CHICAGO PROPERTIES PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 1952-1962

Storage: Box Lot (9 8 x 10 in. boxes, 1 16 x 20 in. box)

Accession number: G1990.110

Description of the Collection

Primarily includes 1110 4 x 5 in. photographs that were taken in 1952 of

buildings and property lots in the central business district of Chicago (Ill.).

Buildings and lots have been photographed sequentially as one moves around the

block. Some streets include Adams Street, Clark Street, Dearborn Street, Franklin

Street, Jackson Street, Harrison Street, Madison Street, Michigan Avenue, Monroe

Street, Randolph Street, State Street, Wabash Avenue, Wacker Drive, and

Washington Street. Includes a few portraits of William Marshall Ellis and

unidentified businessmen. Also includes a view of the Chicago Committee of One

Hundred Good American Awards banquet, held at McCormick Place (Chicago, Ill.),

in 1962.

The photoprints are filed in the order in which they were taken, that is, by city

blocks. A map showing the number of each block, and xerox copies of the

photoprints arranged by block numbers, are filed in a binder, that is kept with

the collection.

Gift of John Ellis, 1990.

Inventory by: Tracy P. Jones

November 11, 1994

Container List

Box 1

1 Streets -- Block # 9-101 -- Dearborn, Lake, State, Wacker

2 Streets -- Block # 9-103 -- LaSalle, Lake, Clark, Wacker

3 Streets -- Block # 9-104 -- Wells, Lake, LaSalle, Wacker

4 Streets -- Block # 9-105 -- Wells, Randolph, LaSalle, Lake

5 Streets -- Block # 9-106 -- LaSalle, Randolph, Clark, Lake,

6 Streets -- Block # 9-107 -- Clark, Randolph, Dearborn, Lake

7 Streets -- Block # 9-108 -- Dearborn, Randolph, State, Lake,

8 Streets -- Block # 9-109 -- Dearborn, Washington, State, Randolph

9 Streets -- Block # 9-120 -- Clark, Washington, Dearborn, Randolph

10 Streets -- Block # 9-112 -- Wells, Washington, LaSalle, Randolph

11 Streets -- Block # 9-113 -- Wells, Madison, LaSalle, Washington

Box 2

1 Streets -- Block # 9-114 -- LaSalle, Madison, Clark, Washington

2 Streets -- Block # 9-115 -- Clark, Madison, Dearborn, Washington

3 Streets -- Block # 9-116 -- Dearborn, Madison, State, Washington

4 Streets -- Block # 9-201 -- Franklin, Lake, Wells, Wacker

5 Streets -- Block # 9-202 -- Wacker, Lake, Franklin

6 Streets -- Block # 9-203 -- Wacker, Randolph, Franklin, Lake

7 Streets -- Block # 9-204 -- Franklin, Randolph, Wells, Lake,

8 Streets -- Block # 9-205 -- Franklin, Washington, Wells, Randolph

9 Streets -- Block # 9-206 -- Wacker, Washington, Franklin, Randolph

10 Streets -- Block # 9-208 -- Madison, Wacker, Washington

11 Streets -- Block # 9-209 -- Wacker, Madison, Franklin, Washington,

12 Streets -- Block # 9-210 -- Franklin, Madison, Wells, Washington

Box 3

1 Streets -- Block # 10-101 -- Michigan, East side of Avenue, from Chicago

River to South Water Street

2 Streets -- Block # 10-102 -- Wacker, South Water, Michigan

3 Streets -- Block # 10-103 -- State, Lake, Wabash, Wacker

4 Streets -- Block # 10-104 -- Wabash, Lake, Michigan, South Water

5 Streets -- Block # 10-105 -- Michigan, East side of Avenue, from South

Water to Lake Street

6 Streets -- Block # 10-106 -- Michigan, East side of Avenue, from Lake

Street to Randolph Street

7 Streets -- Block # 10-107 -- Wabash, Randolph, Michigan, Lake

8 Streets -- Block # 10-108 -- State, Washington, Wabash, Lake

9 Streets -- Block # 10-109 -- State, Washington, Wabash, Randolph

10 Streets -- Block # 10-110 -- Wabash, Washington, Michigan, Randolph

11 Streets -- Block # 10-111 -- Wabash, Madison, Michigan, Washington

12 Streets -- Block # 10-112 -- State, Madison, Wabash, Washington

Box 4

1 Streets -- Block # 15-101 -- Wabash, Monroe, Michigan, Madison

2 Streets -- Block # 15-102 -- State, Monroe, Wabash, Madison

3 Streets -- Block # 15-103 -- State, Adams, Wabash, Monroe

4 Streets -- Block # 15-104 -- Wabash, Adams, Michigan, Monroe

