John A. Nourse family photographs, [ca. 1850-1930]

  • Collection ID 2004.0092
  • Creator Names Nourse, John A., 1845-1913.
  • Title John A. Nourse family photographs [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1850-1930]
  • Physical description 52 photographic prints : b&w. ; 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. and smaller.
  • Collection summary Includes photographs of John A. Nourse and his family, including: his parents Francis and Sarah Nourse, who moved to Illinois from Massachusetts in 1855; Nourse, who served in the Chicago Board of Trade artillery battery during the Civil War and later established a lumber business in Chicago, John A. Nourse and Co. (1900); his wife, Clara (Swift) Nourse; her parents (Clara's father, Lemuel J. Swift, was a prominent real estate man from Chicago's West Side); and Benjamin F. Nourse, John's older brother, who served in the same Civil War unit and as a captain in the Police Battery artillery during the Chicago riots of 1877. Also present are images of: the John A. Nourse family house at 4820 Prairie Avenue; various people who may have been relatives, including portraits of the Archibald family and Dr. Nellie Flint; a sleigh with an advertisement for W.C. Reebie & Brothers warehouse company located at 546 Sheffield Avenue; and the storefront of F.T. Semple Carriages and Rimmer and McFarland Horseshoers.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the John A. Nourse papers and the Jewett family collection of visual materials (1985.0387).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Wilmette Historical Museum (2004.0092).
  • Names
    • Nourse, John A., 1845-1913.
    • Nourse, Clara Swift.
    • Nourse, Benjamin.
    • Nourse family.
    • Archibald family.
    • Flint, Nellie Dr.
    • Chicago Board of Trade Battery Association.
    • United States. Army. Chicago Board of Trade Light Artillery Battery (1862-1865)
    • United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 75th (1862-1865)
    • W. C. Reebie & Brothers (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Businessmen Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Families Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Soldiers Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Veterans Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
  • Genre
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Albumen prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.