• Collection ID 1987.0131
  • Title Chicago viewbook [graphic].
  • Dates Undated.
  • Physical description 0.75 linear feet, including 35 images (1 box)
  • Collection summary Bound volume of black-and-white prints depicting views, landmarks, and places in and around Chicago. Prints include River Looking East From Rush St Bridge, Water Works, Lake-Vista From North, Lincoln Park, Central Park, Grant Monument, Lincoln Monument, Jackson Park From The Bridge, World<U+2019>s Fair Globe Jackson Park, The Sphinx, South Water Street, Court House, Moody<U+2019>s Church, Auditorium Building, Studebaker Building, Art Institute, State St South From Monroe, Northwestern University, Douglass Monument, Dearborn Station, Indian Monument, State St North From Madison, South Park- The Sun Dial-Eleven O<U+2019>clock, Owings Building, Madison St West From State, Chamber of Commerce Building, Home Insurance Building, Ashland Boulevard, Michigan Avenue, Tacoma Block, Woman<U+2019>s Temple, Masonic Temple, Birds Eye View From Board of Trade Building- Looking East, and Entrance of the Chicago River.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Copyright unclear, but no known restrictions.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Arthur Rubloff (1987.0131).
  • Names
    • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Monuments.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Monuments.
    • Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Monuments.
    • Chicago Board of Trade
    • Art Institute of Chicago
    • Chicago Auditorium Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
    • Dearborn Station (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Water Works Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Studebaker Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chamber of Commerce Building (Chicago, Ill. : 1888-1928)
    • Owings Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Home Insurance Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Tacoma Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Masonic Temple (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Woman's Temple (Chicago, Ill.)
    • World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
    • Rubloff, Arthur, 1902-1986, donor.
  • Subjects Fort Dearborn Massacre Monument (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Pictorial works.
    • Court House Square (Chicago, Ill.)
    • South Water Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Central Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago River (Ill.)
    • Jackson Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • State Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Ashland Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
    • South Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Madison Street (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Viewbooks. rbgenr
    • Pictorial works.