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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of workers, a young boy and a dog outside the Schmidt and Glade Brewery posing with tools and barrels. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | The facade of the McCormick family residence at 675 Rush Street, which takes up an entire block between Erie and Huron Streets. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. h... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board. |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the steamboat Golden Era, which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orle... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; Foreground: Irish Village in Midway; Background: Buildings in Jackson Park. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings at the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park, viewed from Stony Island Avenue. The "L" station and train are in the foreground. S... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; Administration Building in Jackson Park, viewed from 64th Street; foreground: a crowd of men gathered near Pass Gate. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of terminal station at Jackson Park; Administration Building in background. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Midway Pleasance viewed from Illinois Central Viaduct; large Ferris wheel in background; large crowd, mostly walking in the direction of the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; North side of Midway Pleasance viewed from Madison Avenue. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Ferris wheel and midway at the Columbian Exposition, viewed from Hotel Epworth. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition; from the midway looking east from the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition, looking through the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; on board the caravel "Santa Maria." |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; under the bow of the caravel "Santa Maria." |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Columbian Exposition; on board the caravel "Santa Maria," looking aft. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Libby Prison at the Columbian Exposition. Several carts, horses in front of the building. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Construction work in the streets outside the offices of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company located at 212 Market Street. Two horse-drawn wagons and s... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Farmers lined up with horse-drawn wagons loaded with newly delivered McCormick farm machines on the main street of a rural town. The wagons are adorned wit... |
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