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Background imageIl Collection: Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s

Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890s
Entrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Chicagos State Street, 1890s

Chicagos State Street, 1890s
Marshall Field & Co. retail store on State Street, downtown Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Fort Dearborn, on the site of Chicago

Fort Dearborn, on the site of Chicago
Fort Dearborn in 1803, on the south side of the Chicago River. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Chicago street downtown in the 1890s

Chicago street downtown in the 1890s
Streetcar on State Street north of the Palmer House, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Downtown Chicago, 1850s

Downtown Chicago, 1850s
Randolph Street, Chicago, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith

Death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith by a mob in jail in Carthage, Illinois, 1844. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Slave crossing the Ohio River to escape the South

Slave crossing the Ohio River to escape the South
African-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Chicago River, 1890s

Chicago River, 1890s
Docks along the Chicago River east of State Street Bridge, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Chicagos Michigan Avenue, 1890s

Chicagos Michigan Avenue, 1890s
Leland Hotel on Michgan Avenue, Chicago, 1890 s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Chicagos Palmer House, 1890s

Chicagos Palmer House, 1890s
The Palmer House on the corner of State and Monroe streets, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s

Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s
Cattle pens at the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: First steel-framed skyscraper, Chicago, 1890s

First steel-framed skyscraper, Chicago, 1890s
Home Insurance Building on LaSalle and Adams streets, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: USIL2P-00012

USIL2P-00012
Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, 1890 s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Girls visiting the Chicago Columbian Exposition, 1893

Girls visiting the Chicago Columbian Exposition, 1893
Flower-covered globe in Washington Park for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageIl Collection: Chicagos Columbian Exposition, 1893

Chicagos Columbian Exposition, 1893
Birds eye view of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of an illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Young Lincoln working on a river barge

Young Lincoln working on a river barge
Young Abe Lincoln as a flatboatman on the Ohio River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Benjamin Harrison nominated for president in Chicago, 1888

Benjamin Harrison nominated for president in Chicago, 1888
Republican Convention nominating Benjamin Harrison in the Auditorium, Chicago, 1888. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: James A. Gafield nominated for president, 1880

James A. Gafield nominated for president, 1880
Nomination of James Garfield at the Republican Convention, Chicago, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Armours beef tea, 1900

Armours beef tea, 1900
Advertisement for Armours Extract of Beef, 1900. Hand-colored halftone

Background imageIl Collection: Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas portrait. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageIl Collection: Lincolns desk and bookcase

Lincolns desk and bookcase
Abraham Lincolns law office bookcase and writing-desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIl Collection: Abraham Lincoln at the time of his nomination

Abraham Lincoln at the time of his nomination
Abraham Lincoln in 1860, two days after his nomination as the Republican candidate for president. Hand-colored woodcut from an ambrotype

Background imageIl Collection: Shiloh battlefield visitor center

Shiloh battlefield visitor center
Monument to Illinois soldiers in front of the Visitor Center, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageIl Collection: BUSN2A-00039

BUSN2A-00039
Ad for Fine Art Toilet Soap, 1901. Printed color lithograph


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