PRINT - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - AERIAL LOOKING N FROM MADISON - NOTE OLD FIELDS BUILDING WITH CLOCK - EARLY ELEVATED IN DISTANCE - CABLE CARS - HILLMANS - BOSTON STORE - CROWDS - TINTED - 1898
HERE IS A LARGE COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS ABOUT CHICAGO.MUCH OF THE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT OF THE EARLIER POSTCARDS SURVIVED INTO THE 1950-60s, THE PERIOD OF MY GREATEST INTEREST.INCLUDED ALSO ARE MENUS, MATCHBOOKS, AND OTHER ITEMS REFLECTING CITY LIFE, ESPECIALLY THE 1950-60s.
IT IS HOPED THESE PRESERVE SOMETHING OF THE SENSE OF WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE THE CHICAGO OF THAT TIME WAS IN WHICH TO GROW UP.NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF MATERIAL IS WELCOME. PLEASE CREDIT THE SITE. ___________________
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