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Elijah Peacock
Jewelers
Caption: "Elijah Peacock Founder of the House of Peacock, February, 1837"
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C. D. Peacock
Jewelers
From text: "Elijah Peacock came here in 1837 and engaged in his trade of Jeweler and Watch Repairer, a calling that had already descended through three generations, following the English custom, and which...
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Corner, manufacturing room
Jewelry making
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Section of polishing room
Jewelry making
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Corner, watch repair room
Jewelry making
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Section, engraving room
Jewelry making
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Jim Colosimo and Dale Winter
Criminals; Organized crime; Singers
Caption: "A rare photograph of "Big" Jim Colosimo and his wife, Dale Winter, taken shortly after their marriage. Note the laced shoes. Colosimo, over-lord of the Chicago underworld for twenty years, engaged...
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Scene after Tony Lombardo's assassination
Criminals; Homicides; Organized crime
Caption: "Tony Lombardo, King of the Mafia, and a lieutenant for Alphonse Capone. (Left) Madison and Dearborn Streets where Lombardo was assassinated one summer afternoon."
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Scene after William McPadden's assassination
Homicides; Organized crime
Caption: "Not passed out, but passed n. William "Gunner" McPadden, an ally of Danny Stanton, was killed in the famous Granada Café on the eve of the New Year, 1929, by George Maloney, killer de luxe for...
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Peristyle at the lake front
Parks; Buildings
Frontispiece. Color enhanced print showing peristyle at Randolph Street and the Michigan Avenue streetwall buildings, including the Montgomery Ward Building, at center.
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The heart of Chicago
Buildings; Rivers; Bridges
Bird's eye view looking southeast across the Chicago River towards the Loop. Wolf Point appears in foreground.
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Peoples Gas Building
Buildings
Caption: "Beauty and Business." View is looking northwest, from the Art Institute of Chicago, towards the Peoples Gas Building located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue. The Pullman Building appears at left.
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View south on Michigan Avenue
Street scenes; Buildings
Caption: "The Lakeside Glory of Chicago." View is looking south on Michigan Avenue from Randolph Street.
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Semi-Centennial Celebration Chicago Fire
Anniversaries
Text in image: "Chicago the Great Central Market. Semi-Centennial Celebration Chicago Fire October 2-15". Caption: "Poster proclaiming celebration of Great Fire anniversary. The personifying figure of...
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View west on Adams Street
Street scenes; Buildings
Caption: "The Vista of Adams Street." View is looking west from the Art Institute of Chicago. Pullman Building, at left; Peoples Gas Building, at right.
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Plan to straighten Chicago River
City planning
Caption: "Plan to straighten South Branch of Chicago River." From text: "By straightening the river, as the city council has very recently proposed to do, the land lying between Clark Street and the present...
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University Club
Street scenes; Buildings
Caption: "The Mullion-windowed University Club." Located at 76 E. Monroe St.
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View north on LaSalle Street
Street scenes; Buildings
Caption: "The Wall Street of Chicago." View is looking north up LaSalle Street from West Jackson Blvd.
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New Field Museum
Galleries & museums; Construction
Caption: "The New Field Museum."
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Courtyard of Hull House
Settlement houses
Caption: "The Courtyard of Hull House."
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