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Art Institute


Title	Art Institute
Description	Caption: "This structure stands on the lake front facing Michigan Avenue, near the foot of Adams Street and was erected in 1893 at a cost of $785, 000. It contains a rare collection of paintings, statuary and other objects of art. Many wealthy Chicagoans take especial pride in this institution and have enriched it by their liberal gifts. It is open to the public on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Schools of art and design are maintained here by the city."
Date	1906
Type	Photographs
Identifier	chicago00lhne_raw_0011.jp2
Source	http://www.archive.org/stream/chicago00lhne#page/8/mode/2up
Physical Location	University of Illinois at Chicago
Format	image/jp2
Subject Name	Art Institute of Chicago
Subject	Galleries & museums Art education
Coverage-Spatial	The Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
Date of Content	1900-1909
Publisher	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Chicago
Rights	Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Sub-Collection	Buildings Schools Street Scenes
Collection	Picture Chicago
Book Title	Chicago
Author of the Book	L. H. Nelson Company
Link to the Full-Text	http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicago00lhne

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