Views of Chicago street improvements, 1925-1995.

  • Collection ID 1996.0119
  • Title Views of Chicago street improvements [graphic].
  • Dates 1925-1995.
  • Physical description 18 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Collection summary Includes copy photographs of street improvements in Chicago (Ill.) originally photographed by Chicago Architectural Photographic Company (1925). Views include South Water Street, Foster Avenue, and Wacker Drive improvements. Also includes a few photographs of events, such as Mayor Daley at a groundbreaking for Roosevelt University (1968), Dr. Percy Julian and Eleanor Roosevelt at Roosevelt University 10th anniversary dinner (1955), and the Trapp family singers performing at Orchestra Hall (1945).
  • Acquisition information Gift of J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc., 1996 (1996.0119).
  • Names
    • Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899-1975 Portraits.
    • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 Portraits.
    • Trapp family Portraits.
    • Roosevelt University Photographs.
    • Chicago Architectural Photographing Company, photographer.
  • Subjects Streets Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Foster Avenue (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
    • South Water Street (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
    • Wacker Drive (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
  • Genre Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc