 219 | Committee of Safety, 1861 |
| Slide 220 | Courthouse, LaSalle Street exterior |
| Slide 221 | Courthouse, 1st courthouse, Clark and Randolph, 1892 |
| Slide 222 | Courthouse |
| Slide 223 | Courthouse |
| Slide 224 | Courthouse, ruins [copy print] |
| Slide 761 | Courthouse, 1st courthouse (color) |
| Slide 762 | Courthouse, 2nd courthouse (color) circa 1860 |
| Slide 763 | Court House, circa 1860 |
| Slide 764 | Court House and City Hall, (4th home of the Chicago Public Library), circa 1880 |
| Slide 765 | Court House and City Hall, (4th home of the Chicago Public Library), circa 1880 |
| Slide 766 | Court House and City Hall (color) 1888 |
| Slide 225 | Defense Committee, 1867 |
| Slide 769 | Federal Building, circa 1900 |
| Slide 226 | Fire Department, No. 9, men and engine |
| Slide 227 | Fire Department, badge, “303 C.E. Allen” |
| Slide 228 | Fireman’s Association, invitation to 2nd Annual Ball, 1847 |
| Slide 940 | Fire Department, boat on water |
| Slide 229 | Fire truck, Lake and State [copy print] |
| Slide 850 | Navy Pier (color), circa 1930 |
| Slide 230 | Post Office, exterior [cracked] |
| Slide 231 | Post Office, Monroe and Dearborn |
| Slide 232 | Post Office |
| Slide 851 | Post Office in 1833, illustration (color) |
| Slide 767 | Post Office and Customs House, 1863 |
| Slide 768 | Post Office and Customs House, 1872 [?] |
| Slide 770 | Seal of Chicago (color) |
| Slide 771 | Water Tower (color) |
| Slide 772 | Water Tower (color) circa 1900 |
Series 12: Parks
| Slide 773 | Art Institute of Chicago, lion statue [?] |
| Slide 233 | Central Park, boating |
| Slide 234 | Douglas Park |
| Slide 852 | Douglas Park, Karel Havlicek monument by Strachovsky (color) |
| Slide 774 | Field Museum of Natural History (color)1932 |
| Slide 853 | Fort Dearborn, massacre monument (color) |
| Slide 854 | Fort Dearborn, relief tablet, Michigan Avenue Bridge (color) |
| Slide 987 | Fort Dearborn, massacre monument, circa 1920 |
| Slide 1038 | Garfield Park, “Lincoln the Railsplitter” (color) |
| Slide 988 | Grant Park, Buckingham fountain by night (color) |
| Slide 989 | Grant Park, Lincoln monument “Seated Lincoln” |
| Slide 775 | Grant Park, Buckingham fountain (color), circa 1930 |
| Slide 855 | Grant Park, “Indian Bowman” by Ivan Mestrovic |
| Slide 856 | Grant Park, Abraham Lincoln monument by Augustus St. Gaudens, color |
| Slide 857 | Grant Park, John A. Logan monument by Augustus St. Gaudens |
| Slide 1054 | Grant Park, John A. Logan monument by Augustus St. Gaudens |
| Slide 858 | Humboldt Park, Lief Erickson monument by Sigvald Asbjornsen |
| Slide 859 | Humboldt Park, Alexander von Humboldt monument by Felix Gorling |
| Slide 860 | Humboldt Park, Fritz Reuter monument by Franz Engleman (color) |
| Slide 861 | Jackson Park, “The Republic” by French [missing] |
| Slide 990 | Jackson Park, bridge (color) |
| Slide 991 | Jackson Park, bridge |
| Slide 992 | Jackson Park, bridge |
| Slide 993 | Jackson Park, bridge (color) |
| Slide 994 | Jackson Park, flowers (color) |
| Slide 995 | Jackson Park, flowers (color) |
| Slide 996 | Jackson Park, flowers (color) |
| Slide 997 | Jackson Park, flowers (color) |
| Slide 998 | Jackson Park, flowers (color) |
| Slide 999 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1000 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1001 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1002 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1003 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1004 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon |
| Slide 1005 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon |
| Slide 1006 | Jackson Park, footbridge over lagoon (color) |
| Slide 1007 | Jackson Park, pagoda (color) |
| Slide 1008 | Jackson Park, pagoda (color) |
| Slide 1009 | Jackson Park, inside conservatory (color) |
