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Monday, May 7, 2018

ABOUT JOHN CHUCKMAN

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John Chuckman is former chief economist for a large Canadian oil company. He has many interests and is a lifelong student of history. He...

PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - GROUND LEVEL LOOKING N FROM JACKSON CARS - THE WAY I LIKE TO REMEMBER IT - BUS - PEDESTRIANS - MID-1950s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE AND WASHINGTON - MARSHALL FIELD STORE - LOOKING NE GROUND LEVEL - CABS - LOTS OF SHOPPERS - c1960

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH - LOOKING W FROM DEARBORN GROUND LEVEL - MAN CROSSING STREET WITH SHOPPING BAGS - 1963

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE AND BUILDINGS ON S SHORE OF RIVER - AERIAL FROM TRIBUNE TOWER - 1952

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BOX - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD CHRISTMAS GIFT BOX 04 - DIFFERENT EACH YEAR - 1960s

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BOX - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD CHRISTMAS GIFT BOX 03 - DIFFERENT EACH YEAR - 1960s

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BOX - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD CHRISTMAS GIFT BOX 02 - DIFFERENT EACH YEAR - 1960s

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BOX - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD CHRISTMAS GIFT BOX 01 - DIFFERENT EACH YEAR - 1960s

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AD - CHICAGO - WAITRESS AND LARGE HOTPLATE LOADED WITH POTS - CORY COFFEE CORPORATION WAS A LOCAL COMPANY - 1960

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Saturday, March 10, 2018

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - SOUTH BRANCH - HALTED STREET LIFT BRIDGE - LARGE SAILING SHIP DOCKED - TINTED - c1910

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

AD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - HYDE PARK BLVD ON THE LAKE SHORE - WOMAN WITH RIDING OUTFIT - EARLY 1900s

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MENU - CHICAGO - OLD HEIDELBERG INN - EITEL - COVER - CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR - 1933

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MENU - CHICAGO - OLD HEIDELBERG RESTAURANT - WHEN EITEL - RANDOLPH JUST W OF STATE - NEW YEAR 1951

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CREW MEMBERS ON LAKE BOAT DOCKED IN CHICAGO CHOPPING ICE AFTER BIG STORM - 1940s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - CTA RAPID TRANSIT CROSSING WELLS STREET BRIDGE - 2012 - EDITED FROM A JAMES PHILLIPS PHOTO

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - ELEVATED CTA RAPID TRANSIT - TRAIN TURNING FROM LAKE ONTO WABASH - DATE UNKNOWN BUT THESE 2000 SERIES TRAINS WERE USED STARTING FROM 1964 - SUN-TIMES BUILDING IN DISTANCE

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - HOTEL DEL PRADO - THE ORIGINAL - 59TH AND DORCHESTER - BUILT FOR 1893 WORLD'S FAIR - FEW PEOPLE WALKING NEARBY - DEL PRADO NAME LATER REUSED AT 5307 S. HYDE PARK BLVD WHICH STANDS TODAY AS APARTMENTS - 1900

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - LAKE STREET ELEVATED PASSING ABOVE MILWAUKEE ROAD PASSENGER TRAIN WITH DOME CARS - 1957

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - MARINA CITY - DRAMATIC AERIAL VIEW - 1964

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - MARINA CITY BEING BUILT - FAIRLY EARLY STAGE - FIRST TOWER COMPLETED 1962 AND SECOND 1963

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH MICHIGAN AVE LOOKING S AT GROUND LEVEL - TWIN COACH BUS LETTING PASSENGERS - WATER TOWER GETTING REPAIRS OR MAINENANCE - LATE 1950s

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE - CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS - 1972 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - TRIBUNE TOWER AND NEARBY BUILDINGS - AERIAL FROM ACROSS RIVER - NOTE AWNINGS PARKING - 1931

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - WABASH - SHOPPERS UNDER THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE - MANY SIGNS - c1960

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GROUND-LEVEL VIEW ACROSS RIVER LOOKING N E - EVENING - WENDELLA BOAT RIDES - TRIBUNE TOWER - 1971

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK ZOO - AERIAL - BIG CROWD NEAR ELEPHANT COMPOUND - 1920s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD'S - WOMEN'S PETTICOAT DEPARTMENT - TINTED - PRE-1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MARSHALL FIELD'S - MAIN AISLE STATE STREET - CHRISTMAS - NICE VERSION -1938

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE AND MONROE - AERIAL - CALLED PALMER HOUSE CORNER - CROWDS - DOUBLE-DECK BUS - TINTED - c1920

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - AERIAL LOOKING S FROM S OF LAKE STREET - TINTED - 1910s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N - CROWD - STREETCARS - TINTED - 1910s

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SIGN - CHICAGO - ILLINOIS CENTRAL ELECTRIC COMMUTER TRAINS - THE IC - STATION SIGN FOR 71ST AND 72 ND STREETS

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Monday, May 15, 2017

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - GENERAL VIEW OF FOUNTAINS AND FLOWERBEDS - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRAND BOULEVARD - COUPLE RIDING HORSEBACK - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - JACKSON STREET BRIDGE - OLD UNION STATION IN DISTANCE - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MERCHANDISE MART - AT NIGHT - BRIGHTLY LIT - TINTED - c1950

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - OAK PARK - CLINTON N OF CONGRESS - RESIDENTIAL STREET - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PALMER HOUSE HOTEL - EARLIER BUILDING AND STATE STREET N OF IT - WATERCOLOR

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK - AROUND THE ENTRANCE - 1908

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE AND MADISON - LOOKING E ON MADISON - GROUND LEVEL VIEW - CROWDS STREETCAR CARS - TINTED -1916

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE AND WASHINGTON - AERIAL - CROWDS - WAGONS - STREETCARS - MARSHALL FIELD CLOCK - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - AERIAL LOOKING N FROM MADISON - CROWDS BUS STREETCARS - NOTE FIELDS HASN'T BEEN CLEANED - EARLY 1950s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N FROM MADISON - AERIAL - CROWDS - STREETCARS - WHAT BECAME MANDELS ON RIGHT - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N FROM MADISON - BIG CROWDS - GREEN STREETCARS - MANDEL BROTHERS - PART OF WORLD'S FAIR SERIES - TINTED - 1933

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WELLS STREET - OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - LOOKING S - EARLY EVENING - 1967

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WOODLAWN AVE - S FROM 47TH - TINTED - 1907

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - INGLESIDE AVE - SNOW - WOMAN WALKING IN DISTANCE - SNAPSHOT - 1930

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AD - CHICAGO - CANNED COLLEGE INN CHICKEN A LA KING - MADE BY SHERMAN HOUSE CHEFS - 1929

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

POSTER - CHICAGO - SOUTH SHORE LINE - THE DUNES BEACHES - WOMAN UNDER PARASOL ON BEACH - MY FAVORITE OF THE SERIES - 1920s

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