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David Bradley Manufacturing Company advertising card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1884 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)An advertising card for David Bradley Manufacturing Company's tongueless cultivator in Chicago, Illinois. The front side of the card includes a photograph of Republican James G. Blaine during his campaign for the presidential election of 1884.
J. S. Newhouse Commission and Forwarding Merchant circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1850 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "J. S. Newhouse, Commission and Forwarding Merchant" in which J. S. Newhouse solicits "consignments of Merchandise either for sale here or for forwarding to other parts." This circular was published in Chicago, Illinois circa 1850.
Todd's Hotel advertisement
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1850 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An advertisement for Todd's Hotel owned by A. H. Todd. This hotel "will be opened about the 1st of April" and suited as "a Business-men's Hotel, and at moderate charges. $2.50 per day," in Chicago, Illinois.
Recommendations for new business owners leaflet
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A leaflet from "Rumsey, Bro. & Co. Storage and Commission Merchants, and Shippers of Produce, Provisions, &c" advertising their "leased a portion of our premises to Messrs. Tanner, Andrews, & Co...who will succeed us in the Transportation and Forwarding of Merchandise." Rumsey, Bro. & Co. recommends new business owners to clients in Chicago, Illinois. This document is dated ...
Campaign Song for Abraham Lincoln
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1864 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "Campaign Song for Abraham Lincoln" by James Edward Haynes and published by H. M. Higgins in Chicago, Illinois in 1864.
David Bradley Manufacturing Company advertising card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1884 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)An advertising card for David Bradley Manufacturing Company's tongueless cultivator in Chicago, Illinois. The front side of the card includes a photograph of President Grover Cleveland during his campaign for the presidential election of 1884.
David Bradley Manufacturing Company advertising card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1884 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)An advertising card for David Bradley Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois. The front side of the card includes a photograph of vice president Republican nominee John A. Logan during his campaign for the presidential election of 1884.
[Index to] [Cook County, Illinois] : [aerial photographs]
Image | 1975 | Aerial Photography Index Maps
Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from the Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line General Freight Office informing "agents on this line are hereby authorized to make a deduction of twenty per center from tariff rates on all corn shipped to Chicago" and "on grain." This circular is dated May 6, 1856.
Briggs and White catalogue
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular advertising the catalogue of "Briggs and White, Commission Merchants, Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Plan & Painted Wooden, Willow & Cedar Ware" located in Chicago, Illinois in 1854. 2 copies.
Chapin's Cheap Book House trade card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A trade card entitled "Chapin's Cheap Book House" advertising "the original old book house" by H. D. Chapin in Chicago, Illinois. This card is two-sided and printed on pink paper.
Zouave Cadets Quickstep: Dedicated to the U.S. Zouave Cadets Governors Guard of Illinois
Multi-Page Item | 10 pages | 1860 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "Zouave Cadets Quickstep: Dedicated to the U.S. Zouave Cadets Governors Guard of Illinois" composed by A. J. Vaas and published by Root & Cady in Chicago, Illinois in 1860.
Grande reception musicale et Dansante invitation
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1880 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An invitation from the Triennial Committee Knights Templar "to be present at a Grande Reception Musicale et Dansante, to be given at the Grand Exposition Building, on Lake Front Park, Tuesday, August 17th, A. D. 1880" in Chicago, Illinois.
F. H. Benson & Co. circular
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from F. H. Benson & Co. advertising their services as "General Real Estate and Collecting Agents and Dealers in Land Warrants" in Chicago, Illinois and La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1854.
The West Side Savings Bank brochure
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A brochure entitled "The West Side Savings Bank" advertising their hours and services to patrons, including deposits, loans, fees, and children's accounts.This brochure was printed by the Chicago Evening Post in Chicago, Illinois circa 1861.
Subscription list of the Chicago Democrat
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A prospectus of the "Subscription List of the Chicago Democrat" soliciting additional subscribers to the newspaper in Chicago, Illinois. This document was created by John Wentworth circa 1856.