| Slide 1010 | Jackson Park, inside conservatory (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 1011 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1012 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1013 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1014 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1015 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1016 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1017 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1018 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1019 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1020 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1021 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1022 | Jackson Park |
| Slide 1023 | Jackson Park |
| Slide 1024 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1025 | Jackson Park (color) |
| Slide 1026 | Jackson Park, tree |
| Slide 1027 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 1028 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 1029 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 1030 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 1031 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 1032 | Jackson Park, winter |
| Slide 1033 | Jackson Park, winter (color) |
| Slide 235 | Jefferson Park |
| Slide 862 | Lake front, Michigan Avenue (military review), illustration (color) |
| Slide 863 | Lincoln Park, “The Alarm” by John Boyle (color) |
| Slide 864 | Lincoln Park, Hans Christian Andersen monument by Johannes Gelert (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 865 | Lincoln Park, Beethoven monument by Johannes Gelert |
| Slide 866 | Lincoln Park, Benjamin Franklin monument by Richard Parks (color) |
| Slide 867 | Lincoln Park, Goethe monument by Herman Hahn (color) |
| Slide 868 | Lincoln Park, David Kennison boulder (color) |
| Slide 869 | Lincoln Park, LaSalle monument by La Laing (color) |
| Slide 870 | Lincoln Park, Abraham Lincoln monument by Augustus St. Gaudens |
| Slide 871 | Lincoln Park, Emancipation statue, Lincoln freeing the slaves (color) |
| Slide 872 | Lincoln Park, Linne monument by C. Dyperman (color) |
| Slide 873 | Lincoln Park, “The Alarm” Ottawa monument [cracked] |
| Slide 874 | Lincoln Park, Schiller monument by Ernest Raus (color) |
| Slide 875 | Lincoln Park, Shakespeare monument by William O. Partridge (color) |
| Slide 876 | Lincoln Park, “The Signal of Peace” by Dallin (color) |
| Slide 877 | Lincoln Park, Totem pole (color) |
| Slide 236 | Lincoln Park, Shakespeare monument |
| Slide 237 | Lincoln Park |
| Slide 238 | Lincoln Park |
| Slide 239 | Lincoln Park, “The Signal” statue |
| Slide 240 | Lincoln Park, LaSalle monument |
| Slide 241 | Lincoln Park, Lincoln monument |
| Slide 1034 | Lincoln Park, Lincoln monument |
| Slide 1052 | Lincoln Park, Ulysses S. Grant monument |
| Slide 1053 | Lincoln Park, Ulysses S. Grant monument |
| Slide 878 | Marquette and Joliet Memorial, Robey Street (color) |
| Slide 879 | Midway, “Fountain of Time” by Lorado Taft (color) |
| Slide 1035 | Midway Plaisance, Goode-Cheney memorial (color) |
| Slide 242 | Museum of Science and Industry |
| Slide 243 | Museum of Science and Industry |
| Slide 880 | Oak Street Beach |
| Slide 244 | “Old School House Bench” |
| Slide 245 | Pullman Monument, Fort Dearborn Massacre |
| Slide 246 | Riverside Park |
| Slide 247 | Riverside Park |
| Slide 776 | Shedd Aquarium (color), 1932 |
| Slide 777 | Shedd Aquarium (color) |
| Slide 881 | Philip Sheridan monument by Borglum, Sheridan Road at Belmont |
| Slide 882 | Soldier Field Stadium |
| Slide 248 | Union Park [copy print] |
| Slide 249 | Unidentified park, dogs |
| Slide 941 | Unidentified park, picnic group |
| Slide 942 | Unidentified park, swamp scene |
| Slide 943 | Unidentified park [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 944 | Unidentified park, river [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 945 | Unidentified park, river [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 1055 | Unidentified park, people strolling, circa 1890s [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 883 | Victory Negro Memorial by Leonard Crunelle, S. Parkway at 35th Street [cracked] |
| Slide 1036 | Washington Park, “Fountain of Time” by Laredo Taft (color) |
| Slide 1037 | Washington Park, “Fountain of Time” by Laredo Taft |
