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[Waterfront near German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.] – Antique Photo Print

[Waterfront near German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Waterfront near German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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[Waterfront near German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.]

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Water and shade define this view of the shoreline near the German Building in Jackson Park, a stretch of ground tied to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux shaped the fairgrounds' lagoons and walks, and by the time this glass negative was made, between 1900 and 1910, the park had become a public place for leisure. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued views of American cities and landscapes, may have produced it, possibly through photographer Hans Behm. The 8 x 10 inch dry plate format was favored for large, detailed landscape work.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Possibly by Hans Behm. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034714. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsParks. Waterfronts.United States--Illinois--Chicago.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 803 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67526

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