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  • Collection ID 1989.0651
  • Creator Names Freeman, Ned McDonald, 1872-1940, photographer. pht
  • Title Alfred Freeman photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1920-1929]
  • Physical description
    • 103 negatives : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
    • 59 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
    • 1136 photographic prints : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
    • 1 box of non-graphic material plus a few photographs.
  • Access and usage restrictions
    • Nitrate negatives closed pending digitization.
    • To consult the glass negatives in this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ). However, the collection may include prints of many of them.
  • Collection summary Primarily images of Chicago parks, and forest preserves and landscapes surrounding Chicago taken by amateur photographer and Chicago resident Ned Freeman. Includes scenes of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, the Au Sable River and the Des Plaines River.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1989-651).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Ned McDonald Freeman's son, Alfred Freeman (1989.0651).
  • Subjects
    • Canals Illinois 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Parks Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Reservations Illinois 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Rivers Illinois 1920-1929. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.) 1920-1929 Photographs.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1920-1929 Photographs.
    • Illinois 1920-1929 Photographs.
  • Genre
    • Cellulose nitrate negatives. gmgpc
    • Glass negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1989/651.htm