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Date 1906 (4) 1908 (2) 1860-1869 (1) 1869 (1) 1888 (1) Show more... Subject Railroads (3) Houses (2) Factories (2) Baseball Players (1) Clubs (1) Department Stores (1) Galleries & Museum... (1) Housing Developments (1) Aquariums (1) Baseball Fields (1) Creator Baker, Chicago (1) Chicago Aerial Survey ... (1) Vandercook co. (1)

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1.	Haymarket Square	Markets	Caption: "Haymarket Square is noted the world over as the scene of the anarchistic outrage on the night of May 4, 1886, when a bomb was hurled into the midst of a number of policemen who were attempting...

2.	Public Library	Public libraries	Caption: "Chicago's Public Library building bears the reputation of being one of the finest library structures in the world. The interior is exquisitely finished in marble, mother-of-pearl and onyx. It...

3.	Siegel, Cooper & Company	Department stores	Caption: "This is another of the mammoth department stores of Chicago; universally known as "The Big Store." Almost every commodity of commerce ranging from soap to diamonds is sold over the counters of...

4.	Park Club	Clubs	From text: "The Park Club had its beginning at a social gathering of the leading gentlemen of South Park early in the spring of 1886. … The selection of its name was the natural sequence of its unrivalled...

5.	Post Office pneumatic tube system	Post offices; Pneumatic tubes	Caption: "End of the big pneumatic tube system in the basement of the Chicago Post Office." From text: "The underground pneumatic tube system is the largest of the kind in the world. There are three double-tube...

6.	McVicker's Theatre	Theaters	From text: "McVicker's Theatre is one of the finest structures of the kind in the country. It is situated on Madison street, between State and Dearborn streets. Its cost was over $75,000; and will accommodate...

7.	O'Leary House	Houses	Caption: "The O'Leary House, back of which the Great Fire is said to have started." From text: "The cause of the fire is not known, even after the diligent investigation which was undertaken a few weeks...

8.	M. F. Rittenhouse	Lumber industry	From text: "The name of Moses F. Rittenhouse is prominent in connection with the development of the lumber industry in Chicago and in the various sections of the country. His operations have extended widely...

9.	Suburb of Eggleston	Houses; Housing developments	Caption: "[Engraved for The Standard Guide Company.] Suburb of Eggleston--Yale Ave., North from 72d St. [See "Outlying Chicago."]". From text: "One of the most prominent suburbs in close proximity to Chicago;...

10.	Brake beam department	Railroads; Factories	Caption: "Brake Beam Department--North". The Chicago Railway Equipment Company was established in 1887, and in its first twenty years of operation it produced and sold over six million brake beams. (Source:...

11.	Brake beam department	Railroads; Factories	Caption: "Brake Beam Department--South". The Chicago Railway Equipment Company was established in 1887, and in its first twenty years of operation it produced and sold over six million brake beams. (Source:...

12.	Illinois Central entrance to Chicago	Railroads; Stadiums; Galleries & museums; Aquariums; Parks	Caption: "Illinois Central Entrance to the Heart of Chicago; Soldier Field, Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium in the foreground". From text: "Central Station, on the Boulevard System, has an incomparable...

13.	White Sox team of 1917	Baseball players; Baseball fields	Caption: "This is the White Sox team of 1917, champions of the American League and winners over the New York Giants for the world's title. In the center and forefront is Manager Rowland. Behind him to...

14.	Hon. Joseph E. Gary	Judges	Judge Gary presided over the trial of the eight anarchists for their alleged involvement in the Haymarket Riot. (Wikipedia entry on Joseph Gary)

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