5 Streets -- Block # 15-105 -- Wabash, Jackson, Michigan, Adams

6 Streets -- Block # 15-106 -- State, Jackson, Wabash, Adams

7 Streets -- Block # 15-107 -- State, Van Buren, Wabash, Jackson

8 Streets -- Block # 15-108 -- Wabash, Van Buren, Michigan, Jackson

9 Streets -- Block # 15-109 -- Wabash, Congress, Michigan, Jackson

10 Streets -- Block # 15-110 -- State, Congress, Wabash, Van Buren

11 Streets -- Block # 15-111 -- State, Harrison, Wabash, Congress

12 Streets -- Block # 15-112 -- Wabash, Harrison, Michigan, Congress

Box 5

1 Streets -- Block # 15-201 -- Wabash, Balbo, Michigan, Harrison

2 Streets -- Block # 15-202 -- State, Balbo, Wabash, Harrison

3 Streets -- Block # 15-203 -- State, 8th, Wabash, Balbo

4 Streets -- Block # 15-204 -- Wabash, 8th, Michigan, Balbo

5 Streets -- Block # 15-205 -- Wabash, 9th, Michigan, 8th

6 Streets -- Block # 15-206 -- State, 9th, Wabash, 8th

7 Streets -- Block # 15-207 -- State, 11th, Wabash, 9th

8 Streets -- Block # 15-208 -- Wabash, 11th, Michigan, 9th

9 Streets -- Block # 15-209 -- Wabash, Roosevelt, Michigan, 11th

10 Streets -- Block # 15-210 -- State, Roosevelt, Wabash, 11th

Box 6

1 Streets -- Block # 16-101 -- Dearborn, Monroe, State, Madison

2 Streets -- Block # 16-102 -- Clark, Monroe, Dearborn, Madison

3 Streets -- Block # 16-103 -- LaSalle, Monroe, Clark, Madison

4 Streets -- Block # 16-104 -- LaSalle, Adams, Clark, Monroe

5 Streets -- Block # 16-105 -- Clark, Adams, Dearborn, Monroe,

6 Streets -- Block # 16-106 -- Dearborn, Adams, State, Monroe,

7 Streets -- Block # 16-107 -- Dearborn, Jackson, State, Adams

8 Streets -- Block # 16-109 -- LaSalle, Jackson, Clark, Adams

9 Streets -- Block # 16-110 -- LaSalle, Van Buren, Clark, Jackson

10 Streets -- Block # 16-111 -- Clark, Van Buren, Dearborn, Jackson

11 Streets -- Block # 16-112 -- Dearborn, Van Buren, State, Jackson

Box 7

1 Streets -- Block # 16-113 -- Dearborn, Harrison, State, Van Buren

2 Streets -- Block # 16-113 -- Dearborn, Harrison, State, Van Buren

3 Streets -- Block # 16-114 -- Clark, Harrison, Dearborn, Van Buren

4 Streets -- Block # 16-115 -- LaSalle, Harrison, Clark, Van Buren

5 Streets -- Block # 16-201 -- Wells, Monroe, LaSalle, Madison

6 Streets -- Block # 16-202 -- Franklin, Monroe, Wells, Madison

7 Streets -- Block # 16-203 -- Wacker, Monroe, Franklin, Madison

8 Streets -- Block # 16-204 -- Monroe, Wacker, Madison

9 Streets -- Block # 16-205 -- Adams, Wacker, Monroe

10 Streets -- Block # 16-206 -- Wacker, Adams, Franklin, Monroe

11 Streets -- Block # 16-207 -- Franklin, Adams, Wells, Monroe

Box 8

1 Streets -- Block # 16-208 -- Wells, Adams, LaSalle, Monroe

2 Streets -- Block # 16-209 -- Wells, Jackson, LaSalle, Adams

3 Streets -- Block # 16-210 -- Franklin, Jackson, Wells, Adams

4 Streets -- Block # 16-211 -- Wacker, Jackson, Franklin, Adams

5 Streets -- Block # 16-212 -- Wacker, Van Buren, Franklin, Jackson

6 Streets -- Block # 16-213 -- Franklin, Van Buren, Wells, Jackson

7 Streets -- Block # 16-214 -- Wells, Van Buren, LaSalle, Jackson

8 Streets -- Block # 16-215 -- Wells, Harrison, Sherman, Van Buren

9 Streets -- Block # 16-216 -- Franklin, Congress, Wells, Van Buren

10 Streets -- Block # 16-217 -- Wacker, Congress, Franklin, Van Buren

Box 9

1 Streets -- Block # 16-301 -- LaSalle, Polk, Clark, Harrison

2 Streets -- Block # 16-302 -- Wells, Polk, Sherman, Harrison

3 Streets -- Block # 16-305 -- Wells, Taylor, Sherman, Polk

4 Streets -- Block # 16-401 -- Dearborn, Polk, Plymouth, State, Harrison

5 Streets -- Block # 16-401 -- Dearborn, Polk, Plymouth, State, Harrison

6 Streets -- Block # 16-402 -- Clark, Polk, Dearborn, Harrison

Box 10 (12 x 20 in. or smaller)

1 Banquets

2 Buildings -- Commercial buildings/Office buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago

3 People -- Businessmen

4 People -- Buisinessmen -- Ellis, William Marshall