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003ch: Chicago's New Library Buildings. Four black and white views from the May 31, 1892 issue of The Graphic. Captions read, The New Chicago Library Building (From Approved Designs.), The Old Ogden Residence., The Newberry Library, from Washington Park., and The Newberry Library Building, in cours of erection. 16x11 in. $40
005ch: 1896 Chicago views. Hand colored half-tone. Interesting city scenes. 11x16 in. $50
007ch: 1885 Conductors Strike in Chicago. Scarce hand colored front page from Leslie's shows horse unhitched, rail car being overturned. 11x16 in. $50
008ch: 1893 Scarce Columbian Exposition. Scientific American front page black & white view of Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. 11x16 in. $30
011ch: 1873 Chicago views. Hand colored bird's-eye and waterfront views, from Picturesque America. 12x9-1/2. $40
014ch: 1906 Chicago Buildings. Half-tone views of nine prominent buildings. Black & white. 11x14 in. $30
016ch: 1862 Chicago Great Fire. Two views of burned buildings along Lake Street, from London Illustrated News. 11x15-1/2 in. $50
017ch: 1874 Chicago Fire Department views. Hand colored engraved antique print shows the Department's Officers, fire scenes and other city views on one Harper's page. 11x16 in. $50
018ch: circa 1890 Columbian Exposition- The Midway Plaisance at Night. This hand colored half tone shows people strolling the fairgrounds with the world's first Ferris Wheel in the background. This hand colored double page print is from Harper's Weekly. size: 16x22 in. $120
019ch: 1888 Illinois- The Principal Clubhouses of Chicago. This hand colored engraving shows seven views fo: the La Salle, the Farragut, the Union League, the "Washington Park", the Calumet, and the Chicago. This unique engraving is from the March, 1888 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. size: 11x16 in. $50
100ch: 1890 Railroad Map of Chicago. Interesting map from Rand McNally’s 1890 Atlas of the World, showing the railroad lines and terminals in Chicago Illinois. Names of the railroad companies that owned each terminal are given in a key on the right side. In the upper right corner, there is an inset map of the downtown area. 11x14 in. $30
101ch: 1911 Map of Chicago. Detailed map by the George Cram Company, showing the main portion of Chicago. Railroad and streetcar lines are shown, as well as parks and other landmarks. 15x23 in. $30
102ch: 1903 Map of Calumet Harbor. Small, hand colored map of Calumet Harbor, published in 1903 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Shows areas that had been dredged during the previous year, as well as other improvements that were made. 6x9 in. $30
106ch: 1898 Map of Central Chicago. Nice map of the downtown portion of the city, published in Rand McNally’s 1898 Atlas of the World. Shows railroad lines and depots, as well as cable car and horse car lines. 11x14 in. $30
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107ch: 1893 Chicago Hotel Lobby Scene. Hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "The Lobby of A Chicago Hotel in Winter." Men in thick fur coats are shown conversing and walking through the area. 11x16 in. $50
108ch: 1873 Views in Chicago. Hand colored engraving from Picturesque America, showing scenes on Chicago streets and along the Chicago River. 10x13 in. $40
109ch: 1892 View of Chicago Railroad Station. Engraved scene from The Graphic, showing the Grand Central Railway Station at night. Steam locomotives pulling rows of cars can be seen pulling out of the terminal. 11x16 in. $30
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111ch: 1887 Chicago Scene: Ship Blocks Bridge. Hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "Bridged. A Familiar Chicago Experience." Shows a crowd of people waiting to cross a Chicago bridge while a boat passes by. 11x16 in. $60
112ch: 1871 Chicago Fire Scenes. Two hand colored engravings from Harper’s Weekly, showing views of the ruins after the great Chicago fire. Part of an article about the fire is between the images. 11x16 in. $60
113ch: 1833 Map of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana. This wonderful map is titled "North America Sheet IX, Parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It was published in 1833 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). The map centers on Illinois, showing most of the state with the exception of the southern tip. The western half of Indiana is also shown, as are most of Missouri and about two thirds of what is now Iowa. Illinois and Indiana are the most densely populated areas on this map, with numerous cities, towns and roads in the southern portions of both states. The northern parts of the two states are much more sparsely inhabited, with northern Indiana being reserved exclusively for the Putawatomie and Miami Indians. Chicago is shown on this map as a small town next to Fort Dearborn. Just west of Chicago is a "Proposed canal which will united the Gulfs of St. Lawrence and Mexico." Missouri is mostly undeveloped except for the eastern portion of the state, near St. Louis. The area that is now Iowa is labeled as the "Sioux District," with no European-American settlements except for a few forts. An "Iaway Village" is shown there, as well as a lead mine. This map is in excellent condition. It has been hand colored with original outline coloring. 13x16 in. $130
