[Cook County Poor Farm, Administration Building]

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  • Collection ID DN-0055956
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Cook County Poor Farm, Administration Building] [graphic].
  • Dates 1910.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Exterior view of the Administration Building at the Cook County Poor Farm, also known as the Oak Forest Infirmary and now known as Cook County Oak Forest Hospital. The hospital was located at 15900 South Cicero Avenue the southeast corner of Cicero Avenue and 159th Street in Oak Forest, Illinois. It opened in 1910 and was designed by Holabird and Roche.
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  • Names Administration Building (Cook County Poor Farm, Oak Forest, Ill.)
  • Subjects Infirmaries Illinois Oak Forest 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Oak Forest (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Exterior views. aat
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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