Archive for February 2012

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE – ORDER ENTRY DEPARTMENT FOR CATALOGUE – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted February 28, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COLISEUM – HUGE CROWD OUTSIDE – STREETCARS – MOUNTED POLICE – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH – PEOPLE SITTING IN WAVES – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CLARENDEN BEACH – HUGE CROWD – CRUDELY TINTED – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO MADISON AND NORTHERN – DIESEL ENGINE EXITS MONTICELLO TUNNEL WISCONSIN – 1981   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – ORPHEUM THEATER – 112 S STATE – MOUNTED POLICEMAN – MAYBE USHERS – SREETCAR – 1930s   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PAINTING – CHICAGO – NORTH MICHIGAN AVE SCENE NEAR WATER TOWER – ARTIST OTIS KAYE – 1928   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PAINTING – CHICAGO – CHICAGO THEATER SCENE IN WINTER – ARTIST OTIS KAYE – 1928   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – BLACK FOREST RESTAURANT – 2636 N CLARK   Leave a comment

Posted February 27, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WASHINGTON PARK – REFECTORY – CARS AND PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAKE SHORE DRIVE – I WILL SERIES – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HARBOR RAIL YARDS AND GRANT PARK – AERIAL – CRUDELY TINTED – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRANT PARK AND MICHIGAN AVE FROM LAKE – SAIL BOATS MOORED – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – CAFE – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD BLVD – STREETCAR – PORTION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CALLED HIGH BUILDINGS – UNKNOWN STREET – c1910   1 comment

Posted February 25, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WABASH AVE NEAR AUDITORIUM – ELEVATED – WINTER – ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHICAGO IMAGES – FRENCH-BORN ARTIST ALBERT FLEURY – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAINING SCHOOL FOR HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS – 50TH AND INDIANA – 1913   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – STREAMLINED DIESEL PULLING PASSENGERS -1955   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TAYLOR STREET BASCULE BRIDGE – UP WITH LARGE SAILING SHIP – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET JACK KNIFE BRIDGE – PEOPLE AND WAGONS WAITING – NOTE STREETCAR TRACKS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING NORTH FROM VAN BUREN – STREETCAR – WAGONS – CROWDS – AWNINGS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH WATER STREET – CLOSE-UP OF SOME MERCHANTS AROUND WAGONS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHERIDAN ROAD AND CLARENDON – THE CHATEAU COURTYARD APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SEARS ROEBUCK – HOME DRESS MAKER SERVICES – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTH WESTERN DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL – 1912   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NEWBERRY LIBRARY – CARRIAGES – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BEACH – THREE WOMEN IN GRACEFUL DRESSES – CROWD BEHIND – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – GERMAN BUILDING – FROM 1893 WORLD’S FAIR – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – WABASH AVE BRIDGE – INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE – c1930   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CARTER HARRISON TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL – CARS – STUDENTS ON GRASS – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BALLANTINE’S RESTAURANT – 1207 N DEARBORN – 3 INTERIOR IMAGES – 1940s   Leave a comment

Posted February 24, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HOTEL DEL PRADO – MANY CARS AND PEDESTRIANS ON MIDWAY – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted February 23, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – JONES COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL – THE POSTURE QUEEN (SEATED) WITH RUNNERS-UP – 1965   Leave a comment

Posted February 23, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET CHRISTMAS PARADE – STATE-MADISON BUILDING IN BACKGROUND – 1935   Leave a comment

Posted February 23, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – HAMILTON THEATER – 71ST STREET – 1972   Leave a comment

Posted February 23, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORTH SHORE BEACH – BIG CROWD – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – IROQUOIS THEATER FRONT – SCENE OF 1903 FIRE PANIC – CARD 1905   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DUFFY’S TAVERN RESTAURANT – 115 CLARK – 3 IMAGES AND LOGO – 1946   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – DEARBORN STREET BRIDGE – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – PERSPECTIVE TOWARDS LAKE – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – COVER FIRST AND FASTEST MAGAZINE – ELEVATED – SNOW AND CHRISTMAS DECORATION – 2006   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – JONES’ COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MODELS FASHION FROM MONGOMERY WARD – FOR ANNUAL CAREER GIRLS FASHION AND VARIETY SHOW – ENTERING THE WORST PERIOD FOR WOMEN’S FASHION OF ALL TIME – 1968   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – 39TH AND SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE – LAKEFRONT – LOOKING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN – 1980s   Leave a comment

Posted February 22, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BISMARCK GARDEN RESTAURANT – OUTDOORS – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – CAFE BRAUER – BEAUTIFUL PRAIRIE-STYLE BUILDING – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE SOVEREIGN HOTEL – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

BOOKLET – CHICAGO – GOLDBLATT’S DEPARTMENT STORE – EQUESTRIAN SHOP – COVER   Leave a comment

Posted February 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

BOOKLET – CHICAGO – GOLDBLATT’S DEPARTMENT STORE – EQUESTRIAN SHOP – INSIDE   Leave a comment

Posted February 21, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MILNER HOTEL – RUSH STREET AND GRAND AVE   Leave a comment

