Standard Steel Works Company photograph collection, 1918-1920.

  • Collection ID X.1664.1991
  • Creator Names Standard Steel Works Company (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Standard Steel Works Company photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates 1918-1920.
  • Physical description
    • 89 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 55 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 10 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions
    • Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.
    • To consult the negatives or glass negatives in this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
  • Collection summary Primarily photographs of the company's industrial building interiors and exteriors. Also includes a few photographs of the Lyndora Hotel, vehicles and two views of brick paved streets in Washington Park community. Glass negatives include seven images of industrial buildings under construction and two bungalow style houses.
  • Names
    • Lyndora Hotel.
    • Standard Steel Works Company (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Building Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Hotels Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Industrial facilities Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Steel industry Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Streets Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Industries Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage Washington Park (Chicago, Ill. : Community area)
  • Genre
    • Cellulose nitrate negatives. gmgpc
    • Glass 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/1716