Jackson Park, Illinois, 1908 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Jackson Park, Illinois, 1908, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: [Jackson Park]
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Jackson Park, Illinois, 1908
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Jackson Park, on Chicago's South Side, was the setting for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and by 1908 the grounds were still shaped by that fair. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux had laid out the park's lagoons and lawns, and the city had taken over much of the land after the fair closed. Chicago was then one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, with a population of roughly two million, and its meatpacking, rail, and steel industries drew workers to neighborhoods like Hyde Park, which had been annexed to the city in 1889. Residents of the South Side knew the park as a place for lakeside walks, boating, and Sunday outings, and many also remembered the fair's white buildings that had made the lakefront famous across the nation.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hull, horace |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 656 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Jackson Park] |
| Reference | IL Jackson Park 1908 |
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