Open Lands Project photograph collection, 1963-1976.

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  • Collection ID 1985.0393
  • Creator Names Open Lands Project (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Open Lands Project photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates 1963-1976.
  • Physical description
    • 79 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
    • 7 photographic prints : col. ; 5 x 7 in.
    • 8 negatives : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm. (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material.
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
  • Collection summary Individual and group portraits and views of Illinois sites associated with OLP, a nature conservation organization based in Chicago. Subjects include Fox River Valley, Goose Lake Prairie State Park, Illinois and Michigan Canal and Towpath Site, Lincoln Heritage Canoe Trail, DuPage County Prairie Path, and People in the Park program in Chicago.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographers.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Open Lands Project records, the Open Lands Project records from Gunnar Peterson's office, and various publications by/about the organization, later known as the Openlands Project.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1985-393).
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Open Lands Project (1985.0393).
  • Names
    • Peterson, Gunnar A. (Gunnar Arthur), 1915-1976
    • Short, Jeffery R., Jr.
    • Open Lands Project (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Illinois. Department of Conservation.
    • Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago.
  • Subjects
    • Conservation of natural resources Illinois. lctgm
    • Forest reserves Illinois. lctgm
    • Parks Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Prairies Illinois. lctgm
    • Streams Illinois. lctgm
    • Open spaces Illinois Chicago Region 1960-1979.
    • Public lands Illinois Chicago Region 1960-1979.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1960-1979.
    • Goose Lake Prairie State Park (Ill.)
    • Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)
    • Lincoln Heritage Canoe Trail (Ill.)
    • Prairie Path (Ill.)
    • Cook County (Ill.) Pictorial works.
    • DuPage County (Ill.) Pictorial works.
    • Fox River Valley (Wis. and Ill.) Pictorial works.
    • Jackson Park (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Landscape photographs. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Waterscape photographs. gmgpc
    • Dye coupler photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name
    • United States Illinois Cook County.
    • United States Illinois DuPage.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1985/393.htm