Bertha H. Palmer and family photo collection, [ca. 1960s-1980's]

  • Collection ID X.3419.2009.2
  • Title Bertha H. Palmer and family photo collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1960s-1980's]
  • Physical description
    • 147 photographic prints : col. ; 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
    • 96 negatives : col. ; 35 mm.
    • 214 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 91/4 in. and smaller.
    • 1 negative : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage.
  • Collection summary
    • Primarily modern copies of photographs made originally ca. 1868-1973 of Palmer family members, Palmer family estates, portrait photographs, and 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The photographs detail the social lives of the Palmer family and other family members, including the Cantacuzene family; the Grant family; Bertha Honoré (niece of Bertha H. Palmer); Henry H. Honoré, Jr.; Bertha H. Palmer; Gordon Palmer; Honore Palmer; Posey Palmer; and J.H. O'Neill, Jr.; Potter D'Orsay Palmer; Potter Palmer II; Potter Palmer IV; Rose (Movius) Palmer; Clifford Rodman; the Thorne family; and Arthur Wood. The collection also includes photographs taken of the Palmer estate established ca. 1910-1914 in Sarasota County, Florida; the house, known as the Palmer Castle, built in 1882-1885 at 1350 North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago; and the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
    • The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. The majority items are reproduction prints from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Historical Society, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
  • Names
    • Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918 Portraits.
    • Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918 Homes and haunts Illinois Chicago.
    • Palmer, Potter, 1826-1902 Homes and haunts Illinois Chicago.
    • Honoré, Bertha Portraits.
    • Palmer, Honore, 1874- Portraits.
    • Palmer, Potter, 1875-1943 Portraits.
    • Cantacuzene family Portraits.
    • Grant family Portraits.
    • Palmer family Portraits.
    • Thorne family Portraits.
    • Wood, Arthur Portraits.
    • Honoré, Henry Hamilton, Jr. Portraits.
    • 1350 North Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago 1880-1929. lctgm
    • Dwellings Florida Sarasota County 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Women Illinois Chicago 1860-1979. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1880-1929.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1860-1979.
    • Sarasota (Fla.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1900-1979
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 1860-1979.
  • Genre
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Film negatives Color. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints, Color. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.