| Slide 884 | George Washington monument, South Parkway at 51st Street (color) |
Series 13: Portraits and Family Photographs
| Slide 252 | Andrews, Tom |
| Slide 253 | Andrews, Tom and Zilla |
| Slide 254 | Number not used |
| Slide 255 | Armour, Philip Danforth and Marshall Field |
| Slide 256 | Ballard, Addison |
| Slide 257 | Barnard, Alice M. and H.H. Handy |
| Slide 885 | Beaubien, Alexander (b. 1822) [cracked] |
| Slide 258 | Benham, F.A. |
| Slide 259 | Bentley, Cyrus |
| Slide 260 | Blodgett, Henry W. |
| Slide 261 | Bowen, James H. |
| Slide 262 | Bowers, A.G. [missing] |
| Slide 263 | Bradwell, James B. [missing] |
| Slide 264 | Bradwell, James B. |
| Slide 265 | Bradwell, James Bolesworth (1828-1907) and Bradwell, Myra Colby (1831-1894) |
| Slide 266 | Braymer, Albert E. Jr. |
| Slide 267 | Braymer, F.A. and family |
| Slide 268 | Braymer, F.A. and family |
| Slide 269 | Braymer, Mrs. F.A. |
| Slide 270 | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) |
| Slide 271 | Burrows, Dr. J.H. |
| Slide 272 | Burtis, James K. |
| Slide 273 | Buschwak, Mrs. |
| Slide 274 | Calhoun, William Alvin |
| Slide 275 | Catlin, Seth (1812-1863) |
| Slide 276 | Caton, Judge |
| Slide 277 | Chamberlin, Sarah |
| Slide 309 | Chase, B.F. |
| Slide 278 | Cheever, Benjamin S. and wife |
| Slide 279 | Cheever, Benjamin S. and wife |
| Slide 457 | “Chicago Celebrities” (24 portraits) |
| Slide 458 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 459 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 460 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 461 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 462 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 463 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 464 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 465 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 466 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 467 | Chicago Residents (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 280 | Clark, John K. |
| Slide 281 | Clark, Jonathan |
| Slide 282 | Clarke, Cy |
| Slide 283 | Clarke, Ned |
| Slide 284 | Clarke, Robert |
| Slide 285 | Cleary House Committee (color), 1907 |
| Slide 286 | Clissold, Ed, Stella and Roland |
| Slide 287 | Clissold, Emma S. [cracked] |
| Slide 288 | Clissold, H.R. |
| Slide 289 | Clybourn, A. and wife |
| Slide 290 | Cobb, D.B. and McCormick, Cyrus H. |
| Slide 291 | Curtis, Charles H. |
| Slide 292 | Curtis, DeWitt H. |
| Slide 293 | Curtis, DeWitt H. |
| Slide 294 | Curtis, DeWitt H. |
| Slide 886 | Dearborn, Henry, Secretary of War for whom Fort Dearborn was named (1751-1829) (color) |
| Slide 295 | Dike, Julia and husband |
| Slide 296 | Drake, John B. |
| Slide 297 | Dunlap, D.C. and Stella |
| Slide 298 | Dunlap, D.C. and Stella |
| Slide 299 | Dunlap, Myrtle |
| Slide 300 | Dunlap, Myrtle |
| Slide 887 | Dunne, Edward F., Mayor |
| Slide 301 | Dye, Nathan |
| Slide 302 | Dye, Nathan |
| Slide 303 | Dymond, Mr. |
| Slide 304 | Dymond, Edwin |
| Slide 305 | Ebert, Albert Ethelbert (1840-1906) |
| Slide 306 | Ellithorpe, Colonel |
| Slide 307 | Evans, Mr. and Hamilton, Mr. |
| Slide 308 | Everts, Rev. W. W. |
| Slide 469 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 470 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 471 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 472 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 473 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 474 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 475 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) [copy print] |
| Slide 476 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 477 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 478 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 479 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 480 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 481 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 482 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 483 | Famous Chicagoans (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 255 | Field, Marshall, and P.D. Armour |