114ch: 1884 Chicago View from River. Beautifully hand colored, engraved view of Chicago from Harper’s Weekly, titled "View of the City of Chicago from the Top of the Light-House at the Mouth of the River." Panoramic scene which shows the smoke-filled city as it looked in the late 19th century. 16x22 in. $150
116ch: 1888 Chicago Views and Architecture. Hand colored, engraved images from Harper’s Weekly, titled "The City of Chicago and Some Recent Additions to its Architecture. In the center of the page, there is a view of the city looking south. Around the center image are views of individual buildings and streets throughout Chicago. 16x22 in. $150
117ch: RARE Early Views: Northwestern U., Chicago. Hand colored, engraved scenes from the Sept. 20, 1873 issue of Harper’s Weekly. At bottom is a view of University Hall, with Lake Michigan in the background. Top of the page contains a portrait of C.H. Fowler, the university president, and a view of the university’s museum. An article describing the university is between the top and bottom images. 11x16 in. $50
200ch: 1871 Chicago Fire Scenes. Hand-colored engraving from the Nov. 4, 1871 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled "The Ruin and Desolation of Chicago." Top image shows the ruins of the North Division, looking south, down North Wells Street. Bottom image shows the ruins of the South Division as seen from Congress Street, near Wabash Avenue. 16x22 in. $120
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201ch: Large 1884 Print: Scenes in Chicago. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the July 12, 1884 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "The Democratic Convention at Chicago--Some Characteristic Features of the City." In the middle, there is a large image of the convention hall. Around it are six smaller views of other landmarks: 1) On Drexell Boulevard; 2) In Lincoln Park; 3) New Board of Trade; 4) Dearborn Avenue; 5) State Street; and 6) Custom House and Post Office. This print is in excellent condition. Size is 16x22 in. $100
202ch: Jan 23, 1858 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Hand colored engravings of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Top picture captioned, "View of the City of Chicago, South of Water Street and East of State Street". Lower picture showing "Michigan Avenue, on the Lake Front of the City of Chicago, Illinois". Three small picutes in the center showing, 'Old Fort Dearborn, Erected in 1804', 'Chicago in 1820', and 'The Old Kinzie House, First one Erected in Chicago'. There is also a short article describing the city. 22x16 in.
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203ch: Rare Chicago Stock Market print. From the March 27, 1886 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Caption under the hand colored engraving reads, Illinois. - The Great Hall of the Board of Trade Building, Chicago - Scene During a Session of the Board. Partial article above illustration details the building and it's creation. 11x16 in.
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204ch: 1891 Chicago World Fair Preparations. Hand-colored engraving from the Nov. 28, 1891 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled “Progress of Work on the Chicago World’s Fair Buildings and Grounds.” Image at top shows workmen assembling columns in front of a new building. At bottom is a bird’s eye view of the fairgrounds. 11x16 in. $60
205ch: 1871 Bird’s Eye View of Chicago. Beautifully hand colored scene from the Oct. 21, 1871 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled “Bird’s Eye View of Chicago As It Was Before the Great Fire.” Shows the city as seen from the air, with boats passing by in Lake Michigan. 16x22 in. $150
206ch: 1871: Chicago During the Great Fire. Dramatic, hand-colored engraving from the Oct. 28, 1871 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled “Chicago in Ruins.” Shows a large portion of the city on fire, with smoke rising into the air. 16x22 in. $120
207ch: 1884 View of Industrial Chicago from the River. Nice, hand-colored engraving from the June 7, 1884 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is “View of the City of Chicago from the Top of the Light House at the Mouth of the River.” Busy scene, with many smoking chimneys and boats passing by in the foreground. 16x22 in. $200
208ch: 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition View. Engraved bird's eye view of Chicago's Columbian Exposition grounds, along the shore of Lake Michigan. Published in 1893, the year the Exposition was held. Points of interest are numbered, and identified below the image. Splits along original folds have been professionally repaired, with no image loss. Very good condition. 16x25 in. $60
209ch: 1896 Chicago View from the Rooftops. Hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1896, titled "The Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. View of the City Looking North, Showing Tower of the Auditorium in the Foreground." Nice view of the city as it looked just before the beginning of the 20th century. 16x22 in. $100
210ch: Colton Map Beautifully engraved, hand-colored map of Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri from the 1st edition of Colton’s world atlas, printed in 1855. The map contains two images: St. Louis on the left and Chicago on the right. Each city is divided into wards, with every ward colored separately. Names of all streets are given, and the locations of parks, railroad lines and major buildings are shown as well. Entire map is surrounded by a decorative border. 16x18 in. $60
