Chicago in 1833. Chicago in 1883 – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Chicago in 1833. Chicago in 1883 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Chicago in 1833. Chicago in 1883
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Chicago's growth over fifty years is the subject of this print, which sets a view of the city in 1833 beside one from 1883. The town had been incorporated only a few years earlier, in 1833, and was then a small frontier settlement on Lake Michigan. By 1883 it had grown into one of the largest cities in the country, rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1871 and shaped by railroads, stockyards, and grain trade. The record was deposited for copyright in August 1883, and it links the print to the Chicago Varnish Co., though that connection is unverified.
| Created / published | c1883 Aug. 27. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | U11069 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Chicago Varnish Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,129 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110530 |
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