| Slide 309 | Foote, D.S. |
| Slide 310 | Forbes, Eliza |
| Slide 311 | Forbes, Stephen |
| Slide 312 | Foreman, Carrie Clarke |
| Slide 313 | Forrest, Joseph K.C. and wife |
| Slide 314 | Foster, G.F. |
| Slide 315 | Fox, Catherine |
| Slide 316 | Freer, L.C. Paine |
| Slide 317 | Frink, John |
| Slide 318 | Fuller, Mr. |
| Slide 319 | Fuller, O.F. |
| Slide 320 | Golden, Mr. and Jones, M. |
| Slide 321 | Goodrich, Lovenda Wait |
| Slide 322 | Graves, Henry [copy print] |
| Slide 232 | Gray, John and wife |
| Slide 325 | Gray, John and wife |
| Slide 326 | Gray, William P. |
| Slide 327 | Haines, John C. |
| Slide 328 | Hamill, K.C. and wife |
| Slide 329 | Hamilton, P.D. (1813-1891) |
| Slide 257 | Handy, H.H. and Alice Barnard |
| Slide 330 | Handy, Henry |
| Slide 331 | Higgins, Emma Wait |
| Slide 332 | Hills, Charles |
| Slide 333 | Hills, Cynthia and Hills, Erasmus and wife |
| Slide 334 | Hills, Della |
| Slide 335 | Hills, Erasmus and wife |
| Slide 336 | Hills, Erasmus and wife |
| Slide 337 | Hills, Frank and family |
| Slide 338 | Hoard, Samuel S. |
| Slide 339 | Howe, Frederick A. (b.1829) |
| Slide 340 | Howe, Frederick A. (b.1829) |
| Slide 341 | Howe, Frederick A. (b.1829) |
| Slide 342 | Howe, F.H. |
| Slide 976 | Howland, George, c. 1890 |
| Slide 343 | Hunt, Charles J. |
| Slide 344 | Joslyn, A.C. and wife |
| Slide 345 | Joslyn, David |
| Slide 346 | Joslyn, Kermitt |
| Slide 347 | Joslyn, Marcellus |
| Slide 348 | Joslyn, May |
| Slide 349 | Joslyn, Walter I. |
| Slide 349a | Joslyn family |
| Slide 350 | Joslyn tombstone [copy print] |
| Slide 351 | Keyes, D.H. |
| Slide 352 | Kinzie, Julia A. |
| Slide 354 | Kohlsaat, Christian C. (b. 1844) and family |
| Slide 355 | Kohlsaat, C.C. (children) |
| Slide 356 | Kohlsaat, E.W. and C.C. |
| Slide 357 | Kohlsatt, Herman Henry |
| Slide 468 | Legal celebrities (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 358 | Lloyd, Louis and Addie Wait |
| Slide 359 | McMillan, J.A. |
| Slide 360 | Martin, J.H. and wife |
| Slide 361 | Morton, Axie Wait and husband |
| Slide 362 | Myrick, Mr. and Mrs. William |
| Slide 362 | Oliver, John A. |
| Slide 363 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 484 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 485 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 486 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 487 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 488 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 489 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 490 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 491 | “Old Settlers” (several portraits on each plate) |
| Slide 364 | Osborn, Thomas O. [copy print] |
| Slide 365 | Pearce, Ashael |
| Slide 366 | Peck, William H. (1853-1905) |
| Slide 888 | Pinkerton, Allan (1819-1884) [cracked] [copy print] |
| Slide 492 | “Pioneers of Chicago” |
| Slide 367 | Pollard, John K. |
| Slide 368 | Pollard, Mrs. John K. |
| Slide 369 | Porter, Eliza Chappel |
| Slide 378 | Pullman, George |
| Slide 370 | Reed, C.M. |
| Slide 371 | Reiners, A. |
| Slide 372 | Rice, H.H. and Louada Wait |
| Slide 373 | Roberts, Clarke and wife |
| Slide 889 | Robinson, Alexander (1762-1872) and Catherine (d. 1860), graves (color) [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 374 | Robinson, Lucy Wait and husband |
| Slide 375 | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), in uniform |
| Slide 376 | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) |
| Slide 377 | Root, Frank S. |
| Slide 378 | Sanger, J.Y. and George Pullman |
| Slide 379 | Sherman, Alson Smith (1811-1898) and Walter |
| Slide 380 | Sherman, Frank |
| Slide 381 | Sherman, U. S. |
| Slide 382 | Slenett, Isadore |
| Slide 383 | Slenett, Isadore |
| Slide 384 | Smith, A. Judson; Kohlsaat, Fannie Smith |
| Slide 385 | Smith, B., Jr. |
| Slide 386 | Smith, E.D. and family |
| Slide 387 | Smith, Elbert C. |
| Slide 388 | Smith, Elbert C. |
| Slide 389 | Smith, Emily |
| Slide 390 | Smith, Ernest and family |
| Slide 391 | Smith, F.A. and wife |