211ch: 1906 Cram map of Chicago. Large extremely detailed hand colored map showing the city boundaries as well as some surrounding townships. Many street names are shown as well as railroad routes, parks, cemeteries, Lake Calumet and the location of the World's Columbian Exposition. There is an insert in the upper right corner showing the harbor area of the city in detail. 18x27 in. $120
212ch: Antique print from Harper's Weekly dated August 26, 1893. Depicting scenes during the Columbian Exposition. Top image titled "Columbian Expositon - Post Office in the Government Building" and the bottom image shows "The Chicago Jockey Club House, Washington Park". Beautifully hand colored wood engraving. 11 x 16 in. $40
213ch: Antique print from The Building News dated April 11, 1884 showing an image of "Pullman's Palace Car Company's Office Building Chicago, Ill.- S. S. Beman, Architect". Hand colored photo lithograph 12 1/2" x 8" $40
214ch: Antique print from Harper's Weekly dated June 14, 1884 depicting a scene during "The Republican National Convention at Chicago - View of Michigan Avenue". Wood engraving, beautifully hand colored, 11" x 16" $60
215ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's Weekly dated April 21, 1888 showing "Scenes and Incidents of the Great Railroad Strike at Chicago"; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
216ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's Weekly dated January 14, 1888 depicting scenes of "The New Lake Wall and Esplanade at Chicago"; hand colored 11" x 16" $60
217ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's Weekly dated August 4, 1888 capturing the scene during a horse race at "The Chicago Racetrack"; hand colored 11" x 16" $60
218ch: Antique half tone print from The Graphic Chicago dated July 15, 1893 of Jos. P. Birren's drawing of "To the Exposition by Coach"; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
219ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's Weekly dated March 25, 1893 illustrating "The Lobby of a Chicago Hotel in Winter- A study in Overcoats";hand colored 11" x 16" $50
220ch: Antique wood engraving double page print from Harper's Weekly dated October 31, 1896 T. De Thulstup's drawing illustrates notable figures of the time in "Where Representative Politicians of All Parties Gather - A Scene in the Foyer of the Auditorium Hotel, chicago, Illinois"; hand colored 22" x 16" $100
221ch: Antique half tone print from The Breeder's Gazette dated December 19, 1918. This advertisement from the Percheron Society of America - Exchange Avenue - Union Stock Yards - Chicago boasts the Percheron is the most popular draft horse in the world; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
222ch: Antique half tone print from Harper's Weekly depeciting scenes from "The Argo Club, Chicago - drawn by H. D. Nichols"; hand colored, 11" x 16" $50
223ch: Antique hand colored wood engraving print from The Illustrated London News dated November 18, 1871 showing scenes after the great fire in "The Ruins of Chicago". 11" x 16" $50
224ch: Antique wood engraving print from Um die Welt (Around the World) dated August 11, 1883 illustrating "..Wolf's Point in Chicago in June 1833.."; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
225ch: Antique wood engraving print from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dated October 8, 1887 showing "Illinois - the International Military Encampment at Chicago, October 3rd-24th, from sketches by W.E. Chapin"; hand colored 11" x 16" $40
226ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's Weekly dated June 14, 1884 showing a dramatic image of "The Republican Convention at Chicago - A Serenade"; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
227ch: Antique wood engraving print from Harper's weekly dated July 19, 1884 illustrating the scene at "The Democratic Convention at Chicago - Torch light Procession in Honor of Cleveland's Nomination"; hand colored 11" x 16" $50
228ch: Antique map from Cram's Atlas 1895 map of Chicago "..showing the main portion of the City"; original coloring 15" x 22 1/2" $50
229ch: Antique map published by G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co. 1853 illustrating the City of St. Louis Missouri on the left side of the page and the City of Chicago Illinois on the right side of page. With it's original color and decorative boarder this map would be quite handsome framed. 17 1/2" x 14 1/2" $100
230ch: Antique Railway Terminal Map published by Rand, McNally & Company of Chicago in 1902. Includes inset of index to Railroads. Original coloring 27 1/2" x 20" $80
231ch: Rare antique map published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1885 of the city of Chicago. Original color 12"x 15" $80
232ch: Antique map published by G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co. 1867 of the state of Illinois with inset plan of Cook County and vicinity of Chicago. Original color 27" x 17 1/4" $120
233ch: "The Rand McNally New Commercial Atlas Map of Chicago District Inner and OUter Belt Railroad Lines" 1913 antique map; The original color differentiates the steam railways in red and the electric lines in blue. The map shows portions of Wisconsin and Indiana that border Illinois. 20 1/2" x 28" $80
1014ch: 1900: Large Map of Chicago. Color: Printed in Color. Type: Lithograph. Size: 18x21 in. $49
1027ch: 1880 Print: Knights Templar, Chicago. Illinois: The 21st Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar (Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper). Color: Water Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 16x11 in. $35