Miscellaneous photographs and printed illustrations collected by Lawrence E. Dicke, 1872-1939, bulk 1890-1899.

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  • Collection ID 1986.0478-4
  • Title Miscellaneous photographs and printed illustrations collected by Lawrence E. Dicke [graphic].
  • Dates 1872-1939, bulk 1890-1899.
  • Physical description
    • 224 photographic prints : b&w ; 36 x 43 cm. (14 x 17 in.) or smaller.
    • 13 photomechanical prints ; 38 x 29 cm. (15 x 11 1/2 in.) or smaller.
  • Collection summary Primarily separately mounted photographs and snapshots of Jackson, Lincoln, Washington and South Parks in Chicago, and unidentified homes and people in Chicago (ca. 1890). Also includes loose album pages with unidentified park scenes, people, homes, and tunnel construction. Includes a few scenes of the lakefront and harbor, grain elevators and a policeman in uniform. Unmounted photographs unclude unidentified portraits, some inscribed to Tom Wall, a manager for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (ca. 1930); and unidentified city scenes, a few of which may be in Chicago, that include a dentist (ca. 1920) and a general store (ca. 1900). Miscellaneous printed illustrations depict Chicago's new buildings after the Great Fire of 1871, the stockyards, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1986-478-4).
  • Acquisition information Purchased from the estate of Mary Ann Dicke, the widow of historical collection Lawrence E. Dicke, in 1975 (1986.0478-4).
  • Names
    • Wall, Tom.
    • Union Stock Yards (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Dicke, Lawrence E., -1950, collector. clt
  • Subjects
    • City & town life Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Commercial facilities United States. lctgm
    • Dentists United States. lctgm
    • Dwellings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • General stores United States. lctgm
    • Grain elevators Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Parks Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Stockyards Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Streets United States 1890-1899.
    • Tunnels United States. lctgm
    • Waterfronts Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
    • United States Buildings, structures, etc.
    • Jackson Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill)
    • South Park (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Washington Park (Chicago, Ill. : Park)
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Illustrations. gmgpc
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Albumen prints. gmgpc
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/478-4.htm