R. C. Wieboldt Co. photograph album, [ca. 1913-1952]
- Collection ID 1995.0290
- Creator Names R.C. Wieboldt Construction Company (Chicago, Ill.)
- Title R. C. Wieboldt Co. photograph album [graphic].
- Dates [ca. 1913-1952]
- Physical description 1 album (96 photographic prints) : b&w ; 11 x 14 in., in album 11 x 15 in.
- Collection summary Album includes architectural photographs of commissions worked on by R. C. Wieboldt Company, general construction contractors. Includes many prominent buildings in the Chicago metropolitan area, such as the Museum of Science and Industry, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Chicago Avenue and Evanston (Ill.) campuses of Northwestern University. Some images show churches and other institutional buildings, banks, homes, the stockyards, and the Wieboldt department stores. Also includes a few views of construction sites.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the R.C. Wieboldt Construction Company records and the R.C. Wieboldt Construction Company photograph collection (1996.0295).
- Finding Aids Note A list of buildings depicted, their locations, and architects is found on the last leaf of the album.
- Acquisition information Gift of Raymond Wieboldt (1995.0290).
- Names R.C. Wieboldt Construction Company (Chicago, Ill.)
- Subjects
- Buildings Illinois Chicago metropolitan area. lctgm
- Churches Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Building Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Construction industry Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Department stores Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Dwellings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Organizations' facilities Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Stockyards Illinois Chicago. lctgm
- Universities & colleges Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area. lctgm
- Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1949.
- Genre
- Photograph albums. gmgpc
- Exterior views. aat
- Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
- Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.