• Collection ID 1972.0328
  • Creator Names Chicago Transit Authority
  • Title Chicago Transit Authority nitrate negative collection [graphic].
  • Dates 1938.
  • Physical description
    • 15 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 15 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.
  • Collection summary Buildings and structures along Clark Street and Market Street (now Wacker Drive) in Chicago's Loop area. Includes scenes with automobiles, elevated railroad structures and street railroad tracks.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include a Chicago Transit Authority photograph collection (1971.0374); Chicago Surface Lines photograph collection (1991.0011); and the Chicago Surface Lines records.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Chicago Transit Authority (1972.0328).
  • Names
    • Chicago Surface Lines.
    • Chicago Surface Lines
  • Subjects
    • Automobiles Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Commercial facilities Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Elevated railroads Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Office buildings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Street-railroads Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Streets Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
    • Loop (Chicago, Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
    • Clark Street (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Market Street (Chicago (Ill.)
    • Wacker Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Cellulose nitrate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Nitrate reference copies available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_pp/id/1424