| Slide 392 | Smith, Frank and sister |
| Slide 393 | Smith, G.V. |
| Slide 394 | Smith, Mrs. G.V. Jr. |
| Slide 395 | Smith, George |
| Slide 396 | Smith, Guy |
| Slide 397 | Smith, Isabell |
| Slide 398 | Smith, Israel G. |
| Slide 399 | Smith, Israel G. |
| Slide 400 | Smith, Israel G. |
| Slide 401 | Smith, I.G. “and group” |
| Slide 402 | Smith, James |
| Slide 403 | Smith, Dr. L.H. |
| Slide 404 | Smith, Mrs. L.H. |
| Slide 405 | Smith, Marcellus B. |
| Slide 406 | Smith, Mrs. Marcellus B. |
| Slide 407 | Smith, Mary Fay |
| Slide 408 | Smith, Miller J. and family |
| Slide 409 | Smith, Orson Sr. |
| Slide 410 | Smith, Percy Hazard |
| Slide 411 | Smith, Peter H. |
| Slide 412 | Smith, Theophilus W. |
| Slide 413 | Smith, W. Waite and wife |
| Slide 414 | Smith family |
| Slide 415 | Smith family |
| Slide 416 | Sollitt, John |
| Slide 417 | Spaulding, Jesse |
| Slide 977 | Stehman, John Hess, (1850-1940) |
| Slide 978 | Stehman, John Hess, (1850-1940) |
| Slide 979 | Stehman, Letta Harding |
| Slide 418 | Stuart, William |
| Slide 419 | Sturgis, James D. |
| Slide 420 | Sullivan, Eugene |
| Slide 421 | Surdam, Jones S. J. |
| Slide 422 | Swan, James H. |
| Slide 423 | Taylor, Ezra |
| Slide 424 | Trowbridge, W.E.D. [cracked] |
| Slide 425 | Turner, John W. and wife |
| Slide 426 | Tyler, Elmer and wife |
| Slide 427 | Tyler, Orson |
| Slide 428 | Updike, Peter L. |
| Slide 429 | Vernon, David |
| Slide 430 | Von Schnaidau, John C.F.P. (1812-1859) |
| Slide 431 | Waite, Ann Waldo (1757-1857) |
| Slide 432 | Wait, Archibald |
| Slide 433 | Wait, Archibald |
| Slide 434 | Waite, Benjamin, family tree |
| Slide 435 | Waite, Judge C.B. and wife |
| Slide 436 | Wait, Mrs. Franklin Hovery |
| Slide 437 | Wait, George |
| Slide 438 | Wait, George Jr. and family |
| Slide 439 | Wait, George W. and wife |
| Slide 440 | Wait, Helen |
| Slide 441 | Wait, John M. |
| Slide 442 | Wait, Mary (Mrs. W.W.) |
| Slide 443 | Wait, Matthew |
| Slide 444 | Wait, W.W. |
| Slide 445 | Wait, Wayland W. |
| Slide 446 | Wait, Mrs. Wayland W. |
| Slide 447 | Walker, Charles |
| Slide 448 | Whilney, Alice Jennings |
| Slide 449 | Whistler, Colonel |
| Slide 450 | Whistler, William |
| Slide 451 | Wilcox, George W. and family |
| Slide 452 | Winana, Susan (b. 1812) |
| Slide 453 | Woodworth, James H. |
| Slide 454 | Yates, H.H. (b. 1815) |
| Slide 455 | Yates, Richard (1818-1873) |
| Slide 456 | Youngest Bicyclist in Chicago |
| Slide 250 | Unidentified actress |
| Slide 251 | Unidentified actress |
| Slide 353 | Unidentified kitchen scene |
| Slide 711 | Unidentified couple, in Edwardian/Victorian attire, posed in studio, circa 1890 |
| Slide 890 | Unidentified woman |
| Slide 946 | Unidentified child at play in home |
| Slide 947 | Unidentified man |
| Slide 948 | Unidentified man and child |
| Slide 949 | Unidentified woman, outdoors in overcoat and hat |
| Slide 950 | Unidentified women, outdoors in overcoats and hats |
| Slide 951 | Unidentified woman, in kitchen drying dishes |
| Slide 952 | Unidentified woman, standing in living room |
| Slide 953 | Unidentified woman, sitting backwards in chair |
| Slide 954 | Unidentified woman, sitting backwards in chair |
| Slide 955 | Unidentified women, sitting backwards in chairs |
| Slide 956 | Unidentified woman, holding long-stemmed rose |
| Slide 957 | Unidentified woman, seated, reading “The Loving Cup” |
| Slide 958 | Unidentified woman, standing, wearing [graduation?] robe |
| Slide 959 | Unidentified woman, oval portrait |
| Slide 960 | Unidentified women, [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 961 | Unidentified women, [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 962 | Unidentified Thanksgiving dinner in residential home [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 980 | Unidentified group, circa 1900 |
| Slide 981 | Unidentified infant/mother/grandmother, circa 1900 |
| Slide 982 | Unidentified woman |
| Slide 983 | Unidentified woman, “Aunt Lizzie” |
| Slide 943-562 | Unidentified photographs |
Series 14: Residences
| Slide 563 | 122-124 Ashland Avenue |
