• Identification00004415
  • TitleDescriptive inventory for the Earl Howell Reed, Jr., photograph collection
  • PublisherChicago Historical Society
  • Language
    • English.
    • English
  • RepositoryChicago History Museum Research Center 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614-6038
  • OriginationEarl H. Reed Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Date1922-1968
  • Physical Description
    • Approximately 500 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller (2 boxes)
    • 79 negatives : cellulose nitrate negative ; 3 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.
    • 109 negatives : b&w; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material
  • Location
    • 1980.0130 PPL
    • 1980.0130 PNN
    • 1980.0130 PPN-0244
    • 1980.0130 PNG

Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage or negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.

Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.

Credit photographer. Some photoprints copyrighted.

Gift of the Chicago Architectural Foundation (1980.0130).

Nitrate reference copies available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_pp/id/1714.

Earl Howell Reed, Jr., photograph collection (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of street scenes and dwellings in the Chicago metropolitan area, including exterior views of commercial, educational, government, historic, and religious buildings. Dwellings include the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Winslow house in River Forest (Ill.) and the Dewes mansion in Chicago. Historic buildings include the Auditorium building, the Widow Clarke house, and the Florence Hotel located in the Pullman community. A series of street scenes document the Pilsen community from 16th Street to 23rd Street on Chicago's Lower West Side. Another group documents a construction site in Glencoe (Ill.). Many photographs are snapshots, some of which lack clarity.

Earl Howell Reed was a Chicago architect who also was active in organizations dealing with architectural history and preservation.

Eliminated call number 1980.0130 PNN-0146 during nitrate digitization project 2017/11/14. Dispersed 1 aerial view of Pilsen community to P&P H2 Cityscapes.

  • Names
    • Reed, Earl H. (Earl Howell), 1884-1968
    • Chicago Auditorium Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Hotel Florence (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Clarke House (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Pullman Company
    • William H. Winslow House (River Forest, Ill.)
  • Subject
    • Buildings--Illinois--Chicago metropolitan area
    • Building--Illinois--Glencoe
    • Dwellings--Illinois--Chicago
    • Historic buildings--Illinois--Chicago Metropolitan Area
    • Housing--Pullman (Chicago community)
    • Pullman cars
    • Streets--Illinois--Chicago
  • Geographic Coverage
    • Loop (Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
    • Lower West Side (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
    • Glencoe (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

The collection is arranged into four series by format.

Series 1. Photoprints (2 boxes)

Black-and-white photographic prints and snapshots depicting exterior views of commercial buildings, historic buildings, dwellings, and street scenes.

Series 2. Nitrate negatives (1 box)

Black-and-white photographic nitrate negatives depicting exterior views of Pilsen neighborhood street scenes.

Series 3. Safety negatives (1 box)

Black-and-white photographic safety negatives depicting exterior views of commercial buildings, churches, Pullman car works and dwellings, and residences.

Series 4. Non-graphic material (1 folder)

Non-graphic material related to Earl Howell Reed's collection of photographs.