Explore Chicago Collections

Our Organization
Digital Exhibits
Subject Guides

Our Organization
Digital Exhibits
Home
Browse
- Topics
- Names
- Cities
- Neighborhoods
Libraries & Archives
Help
Ask Us

Explore Chicago Collections

https://explore.chicagocollections.org/records/

Search Clear Search

Filter

Sort by:

Relevance
Title

Types

Digital Images

117109

Archival Collections

6726

Libraries & Archives

Chicago History Museum

57797

University of Illinois at Chicago

28921

Art Institute of Chicago

16449

Chicago Public Library

12599

Newberry Library

3005

University of Chicago

1434

Northwestern University

911

Loyola University Chicago

876

Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

567

DePaul University

245

Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago

206

Illinois Institute of Technology

118

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

117

Adler Planetarium

113

National Hellenic Museum

102

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture

100

Chinese American Museum of Chicago

100

Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo

65

Columbia College Chicago

27

North Central College

20

Chicago State University

10

Rush University

10

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

9

Roosevelt University

8

Chicago Botanic Garden

6

Creative Audio Archive

6

Lake Forest College

5

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

4

Alliance Française

3

Frances Willard Historical Association

2

More

Topics

Daily Life & Identity

39988

Sports

25771

Education

3777

Family & Home Life

3001

Recreation & Leisure

2973

Religion

2288

Cultures & Communities

1152

Crime

1092

Food & Drink

710

Societies & Clubs

356

Public Health

243

Gender

204

Class

177

Genealogy

118

Commuting & Transportation

114

Sexuality

102

Population Change & Movement

99

Biography

94

Animals

59

Social Sciences

50

Natural & Built Environments

36164

Architecture

17218

Parks

12292

Houses

3611

Railways

2483

Roads

2464

Conservation

2025

City Planning

1141

Waterways

661

Biology

512

Maps

364

Lake Michigan & Lakeshore

247

Air Travel

28

Creativity & Thought

7078

Theater

2007

Fine Arts

1816

Music

1250

Performing Arts

1220

Design

521

Crafts

356

Decorative Arts

290

Literature

287

Poetry

116

Philosophy

7

Work

6980

Industries

2430

Business

1035

Medicine

813

Science

788

Media

694

Occupations

373

Publishing

285

Manufacturing

265

Labor Relations

222

Printing

160

Commerce & Trade

137

Finance

97

Retail

82

Agriculture

69

Advertising

61

Technology

55

Marketing

21

Communications

19

Events & Movements

6470

Fairs & Conventions

1765

1933 World's Fair

1401

Celebrations

1087

Settlement House Movement

832

Demonstrations

476

1893 World's Fair

338

Great Chicago Fire

316

Wars

285

Disasters

282

Early Chicago (1837-1871)

237

World War I

169

World War II

163

Eastland Disaster

121

Before Chicago (until 1837)