| Slide 1050 | North Clark Street at Indian Boundary, Rogers Park, toll house, circa 1900 [cracked] |
| Slide 564 | Clybourne Mansion |
| Slide 892 | Clybourne Mansion, first brick house built in Chicago |
| Slide 778 | Samuel B. Chase home, Belmont Avenue, circa 1900 |
| Slide 893 | DeSable Home, memorial tablet (color), 1912 |
| Slide 565 | Early Chicago home [?] |
| Slide 566 | Egan, home and garden, 1863 |
| Slide 567 | Dr. Foster’s home, ruins, “last house burned” [cracked] |
| Slide 568 | Honore home, Adams and Michigan Avenues |
| Slide 569 | Honore home, Adams and Michigan Avenues, ruins |
| Slide 570 | Joslyn home, Elgin, Ill. |
| Slide 894 | John Kinzie home in 1832, illustration (color) |
| Slide 895 | John Kinzie home in 1832, illustration (color) |
| Slide 571 | C.C. Kohlsaat home, 239 Ashland Avenue |
| Slide 572 | Lake and Elizabeth Streets |
| Slide 573 | Lake Street near State Street |
| Slide 779 | Cyrus H. McCormick home |
| Slide 574 | E.B. McGagg home, ruins |
| Slide 575 | E.B. McGagg home |
| Slide 891 | Mrs. O’Leary home, 137 DeKoven Street [copy print] |
| Slide 577 | Park Row |
| Slide 578 | Paulina Street home |
| Slide 898 | James Payne home, Evanston and Addison Streets |
| Slide 899 | Ebenezer Peck home, Clark Street north of Fullerton, 1905 |
| Slide 780 | O.W. Potter home, circa 1870 |
| Slide 896 | Potter Palmer home [cracked] |
| Slide 897 | Potter Palmer mansion (not same structure as 896) (color) |
| Slide 576 | Potter Palmer home, Lake Shore Drive |
| Slide 576a | Potter Palmer home, Lake Shore Drive |
| Slide 900 | Reese home, Cornelia near Lake Michigan |
| Slide 901 | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago residence, State Street and North Avenue [cracked] |
| Slide 579 | George F. Rumsy [Ramsey?] home |
| Slide 580 | “I.G. Smith home, Ridge” |
| Slide 581 | I.G. Smith home |
| Slide 582 | I.G. Smith farm, barn |
| Slide 583 | Soldiers’ home, 35th and Lake Streets |
| Slide 584 | Staples home |
| Slide 585 | Terrace Row, or Michigan Terrace [sic] |
| Slide 586 | Terrace Row |
| Slide 587 | Terrace Row |
| Slide 588 | Terrace Row [copy print] |
| Slide 589 | Terrace Row, from breakwater [copy print] |
| Slide 902 | William M. Tilden home, Wabash and 13th Streets, circa 1890 |
| Slide 590 | Wheeler home, Madison Street |
| Slide 591 | 54th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue |
| Slide 592 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 593-602 | Unidentified |
| Slide 963 | Unidentified tornado scene, house ripped off foundation |
| Slide 972 | Unidentified Chicago residence [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 984 | Unidentified apartment buildings |
| Slide 603 | Not used |
Series 15: Schools
| Slide 604 | Dearborn School |
| Slide 605 | Dearborn School |
| Slide 781 | First Public School in Chicago (color), 1856 |
| Slide 782 | First Schoolhouse in Chicago (color) |
| Slide 606 | Lake View High School |
| Slide 783 | Moody Bible Institute |
| Slide 607 | “Old school house” |
| Slide 608 | Rush Medical College, ruins |
Series 16: Streets
| Slide 647 | Chicago, aerial view, etching |
| Slide 648 | Chicago, aerial view, lake and river, etching |
| Slide 649 | Chicago, aerial map, etching [cracked] |
| Slide 359 | Chicago, map showing burnt district after the Chicago Fire, 1871 [cracked] |
| Slide 903 | Chicago in 1830, map by James Thompson (color) [cracked] |
| Slide 904 | Ashland Avenue (color), circa 1870 |
| Slide 609 | Clark Street, 1857 |
| Slide 610 | Clark and Randolph, northeast corner, 1858 |
| Slide 611 | Clark and Washington, northeast corner, 1858 |
| Slide 905 | Clark Street, opposite Court House, 1860 |
| Slide 906 | Clark Street, 1887 |
| Slide 612 | Dearborn, north from Lake Street |
| Slide 613 | Dearborn, west side, south from Lake Street |
| Slide 614 | Dearborn and Madison, southwest corner |
| Slide 615 | Dearborn and Washington, northwest corner |
| Slide 616 | Fullerton Block, Dearborn and Washington, ruins |
| Slide 907 | Grand Boulevard (color), circa 1870 |
| Slide 617 | Harrison Street, ruins, looking north |
| Slide 646 | Indian trails and villages of Chicago, map, 1804 |
