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Oaks Club
The Chicago clubs: illustrated

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Title
Oaks Club
Description
Caption: "Austin Library Building and Club House." From text: "The Oaks was organized in January, 1882, and incorporated September 3d, 1884, its object being to promote social intercourse between its members and their families. In its early days the club occupied rooms in the Giles Block until the building was destroyed by fire November 13th, 1885, at which time it suffered the loss of all furniture and records. When the block was rebuilt it occupied a suite of rooms therein until the new Austin Club and Library Building was completed, into which they have recently moved. The apartments occupied by the Club consist of reception hall, parlors, card and billiard rooms, banquet hall, etc., also a beautiful and completely appointed theatre, all of which are furnished with much taste and elegance."
Date
1888  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
chicagoclubsillu00lanw_0053.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagoclubsillu00lanw#page/46/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagoclubsillu00lanw
Subject
Clubs  
Coverage-Spatial
Austin (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1880-1889  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
The Chicago clubs: illustrated  
Author of the Book
Lanward Publishing Company  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitleOaks Club
DescriptionCaption: "Austin Library Building and Club House." From text: "The Oaks was organized in January, 1882, and incorporated September 3d, 1884, its object being to promote social intercourse between its members and their families. In its early days the club occupied rooms in the Giles Block until the building was destroyed by fire November 13th, 1885, at which time it suffered the loss of all furniture and records. When the block was rebuilt it occupied a suite of rooms therein until the new Austin Club and Library Building was completed, into which they have recently moved. The apartments occupied by the Club consist of reception hall, parlors, card and billiard rooms, banquet hall, etc., also a beautiful and completely appointed theatre, all of which are furnished with much taste and elegance."
Date1888  
TypePhotograph  
File Namechicagoclubsillu00lanw_0053.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/chicagoclubsillu00lanw#page/46/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagoclubsillu00lanw
SubjectClubs  
Coverage-SpatialAustin (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1880-1889  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book TitleThe Chicago clubs: illustrated  
Author of the BookLanward Publishing Company  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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