• Collection ID 2005.0044.2-6
  • Creator Names Illinois Society of Architects.
  • Title Illinois Society of Architects collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1914-1922]
  • Physical description
    • 4 photographic prints : b&w ; 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. and smaller.
    • 1 photomechanical print : postcard ; 7 x 5 1/2 in.
  • Collection summary ISA photographs: a group photograph at ISA's 55th annual convention banquet, June 9, 1922, in the former World's Fair Fine Arts Building, Chicago, and a photograph at a banquet on October 8, 1914 at the Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. Also present are a portrait photograph of Herman Lewis Palmer, one of the founders of ISA and a portrait photograph of Robert S. DeGolyer, a Chicago architect. A bi-fold postcard depicts the McGraw-Hill Building and floor plan, which was constructed in 1929 (Thielbar & Fugard, architect) at East Grand Avenue and North Michigan Avenue (demolished 1998). The building's facade was landmarked by the City of Chicago prior to the demolition, then taken down and reinstalled in 2000 on the building housing the new Conrad Chicago Hotel at the same location (521 North Rush Street).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Illinois Society of Architects (2005.0044.2-6).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Illinois Society of Architects records.
  • Names
    • Illinois Society of Architects.
    • Palmer, Herman Lewis, d. 1948 Portraits.
    • DeGolyer, Robert S. Portraits.
    • McGraw-Hill Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Fine Arts Building (World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Architects Illinois Chicago 1910-1929. lctgm
    • Architects Illinois Societies, etc. 20th century.
    • Office buildings Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1920-1929.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 1920-1929.
    • Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Floor plans. gmgpc
    • Postcards. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints. gmgpc