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Wood's Museum
containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches

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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.

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Title
Wood's Museum
Creator
Brightly-Earlie
Description
  • Lettering in illustration reads: "Wood's Museum Randolph street, between Clark and Dearborn." From text: "Col. Wood's Museum [i]s on Randolph street, between Clark and Dearborn streets. It is a handsome marble front, four-story building. It is divided into several large halls, on the second, third, and fourth floors, which are entered by a spacious stair-case, ascending directly from the street. The museum is filled with an immense number of curiosities of every description
  • galleries containing paintings, statuary, and works of art
  • an extensive ornithological collection--one of the most valuable in the United States
  • a cabinet of minerals and shells
  • besides numerous other objects of interest and wonder. The specimens of birds and quadrupeds, in the department of natural history, for variety, beauty, and faithfulness to nature, challenge comparison with any other in the world. In connection with the Museum is the lecture room, where dramatic performances every night, and matinees in the afternoon, are given by an excellent stock company. These performances are most enjoyable and entertaining."
Date
1869
Type
  • Prints
  • Advertisements
Identifier
chicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0132.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/126/mode/1up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Language
English
Subject
  • Galleries & museums
  • Theaters
Coverage-Spatial
The Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
Coverage-Temporal
1860-1869
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
Rights
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.
Sub-Collection
  • Buildings
  • Recreation
Book Title
  • Chicago. A hand book for strangers & tourists to the city of Chicago
  • containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches
Collection
Picture Chicago

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