Charles R. Clark photograph collection, ca. 1898-1916.

  • Collection ID X.1667.1991
  • Creator Names Clark, Charles R., photographer. pht
  • Title Charles R. Clark photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1898-1916.
  • Physical description ca. 4.5 linear feet, including ca. 2639 images (8 boxes)
  • Collection arrangement Negatives arranged by subject, including American Cities, American Scenery, Amusements, Army U.S., Beaches, Biography, Bridges, buildings, Celebrations, Chicago Army U.S., Construction, Contrasts (Grade Level, House Raising), Conventions, Disasters, Farms, Fire Department, Fires Misc., Holidays, Lake Shore, Lumber Yards, Navy U.S., Organizations (Boy Scouts), Parades, Parks, Piers, Police Department, River, Streets, Strikes, Suffragettes, Transportation, Union Stock Yards, Views, Visitors, Waterways, and Waterworks. Scrapbook images have been assigned numbers that correspond to the page and position on page.
  • Access and usage restrictions Nitrate negatives closed pending digitization.
  • Collection summary Black-and-white photographic albums (3) and acetate and nitrate negatives of images relating to the history of Chicago. Includes cityscapes, streets scenes, and monuments of Chicago. Also includes copy photographs of images of the Chicago fire of 1871 and ruins, the Republican National Convention (1904), and the U.S. Army Military Tournament in Grant Park (1910).
  • Names
    • United States. Army Photographs.
    • Republican National Convention (13th : 1904 : Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 Ruins Photographs.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 1870-1879. lctgm
    • Military art & science Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Monuments & memorials Illinois Chicago 1890-1919. lctgm
    • Political conventions Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Streets Illinois Chicago 1890-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1890-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) History Pictorial works.
  • Genre
    • Cityscapes. gmgpc
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Cellulose nitrate negatives. gmgpc
    • Acetate negatives. tgm
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.