| Slide 618 | Lake Street, between Clark and LaSalle Streets, while being raised to new grade |
| Slide 619 | Lake Street, west from Michigan Avenue [cracked] |
| Slide 620 | Lake Street, west from Michigan Avenue |
| Slide 621 | Lake Street, east from State |
| Slide 622 | Lake and State, southeast corner |
| Slide 623 | Lake Street, #22, 24, 26, ice-clad building following a fire |
| Slide 908 | Lake Street, looking east from Clark Street, circa 1890 |
| Slide 909 | Lake Shore Drive, circa 1920 [copy print] |
| Slide 624 | LaSalle Street, looking south |
| Slide 625 | LaSalle and Adams, southwest corner, 1858 |
| Slide 626 | LaSalle and Washington, northwest corner, ruins |
| Slide 627 | Michigan Avenue (color) [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 628 | Michigan Avenue and Adams, northwest corner [cracked] |
| Slide 629 | Michigan Avenue, south from Jackson Street [cracked] [copy print] |
| Slide 630 | Michigan and Lake, southwest corner |
| Slide 631 | Michigan Avenue, looking north from Madison Avenue |
| Slide 632 | Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street [missing] |
| Slide 633 | Michigan Avenue and Water Street [missing] |
| Slide 910 | Michigan Avenue, looking south from north of Art Institute, circa 1930 |
| Slide 634 | Milwaukee Avenue and Ashland [missing] |
| Slide 635 | Randolph Street, west from Michigan Avenue [missing] |
| Slide 636 | Rush Street Bridge [missing] |
| Slide 637 | State Street, east side from Lake Street, south [missing] |
| Slide 638 | State Street, north of Washington, color |
| Slide 639 | State Street, south from Lake Street |
| Slide 639a | State Street, south from Lake Street |
| Slide 640 | State Street Bridge |
| Slide 911 | State Street, looking north from Van Buren (color), circa 1920 |
| Slide 1051 | State Street, looking north from South Water Street, circa 1870 [cracked] |
| Slide 641 | Wabash Avenue, north from Hubbard Court |
| Slide 912 | Wabash Avenue, from Jackson, 1871 (pre-fire) [cracked] |
| Slide 913 | Wabash Avenue, north from Hubbard Court, circa 1890 |
| Slide 914 | Wabash and Washington, water wagon [cracked] |
| Slide 915 | Wacker Drive, looking west, river, circa 1920 |
| Slide 642 | Washington Street, east from Dearborn |
| Slide 643 | Washington and LaSalle |
| Slide 644 | Washington and LaSalle, southwest corner, ruins |
| Slide 645 | South Water Street, etching |
| Slide 916 | South Water Street, illustration (color), 1834 |
| Slide 650 | View from Courthouse roof, looking east, 1858 |
| Slide 651 | View from Courthouse roof, looking east-southeast, 1858 |
| Slide 652 | View from Courthouse roof, looking southeast, 1858 |
| Slide 653 | View from Courthouse roof, looking south-southeast, 1858 |
| Slide 654 | View from Courthouse roof, looking south, 1858 |
| Slide 1056 | View from Courthouse roof, looking south and southeast, 1870s [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 655 | View from Courthouse roof, looking west, 1858 |
| Slide 656 | View from Courthouse roof, looking northwest, 1858 |
| Slide 657 | View from Courthouse roof, looking northeast, 1858 |
| Slide 658 | Unidentified street, horse and carriage, Col. Wood’s Museum in background |
| Slide 660 | Unidentified street, with elephants, illustration |
| Slide 661 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 662 | Unidentified street, horse-drawn wagons |
| Slide 663 | Unidentified street, Redd’s Temple of Music store, trams in street, etching |
| Slide 664 | Unidentified street, unpaved |
| Slide 665 | Unidentified street, North Western Patent Agency store |
| Slide 666 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 667 | Unidentified street, Cobb’s building |
| Slide 668 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 669 | Unidentified street, demolished building |
| Slide 670 | Unidentified street, ruins after the Chicago Fire, people in street, 1871 |
| Slide 671 | Unidentified street, ruins after the Chicago Fire, people in street, 1871 |
| Slide 672 | Unidentified street, ruins after the Chicago Fire, 1871 |
| Slide 673 | Unidentified street [copy print] |
