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Date 1906 (4) 1883 (2) 1912 (2) 1869 (1) 1893 (1) Show more... Subject Theaters (2) Hotels (2) Insurance Companies (1) Lawyers (1) Lumber Industry (1) Maps (1) Office Buildings (1) Advertisements (1) Boathouses (1) Dry Goods Stores (1) Creator Baker, Chicago (1) C. I. Eubrooke, Archt (1) Poole Bros. Chicago (1) U. & U. (1) Vandercook co. (1)

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1.	Michigan Avenue, showing Auditorium	Hotels; Theaters; Offices buildings	Caption: "Michigan Avenue, showing the Auditorium[.] Michigan Avenue lies along the lake front and is a favorite driveway. No obstructing buildings lie between it and the lake and the cool breezes make...

2.	Washington Park Club House	Racetracks (Horse racing)	Caption: "Washington Park Club House, and "Derby Day"[.] The most notable of racing tracks in Chicago is Washington Park, especially famous for its "Derby Day," usually run some Saturday in June. This...

3.	Humboldt Park boathouse	Boathouses; Parks	Caption: "Free Bathing Pool[.] One of the most beneficent of Chicago's charities is the public bathing system, a comparatively recent institution. The baths are spacious and well-equipped and the best...

4.	Railway lines south from Chicago	Maps; Railroads	Caption: "Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroads and Connections Showing Direct Lines to Chicago." From text: "Direct to Chicago via the Illinois Central R. R. Best of daily through...

5.	Wells' Mastiff Shoes advertisement	Advertisements	Copy reads: "Wells' Mastiff Shoes Best Line on Earth For Men, boys, Youths, Women, Misses, & Children. Made up in all popular leathers for every member of the household. Stylish-Satisfactory-Popular Largest...

6.	Merchants Insurance Company building	Office buildings; Insurance companies	From text: "One of the most stately and beautiful edifices in the United States, is the new building of the Merchants Insurance company of Chicago, on the northwest corner of LaSalle and Washington streets....

7.	James E. Defebaugh	Periodicals; Lumber industry	From text: "A man of push and enterprise, of promise and of extraordinary great success, a man who worked as very few men have ever labored for themselves, for others or for any cause, a man of action,...

8.	Wellington Hotel	Hotels	Caption: "[Engraved for The Standard Guide Company.] Wellington Hotel, Wabash Ave. and Jackson St. [See "Hotels."]" From text: "Located on Wabash avenue and Jackson street. This hotel, although only known...

9.	Reading room	Public libraries	From text: "The Reading Room for current periodicals is one of the largest rooms in the building occupying the entire north front on the fourth floor. Nearly twelve hundred publications are regularly received...

10.	Chicago Homeopathic College	Universities & colleges	From text: "The Chicago Homeopathic Medical College, situated on the corner of Wood and York streets, directly opposite the great Cook County Hospital, is one of the most elegant and commodious educational...

11.	Farwell's Building	Selling; Dry goods stores	From text: "Within the past year they have moved into their new building, the largest, most extensive, and best arranged for their business in the East or West. … Regarding the architectural beauty of...

12.	Walter L. Fisher	Lawyers	From text: " … and Walter L. Fisher, special traction counsel, who reduced to concrete form the suggestions of former years and in conjunction with Mayor Dunne and the Local Transportation Committee...

13.	Chicago theatres	Theaters	From text: "Chicago is one of the best theatre cities in the land, in number of playhouses, in the variety of entertainments presented, and in point of discriminating patronage. Many high-grade productions...

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