• Collection ID 2001.0079.11-15
  • Title Ashcraft family glass photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1870-1910s]
  • Physical description
    • 66 transparencies : lantern slide, b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 in.
    • 169 negatives : glass : 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. and smaller.
    • 1 photograph : ambrotype ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material.
  • Access and usage restrictions To consult the lantern slides, glass negatives, or ambrotype in this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
  • Collection summary
    • Photographs relating to the Ashcraft family of Chicago. The lantern slides and glass negatives were taken by Raymond M. Ashcraft, primarily in the 1890s when he was a teenager, and in the early 1900s as he started his family. The collection shows life in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, with photographs of the Ashcraft family, neighbors and friends. Also includes images shot at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, vacation spots in Wyoming and Michigan, and Woodlawn Tennis Club in Chicago (Ill.). Included is an ambrotype of Joseph Shotwell.
    • The folder of non-graphic materials contains handwritten notes and a CD of scanned images of all glass negatives and lantern slides in the collection.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Please credit: Gift of the Ashcraft and Alexander families.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the estate of William H. Alexander and Jane Ashcraft Alexander (2001.0079.11-15).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related material at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include a photograph of General Hooker by Charles Peck (2001.0079.10) filed in Events--Wars, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, photos, size H4.
  • Names
    • Alexander, Jane Ashcraft, b. 1906 Portraits.
    • Ashcraft, Raymond M., 1876-1946.
    • Ashcraft family Portraits.
    • Shotwell, Joseph, b. 1800 Portraits.
    • Woodlawn Tennis Club (Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
    • World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
    • Ashcraft, Raymond M., 1876-1946 photographer.
  • Subjects
    • Exhibitions Illinois Chicago 1890-1899. lctgm
    • Fairs Illinois Chicago 1890-1899.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 1870-1919. lctgm
    • People Illinois Chicago 1870-1919. lctgm
    • Tennis Illinois Chicago 1890-1919. lctgm
    • Vacations Michigan 1890-1919. lctgm
    • Vacations Wyoming 1890-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1890-1899.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1870-1919.
    • Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1890-1919 Photographs.
  • Genre
    • Ambrotypes. gmgpc
    • Glass negatives. gmgpc
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Lantern slides. gmgpc