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  • Railroad crossing bells
    Image | 1891Caption: "Hall Signal Co." From text: "The Hall Signal Co. of 50 Broadway, New York, and 340 The Rookery, Chicago, are manufacturers of all kinds of Electric and Mechanical Signaling apparatus for railroads. The Hall Automatic Electric Block Signal System is in operation on twenty-one of the leading railroads of this country. On the opposite page is shown an application of t...
  • Railway Exchange Building
    Image | 1906Caption: "This edifice is numbered among the handsomest office buildings in the city. It is located on Michigan Avenue, near the Art Institute, overlooking Lake Michigan. The structure is devoted to office purposes, being designed especially for the accommodation of railroad headquarters." Building designed by firm of Burnham and Root.
  • Railway lines south from Chicago
    Image | 1912Caption: "Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroads and Connections Showing Direct Lines to Chicago." From text: "Direct to Chicago via the Illinois Central R. R. Best of daily through train service from the South[.] As shown by the opposite map, the Illinois Central, in addition to its lines in other directions, has a particularly strong group of direct line...
  • Railway mail car
    Image | 1906Caption: "Distributing the mail en route."
  • Railway post office
    Image | 1906Caption: "The "R. P. O."--The Railway Post Office"
  • Reading room
    Image | 1911From text: "The Reading Room for current periodicals is one of the largest rooms in the building occupying the entire north front on the fourth floor. Nearly twelve hundred publications are regularly received and kept on file here, comprising all the popular American and English periodicals, reviews, and weeklies, a selection of the best publications in German, French, and o...
  • Reading room for young people
    Image | 1911to direct and attract their tastes toward wholesome and sane channels
  • Receiving the Keeley treatment
    Image | 1893Caption: "[Engraved for The Standard Guide Company.] The Keeley Institute--Taking the Hypodermic Treatment. [See "Keeley Institute."]". From text: "An illustration of the method pursued is given in this work. This shows Dr. Keeley in the foreground, noting the condition of patients as they pass from the hands of the operating physicians. The four daily hypodermic injections ...
  • Reception at Court House
    Image | 1910Caption: "Reception of the remains at the Court House"
  • Reference room
    Image | 1911From text: "… the Reference Department, designed to serve and assist readers who may come to pursue their studies within the Library building. This department controls the entire resources of the Library. No card or guaranty of any sort is required, the only condition being that books shall not be taken from the room. All books that circulate for home use may be used here, a...
  • Registration for Municipal Lodging House
    Image | 1902September 1902.
  • Relic House
    Image | 1893Caption: "[Engraved for The Standard Guide Company.] The Relic House--Near Lincoln Park. [See "Relic House."]". From text: "The most interesting and ornamental monument of the fire is the "Relic House," well known to North-Siders and Lincoln Park visitors. In 1872, when the "leavings" of the fire could be had for the asking or the trouble of picking them up, a man named Rett...
  • Remodeled house on Lincoln Park West
    Image | 1963Caption: "A remodeled house on Lincoln Park West. The cherub and wrought-iron fence and railing are additions, the paneled door original."
  • Residence of A. Carlson
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. A. Carlson. 6030 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
  • Residence of Albert G. Wheeler
    Image | 1910Caption: "East front of Mr. Albert G. Wheeler's marble residence. (Overlooking Lake Michigan.) 6355 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater." The building is now called Piper Hall and is owned by Loyola University Chicago.
  • Residence of Callistus S. Ennis
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Callistus S. Ennis 1437 Pratt Ave., Rogers Park"
  • Residence of C. C. Linthicum
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. C. C. Linthicum 1315 Forest Ave., Evanston, Ill."
  • Residence of Charles Bosch
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Charles Bosch Fargo Avenue and Birchwood Beach, Birchwood"
  • Residence of Charles Bosch
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Charles Bosch View of East Front from Birchwood Beach"
  • Residence of E. D. Moeng
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. E. D. Moeng. 1054 Columbia Ave., Rogers Park."
  • Residence of Edward H. Uhl
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Edward H. Uhl 7208 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
  • Residence of E. H. Stafford
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. E. H. Stafford 911 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Ill."
  • Residence of E. L. Fowler
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence and studio of Mr. E. L. Fowler 1641 Orrington Ave., Evanston, Ill."
  • Residence of E. S. Shepherd
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. E. S. Shepherd. 6341 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
  • Residence of E. W. Houghton
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. E. W. Houghton. 1414 Estes Ave., Rogers Park."
  • Residence of Frank A. Case
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Frank A. Case. 5842 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
  • Residence of Franklin Rudolph
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Franklin Rudolph 745 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, Ill."
  • Residence of Frederick Morgan Steele
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Frederick Morgan Steele 581 Sheridan Road, N. E., Highland Park, Ill."
  • Residence of F. W. Bryan
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. F. W. Bryan. 1423 Kenilworth Ave., Rogers Park."
  • Residence of George D. Eddy
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. George D. Eddy. 5852 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
  • Residence of Harlow N. Higinbotham
    Image | 1912Harlow Higinbotham was president of the World's Columbian Exposition corporation and partner at Marshall Field & Co. (source: Encyclopedia of Chicago)
  • Residence of Harry B. Hurd
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Harry B. Hurd 7214 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
  • Residence of Harry Rubens
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Harry Rubens Glencoe, Ill."
  • Residence of Henry H. McKay
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Henry H. McKay 7204 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
  • Residence of Henry W. Schultz
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. Henry W. Schultz Kenilworth, Ill." Designed by architect George W. Maher and completed in 1909.
  • Residence of Hermann Weinhardt
    Image | 1893Caption: "Residence of West Park Commissioner Hermann Weinhardt, near Wicker Park." Weinhardt's seven-year term as West Park Commissioner began March 18, 1891 (from text).
  • Residence of H. F. Perkins
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. H. F. Perkins. 6106 Kenmore Ave., North Edgewater."
  • Residence of J. C. Haegele
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. J. C. Haegele 7230 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
  • Residence of John C. Bryan
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Dr. John C. Bryan. 5536 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
  • Residence of John Gately
    Image | 1910Caption: "Residence of Mr. John Gately. 5606 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."