103

Civil War

98

Iroquois Theater Fire

92

Riots

43

Temperance

42

Prohibition

36

Haymarket Affair

30

1968 Democratic Convention

16

Pullman Strike

3

1919 race riot

1

Government & Leadership

5913

Politics

2547

Military

1863

Law

754

Civil Rights

504

Social Services

305

Philanthropy

202

Social Justice

150

Governmental Organizations

75

International Relations

20

Neighborhoods

Loop

12623

Near North Side

3746

Near West Side

3008

Hyde Park

2869

Humboldt Park

2419

West Town

2320

South Loop

2009

Armour Square

1816

Lake View

1686

Englewood

1557

Portage Park

1287

River North

1127

Lincoln Park

1122

Gold Coast

1057

Lower West Side

1037

Irving Park

1018

Little Village

960

Uptown

938

North Lawndale

910

South Lawndale

908

Lincoln Square

838

Streeterville

750

Austin

702

Near South Side

700

Pilsen

668

New City

659

East Side

634

Wrigleyville

624

Washington Park

614

Bronzeville

590

University Village

552

Douglas

546

Old Town

515

Edgewater

468

Roseland

462

Chicago Lawn

400

McKinley Park

385

Belmont Cragin

380

Woodlawn

375

North Center

372

Bridgeport

370

Wicker Park

370

West Englewood

364

Pullman

362

Albany Park

357

Rogers Park

354

Logan Square

316

Gage Park

303

South Shore

298

Brighton Park

296

Dunning

293

Little Italy

287

Chinatown

285

North Park

281

Kenwood

262

Washington Heights

253

Grand Boulevard

218

Jefferson Park

218

Archer Heights

205

West Ridge

194

West Pullman

193

Chatham

183

Avondale

181

Mount Greenwood

166

Brainerd

161

East Hyde Park

158

East Garfield Park

155

Andersonville

152

South Chicago

146

Forest Glen

144

Ukrainian Village

137

Back of the Yards

130

Fuller Park

129

Hamilton Park

127

O'Hare

122

West Lawn

122

Norwood Park

120

Auburn Gresham

113

Park West

109

Ravenswood

101

Heart of Chicago

94

Oakland

85

West Garfield Park

85

Greater Grand Crossing

79

Sauganash

75

Gladstone Park

74

Montclare

74

West Elsdon

74

Garfield Ridge

69

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

South Deering

59

Sheffield Neighbors

58

Ashburn

56

Bowmanville

54

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

48

Beverly

46

Clearing

46

Old Town Triangle

32

Morgan Park

27

Park Manor

23

Grand Crossing

22

Lake Meadows

22

South Commons

22

Canaryville

21

Edison Park

19

Bucktown

10

Avalon Park

9

Goose Island

7

Stateway Gardens

6

Cabrini Green

5

Marquette Park

4

Wentworth Gardens

4

Longwood Manor

3

Noble Square

3

Riverdale

3

Rosehill

3

Altgeld Gardens

2

Burnside

2

Peterson Park

2

Printers Row

2

Tri-Taylor

2

Belmont Gardens

1

East Rogers Park

1

Fernwood

1

Groveland Park

1

Jackson Park Highlands

1

Ravenswood Gardens

1

Scottsdale

1

Stony Island Park

1

Vittum Park

1

West Humboldt Park

1

More

Cities

Chicago

96721

Evanston

1516

Lake Forest

1086

Waukegan

562

Oak Park

328

Elk Grove

302

Highland Park

270

Glencoe

257

Winnetka

255

Elgin

230

Palatine

230

Lake Bluff

201

Skokie

195

Wheaton

166

River Forest

153

Crown Point

144

Des Plaines

142

Aurora

133

Northfield

115

North Chicago

113

Worth

110

Mundelein

101

Glen Ellyn

94

Brookfield

90

Cicero

86

Park Ridge

83

Flossmoor

75

Wilmette

73

Crete

67

Barrington

65

Algonquin

64

Riverside

64

Homewood

63

Joliet

63

Hoffman Estates

60

St. John

60

Forest Park

59

LaGrange

59

Lansing

58

Naperville

54

Glenview

50

Elmhurst

49

Gary

48

Libertyville

47

St. Charles

45

Niles

44

Newark

41

Winfield (IL)

41

Cary

38

Midlothian

37

Oak Forest

36

Arlington Heights

34

Chicago Heights

33

Hinsdale

32

Kenilworth

32

Golf

31

Downers Grove

30

Lake Villa

30

Western Springs

29

Hammond

26

Merrillville

26

Berwyn

24

Clarendon Hills

24

Bolingbrook

23

Broadview

23

Geneva

23

Lemont

22

Deerfield

21

Fox Lake

21

Palos Hills

21

Palos Park

20

Stickney

20

Hillside

19

Lombard

19

Maywood

18

Chesterton

17

Schaumburg

16

Wheeling

16

Harvey

15

Blue Island

14

Burnham

14

Frankfort

14

Lyons

14

West Chicago

14

Olympia Fields

13

Lockport

12

Willow Springs

12

Bloomingdale

11

Marengo

10

Beverly Shores

9

Berkeley

8

Evergreen Park

8

Forest View

8

Melrose Park

8

Summit

8

Thornton

8

McHenry

7

Vernon Hills

7

Calumet City

6

Orland Park

6

Whiting

6

Woodstock

6

East Chicago

5

Glenwood

5

Itasca

5

Long Grove

5

Plano

5

South Haven

5

Spring Grove

5

Villa Park

5

Batavia

4

Grayslake

4

Lisle

4

Oak Brook

4

Park Forest

4

Porter

4

River Grove

4

South Holland

4

Westmont

4

Wood Dale

4

Highwood

3

Manhattan

3

North Riverside

3

Plainfield

3

Volo

3

Warrenville

3

Wayne

3

Aberdeen

2

Addison

2

Bensenville

2

Crestwood

2

Crystal Lake

2

Diamond

2

Gurnee

2

Harwood Heights

2

Johnsburg

2

Mettawa

2

Morton Grove

2

Oak Lawn

2

Phoenix

2

Portage

2

Prospect Heights

2

Robbins

2

Roselle

2

Westchester

2

Woodridge

2

Bartlett

1

Buffalo Grove

1

Burr Ridge

1

Carol Stream

1

Carpentersville

1

Chicago Ridge

1

Darien

1

Elmwood Park

1

Franklin Park

1

Glendale Heights

1

Griffith

1

Hanover Park

1

Lincolnwood

1

Long Lake

1

Matteson

1

Merrionette Park

1

Northbrook

1

Oakbrook Terrace

1

Orland Hills

1

Riverdale

1

Riverwoods

1

Rosemont

1

Schiller Park

1

Union

1

Valparaiso

1

Wauconda

1

Willowbrook

1

More

Results

© Copyright 2019, Chicago Collections Consortium & Participating Member Institutions

Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Technical Background
Takedown Policy
Contact

This site was made possible by support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Designed in collaboration with Jell Creative | Thank you to all of our contributors

Follow Us