Full Read and Download Reference eBook
Chicago At The Turn Of The Century In Photographs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Chicago At The Turn Of The Century In Photographs book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Larry A. Viskochil
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0486142329
Rare large-format prints offer detailed views of City Hall, State Street, the Loop, Hull House, Union Station, many other landmarks, circa 1904-1913. Introduction. Captions. Maps.
Author : Larry A. Viskochill
Publisher : Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
Page : pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780844661407
Presents a collection of prints that depict Chicago landmarks, including City Hall, State Street, Hull House, and the Loop.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 1984
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1618586106
Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders"" and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum. From the Great Fire, to the rise of industry, through prohibition, World Wars and into the modern era, Chicago has remained a city of innovation and resilience. Captions and chapter headings are written by Russell Lewis, Chief Historian for Chicago History Museum. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is an essential addition to any collection of books in Chicago.""
Author : Russell Lewis
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 32,69 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 1596522550
Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders"" and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum. From the Great Fire, to the rise of industry, through prohibition, World Wars and into the modern era, Chicago has remained a city of innovation and resilience. Captions and chapter headings are written by Russell Lewis, Chief Historian for Chicago History Museum. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is an essential addition to any collection of books in Chicago.""
Author :
Publisher : Remembering
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,75 MB
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781683368151
With a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Chicago, Russell Lewis provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Chicago. Chicago's history is a testimony to the resilience of its citizens. From its rebirth after the Great Fire in 1871, the city met and overcame the social and economic challenges of the century to follow. Many of the events of the city's history are recorded in photographs in the archives of the Chicago History Museum. This volume, Remembering Chicago, captures the city's history through a selection of those photographs. The book follows life, government, education, and events spanning two centuries of Chicago's history. It captures unique and rare scenes through the original lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. These images portray the evolution of Chicago from a frontier town to one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities.
Author : Chicago Tribune
Publisher : Agate Publishing
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 28,81 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1572844450
“A true gem . . . period images of the Windy City and a glimpse back at a moment that not only shaped the city of Chicago but the world around us today. ” —Week99er Between 1933 and 1934, over forty-eight million visitors attended “A Century of Progress Exposition,” the world’s fair located in Chicago, Illinois. Conceived of during the Roaring Twenties and born during the Great Depression, this was a sprawling event celebrating Chicago’s one-hundredth anniversary with industrial and scientific displays, lascivious entertainment, and a touch of unadulterated bad taste. Century of Progress is a collection of rare photographs from the world’s fair that have been carefully chosen from the Chicago Tribune’s voluminous archives. Featuring an informative introduction by Tribune reporter and historian Ron Grossman, this book documents one of the most expansive displays of technological advancement and cultural diversity that took place in the twentieth century. The lakefront exposition, on the present site of McCormick Place and Northerly Island, opened on May 27, 1933, and was reopened in 1934 at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who hoped it would stimulate the Depression-era economy. This book is an engrossing and fascinating look at the numerous sides of the “A Century of Progress Exposition”: the whimsical attractions, the architectural and scientific achievements, the palpable spirit of fun, and the occasionally unsavory exhibits of differing cultures. At a time when the entire U.S. population numbered just over 125 million people, the Chicago world’s fair left an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of American culture, and Century of Progress captures that feeling as only a photograph can.
Author : Bonnie Yochelson
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 39,52 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
More than 90 years after his death Jacob Riis is still considered a pioneering photographer. He was the first to document the New York slums, publicising in haunting photographs the plight of the urban poor at the height of European immigration to the city. But Riis always maintained that he 'was no good at all as a photographer' and in recent years has been disparaged for racist views and political opportunitism. Here, the complex legacy of Jacob Riis is explored and explained. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout.
Author : Donald L. Miller
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0795339852
“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics, to its winner-take-all politics, dynamic business empires, breathtaking architecture, its diverse cultures, and its multitude of writers, journalists, and artists, Chicago’s story is violent, inspiring, passionate, and fascinating from the first page to the last. The winner of the prestigious Great Lakes Book Award, given to the year’s most outstanding books highlighting the American heartland, City of the Century has received consistent rave reviews since its publication in 1996, and was made into a six-hour film airing on PBS’s American Experience series. Written with energetic prose and exacting detail, it brings Chicago’s history to vivid life. “With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.” —John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times “Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories.” —David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of John Adams and Truman “An invaluable companion in my journey through Old Chicago.” —Erik Larson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Devil in the White City
Author : Richard Cahan
Publisher : Cityfiles Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780991541874
Chicago has never had a photo book of its own. Until now. The city has produced some of the most important photographers of our time -- Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Vivian Maier, Art Shay -- but has never before possessed a book packed with their most timeless work. This is the finest collection of its kind -- 100 stunning images by the city's most revered photographers that show the enduring and endearing aspects of Chicago and its landscape from the Loop to the city's vast array of neighborhoods. Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, the foremost picture editors of the city, curate the book. Here they have chosen photos going back more than a century to show a city that is both well-known and surprising. This is a book for people who love Chicago and for visitors who want something special to remember her by. It is filled with classic photographs that defy time -- timeless pictures of a changing city.