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| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Interior of WMAQ Radio Station with Chief Engineer Donald Weller standing. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view showcasing impressive candy displays and a soda fountain in Tompkin's Drugstore on 63rd street. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. of Chicago, Illinois' screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American." |
| Date: | 07 1928 |
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| Description: | The screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American," underway. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," entering harbor. Caption reads: "Steamship 'Christopher Columbus' (Whaleback), Entering Harbor at ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18. Flags are flying, including one with her name and the American flag. This was Chicago's largest excursion b... |
| Date: | 07 25 1967 |
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| Description: | Chicago White Sox pitcher, Don McMahon, signs autographs for fans before a game. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Medical students dissect a cadaver at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois. Surnames on the students' aprons include: Cor... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College. |
| Date: | 11 02 1948 |
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| Description: | WENR in Chicago broadcasts the first live national television presidential election returns when Truman upset Dewey. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Portrait of William Howard Taft, used in his 1908 presidential election campaign. Caption reads: "William Howard Taft, Our Next President." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cadavers are laid out on gurneys in a sky-lit anatomy lab at Rush Medical College. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Ada Nye (Nemshoff) listening to a crystal radio set at the home of her aunt and uncle Ben and Ida Tovrog. Her cousin Lou Tovrog built the radio set. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Randolph and Dearborn Streets crowded with people, streetcars, and horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "A Busy Day on Dearborn and Randol... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View from the upper right field corner of a baseball game in progress at the National League Ball park in Chicago. The stands are filled with spectators an... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Ralph H. Bonnell, delegate from the Republican Party of Massachusetts, admires the GOP mascot, an elephant, with another unidentified man at the Republican... |
| Date: | 07 26 1960 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Republicans stand for their portrait at a reception while attending the Republican National Convention. They are wearing buttons for "Byrnes for ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two p... |
| Date: | 12 26 1972 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Baba Hannibal Tirus Afrik, sent to an unnamed son for Kwanzaa 1972. Afrik was a school teacher and a leader in the creation of African... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Members of a band posing outdoors for a group portrait with their musical instruments. The band members are wearing coats and hats, and a few are wearing m... |
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