| Slide 973 | Unidentified street, circa 1930. [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 974 | Unidentified street, crowd milling in front of burned-out building, circa 1910 [OVERSIZE] |
| Slide 985 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 986 | Unidentified street |
| Slide 1057 | Unidentified street, Near West Side? |
Series 17: Transportation
| Slide 917 | Cable car and sketch of the grip, illustration (color), 1881 |
| Slide 964 | Calumet River [?], dam and lock |
| Slide 918 | Chicago and vicinity in 1852, map drawn to show city’s plank and rail road system |
| Slide 674 | Chicago Harbor, illustration |
| Slide 675 | Chicago Harbor, first shipment of grain from Chicago’s first dock, illustration |
| Slide 676 | Chicago River, shipping, illustration |
| Slide 919 | Chicago River, from Rush Street Bridge, circa 1880 |
| Slide 677 | Railroad, “Old Cook Street Depot,” illustration |
| Slide 678 | Galena & Chicago Union Depot, “Railway Men’s Reading Room,” Kinzie and Canal Street [one copy is color] |
| Slide 679 | Great Central Depot, basin, Michigan Avenue from Park Row |
| Slide 965 | Harness racing, photographed on a rural dirt road |
| Slide 966 | Harness racing, photographed on a rural dirt road |
| Slide 680 | Illinois Central Railroad (?), engine |
| Slide 920 | Illinois and Michigan Canal , illustration (color), circa 1840 |
| Slide 921 | Illinois Central Railroad, Union Depot, Lake Street, 1857 |
| Slide 922 | Illinois Central Railroad, Michigan Avenue from the lake, illustration |
| Slide 681 | Lake Shore Union Depot, ruins [cracked] |
| Slide 923 | North Chicago City Railway, tickets, circa 1850 |
| Slide 924 | North Chicago Street Railroad, “horse car and hoopskirts,” illustration (color), 1858 [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 967 | Ore boat, Lake Michigan [copy print] |
| Slide 925 | Parmalee Omnibus Line, advertisement, broadside, 1855 |
| Slide 926 | Port of Chicago, Lake Michigan, aerial, circa 1930 |
| Slide 682 | Railroad tracks, over waterway |
| Slide 927 | Randolph Street Railroad Station, circa 1860 |
| Slide 784 | Rush Street Bridge, illustration, 1860 |
| Slide 785 | Rush Street Bridge (color), 1865 [copy print, B/W] |
| Slide 786 | Rush Street Bridge, 1914 |
Series 18: Wartime
| Slide 787 | Unidentified World War I soldier, [1917-1919] |
| Slide 968-971 | Unidentified World War 1 [?] soldier, same soldier as in GP Smith 787 |
Series 19: World’s Columbian Exposition
| Slide 683 | Café, 1893 |
| Slide 684 | Chicago Day Parade, horse and rider, 1893 |
| Slide 685 | Cliffdwellers Exhibit, 1893 |
| Slide 686 | Cummins’ Wild West Show, 1893 |
| Slide 687 | Dedication of Fair, 1893 |
| Slide 688 | Entrance to the Fair (color), 1893 |
| Slide 928 | Fine Arts Building, 1893 |
| Slide 929 | German Building, 1893 |
| Slide 689 | Guard, 1893 |
| Slide 690 | Horticultural Building, 1893 |
| Slide 691 | Not used |
| Slide 692 | Japanese pottery (color), 1893 |
| Slide 693 | Lagoon by night, 1893 |
| Slide 694 | Main Basin, east end, by night, 1893 |
| Slide 695 | Maryland Building (color), 1893 |
| Slide 696 | Mines and Mining Building, Montana, Silver Statue of Ada Rehan, 1893 [copy print] |
| Slide 697 | Mississippi Building, 1893 |
| Slide 698 | New York State Building (color), 1893 [cracked] |
| Slide 930 | Plan, Exposition grounds, bird’s-eye view |
| Slide 699 | Statue, unidentified, 1893 |
| Slide 700 | Statue, unidentified, 1893 |
| Slide 931 | Statue, “The Appeal to the Great Spirit” by Dallin |
| Slide 701 | Statuary, figurine of two cats, 1893 |
| Slide 702 | Statuary, figurine, “Playing Doctor”, 1893 |
| Slide 703 | Statuary, slave in Court of Honor, 1893 |
| Slide 704 | Transportation Building, 1893 |
| Slide 932 | United States Government Building |
| Slide 705 | Welcome, Columbian Exposition, 1893 [cracked] |
| Slide 706 | Concluding slide, poem |
GP Smith copy prints
Copy prints are available for the following slide numbers:
9, 79, 96, 97, 103, 139, 147, 169, 224, 229, 248, 322, 350, 364, 475, 498, 588, 589, 627, 629, 673, 696, 730, 785, 798, 818, 823, 888, 889, 891, 909, 924, 967
