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[Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe near State, Chicago, Ill.] – Antique Wall Art

[Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe near State, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe near State, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Chicago collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe near State, Chicago, Ill.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Seeing Chicago, auto at Monroe near State, Chicago, Ill.]

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Few sightseeing vehicles of the period announced their purpose as plainly as this one, which is labeled Seeing Chicago and stands at Monroe Street near State. Sightseeing motor tours were a fairly new way to see a city in the early 1900s, and this vehicle carries visitors past the busy commercial blocks of the Loop. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced large glass-plate views of American towns, landmarks and scenic spots for sale to travelers and publishers, made many scenes like this one between 1900 and 1915.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Behm" and "extra" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039413. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBuses. Tourists.United States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69080

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