[Index to] Cook County, Illinois : [aerial photographs]
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1974 | Aerial Photography Index Maps
[Index to] Portion of Cook County, Illinois : [aerial photographs]
Multi-Page Item | 5 pages | 1960-1961 | Aerial Photography Index Maps
Illinois, Riverside quadrangle : topography
Image | 1905 | Historical Maps Online
David Bradley Manufacturing Company advertising card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1885 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)An advertising card for David Bradley Manufacturing Company's swingbeam sulky plow, adjustable arch cultivator, and iron frame combined cultivator in Chicago, Illinois. The front side of the card includes a photograph of Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks during his term in office circa 1885.
Letter from Thomas Moynihan to Sophronia McNitt, December 24, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Thomas Moynihan. Moynihan shared news of life in Chicago, discussed his plans for the Christmas holidays, and asked for Sophronia to visit.
To the Freemasons of Illinois
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1867 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "To the Freemasons of Illinois" listing the legitimate fraternal organizations and officers in Illinois. This circular was sent from Chicago, Illinois and is dated March 14, 1867.
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company lands for use
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1853 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A letter to Matthew Eagan from the Commissioners Elmer Baldwin, William Cullen, and Charles H. Sutphen informing him that "the appropriation of certain lands and lots for the use of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company, has been duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court, of the county of La Salle," Illinois, dated January 3, 1853.
Prospectus of the Weekly Democratic Press, vol. 3
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "Prospectus of the Weekly Democratic Press. Third Volume" advertising the new newspaper and encouraging additional subscribers. This document was created by Scripps & Bross in Chicago, Illinois, and is dated August 22, 1854.
Social parties invitation
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1838 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An invitation for J. D. Hamm to attend "The Fourth of the Social Parties will be given at the Lake House, on Thursday Evening, the 8th Instant" from Manager G. S. Hubbard in Chicago, Illinois. This invitation is dated July 7, 1838.
The Prices for the Current Year Are
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "The Prices for the Current Year Are" advertising three stove sizes as manufactured by W. & J. Treadwell, Perry & Norton and the representing agent, George H. Hazelton in Chicago, Illinois. This document is dated March 1, 1856.
[Index to] Cook County, Illinois : part, [aerial photographs]
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1967 | Aerial Photography Index Maps
[Index to] Cook County, Illinois : [aerial photographs]
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1938-1939 | Aerial Photography Index Maps
World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building postcard
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1893 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A postcard written from the Observatory of the Masonic Temple at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This postcard is addressed to Gertrude Lienesch in O Fallon, Illinois and dated October 22, 1893. The postcard is an "Official Souvenir Postal" for the World's Columbian Exposition and includes a lithographic image of the Fisheries Building.
World's Columbian Exposition U. S. Naval Exhibit postcard
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1893 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A postcard from the World's Columbian Exposition depicting the U. S. Naval Exhibit, Battle Ship "Illinois" in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The postcard is an "Official Souvenir Postal" for the World's Columbian Exposition and includes a lithographic image of the battleship.
Repudiation
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1860 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "Repudiation," discussing the Republican Party platform in Chicago, Illinois "concerning the public debt."
Dixon Weekly Herald--Extra: Republican and Democratic platforms
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1868 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A clipping from the "Dixon Weekly Herald--Extra" presenting the Republican and Democratic Party platforms in the election of 1868. The Republican National Convention gathered on May 20, 1868 in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Wire Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1855 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An advertisement entitled "Chicago Wire Works, no. 46" presenting prices for various goods from "Snow & Hodge, Proprietors." This advertisement was published by the Chicago Democrat in Chicago, Illinois in 1855.
Flint and Wheeler Commission and Forwarding Merchants circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from Flint and Wheeler advertising their business, "Flint and Wheeler Commission & Forwarding Merchants" opened in Chicago, Illinois. The circular is dated April 21, 1851.
F. M. Chapman & Co. price list
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from F. M. Chapman & Co. containing a "card and price list for the ensuing year" of goods from the Agricultural Warehouse, Farming Tool Depot, and Seed Store in Chicago, Illinois in 1854.
Illinois
Image | 1894 | Railroad MapsIllinois
Map showing existing sewers and sewer districts and preliminary location of intercepting sewer, April 1914
Image | 1914 | River MapsMap showing existing sewers and sewer districts and preliminary location of intercepting sewer, April 1914
General index of Chicago maps
Image | 1896 | Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps1896

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