Posted February 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LINCOLN PARK – ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN – NIGHT DISPLAY – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted February 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BISMARCK GARDEN RESTAURANT – ORCHESTRA HALL – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GRAND CROSSING – WEST OF SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOOD – NOTE ADVERTISING SIGN ON LEFT – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 56TH STREET AND WOODLAWN AVE – BIG HOMES ON TREE-LINED STREET IN SNOW – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 17, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – MILWAUKEE ROAD AND UNION PACIFIC – CITIES OF LOS ANGELES-PORTLAND-DENVER – NICKNAMED CITY OF EVERYWHERE – LEAVES LAKE AND CANAL – LAST RUN – 1971   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – MILWAUKEE ROAD AND UNION PACIFIC – CITY OF PORTLAND-DENVER – LEAVES UNION STATION – 1967   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – ILLINOIS CENTRAL – THE GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL TO SPRINGFIELD – LEAVING CENTRAL STATION – 1971   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THEODORE THOMAS ORCHESTRA HALL – SEEN FROM ART INSTITUTE – PICTURES OF THEODORE THOMAS AND FREDERICK STOCK – 1905   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ST PETER’S CHURCH – DOWNTOWN – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ST BONIFACE CHURCH – REV ALOYSIUS SCHMITZ – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SINGAPORE STEAK AND CHOP HOUSE – 1011 N RUSH – 3 IMAGES – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SCOVILLE APARTMENTS – 839 LAKE STREET OAK PARK – 3 IMAGES – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SANS SOUCI AMUSEMENT PARK – AERIAL – IMAGE FROM 1907   1 comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MORTON’S STEAK HOUSE – LAKE PARK AVE – BAR   1 comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MONROE STREET – LOOKING EAST FROM DEARBORN – AERIAL – INCLUDING MAJESTIC THEATER – 1916   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MIDLAND HOTEL – 172 W ADAMS – LOBBY – 1940s   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LAWRY’S RESTAURANT – PRIME RIBS SERVED AT TABLESIDE FROM GLEAMING CARTS   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GLESSNER HOUSE – H H RICHARDSON – 1886 – STREET VIEW – LATER REPRINT   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GLESSNER HOUSE – H H RICHARDSON – 1886 – REAR PRIVATE VIEW – LATER REPRINT   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GLESSNER HOUSE – H H RICHARDSON – 1886 – DINING ROOM INTERIOR – LATER REPRINT   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FORT DEARBORN HOTEL – S E CORNER VAN BUREN AND LASALLE – 1916   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FAIRFOX HOTEL – HYDE PARK BLVD AT DORCHESTER – ATMOSPHERIC DRAWING OF ENTRANCE – NIGHT – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING NORTH FROM ART INSTITUTE TOP OF STAIRS – PEDESTRIANS – PARKED CARS – c1920   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ENGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD – LOOKING NORTH ON HALSTED – ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS MEN’S ASSOCIATION – 62ND AND HALSTED – c1920   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – WABASH AND LAKE – TURN WHERE A TRAIN CRASH HAPPENED – 1977   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – FOUR GIRLS CARRYING BOOKS HOME FROM SCHOOL – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK – WOODED ISLAND – STONE LANTERN – 1972   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

BUTTON – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE – JACKET BUTTON WITH CLOCK   Leave a comment

Posted February 16, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK – 63RD AND SOUTH PARK – PANORAMA OF SHOOTING THE CHUTES – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHIMSY – MAN PROPOSING TO WOMAN – EVERYBODY’S DOING IT – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WHIMSY – COUPLE DANCING – HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE – FELT BANNER – 1913   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – UNION PACIFIC – DINING CAR INTERIOR ON CHALLENGER WEST COAST TRAIN – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STREET FOUNTAIN – MEN AND HORSE DRINKING – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOLDIER FIELD AND LAKEFRONT AND SKYLINE – AERIAL – c1970   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHERMAN PARK – CHILDREN’S PLAY GROUND – GIANT MONKEY BARS – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – POLK AND HALSTED STREETS – MARSHALL SWENEY PLAYGROUND – BIG CROWD – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING SOUTH FROM ART INSTITUTE STAIRS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE – A CORNER IN THE GRILL ROOM – 1922   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARK WHITE SQUARE – SOUTH PARK SYSTEM – KIDS IN BIG WADING POOL – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD PARK – PROMENADE AND PAVILION – LADIES WALKING – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ELEVATED – TRAIN STOPPING AT BELMONT STATION – PEOPLE ON PLATFORM – 1982   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CONGRESS HOTEL – THE BALLOON ROOM – WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL SUPPER ROOM – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO FIRE 1871 – NORTH FROM 5TH AVE AND MADISON – CARD ISSUED 1912   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CARTOON – WOMAN IN FUR TRIM AND BIG HAT – FOOTBALL PLAYER – CHEER WORDS – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BEFORE FOOTBALL WAS BANNED – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CARTOON – GLAD I HAVE FRIENDS IN CHICAGO – TRAIN – MEN GREETING – 1915   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – ENTRANCE – PEOPLE ON STAIRS – 1928   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – CLOSE-UP OF LION – EDWARD KEMEYS BRONZE LION – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – ART SCHOOL – SUMMER PAINTING SAUGATUCK MICHIGAN – 1920s   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 33RD AND LASALLE – MAX BENTNER PLAY GROUND – BIG CROWD – CHILDREN ON POLES – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING NORTH FROM ART INSTITUTE TOP OF STAIRS – PEDESTRIANS – PARKED CARS – c1920   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OH HENRY BALLROOM – 8900 ARCHER – EXTERIOR AND PARTIAL INTERIOR – 1946   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MENU – CHICAGO – OH HENRY BALLROOM – FOUNTAIN MENU COVER – 1940s   Leave a comment

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MENU – CHICAGO – OH HENRY BALLROOM – FOUNTAIN MENU INSIDE – 1940s   Leave a comment

Posted February 15, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ART INSTITUTE – BLACKSTONE HALL AND STAIRS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BEACH AND LAKE – FUN IN SURF – 3 WOMEN – EARLY   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS – EITEL’S OLD HEIDELBERG – 3 IMAGES – 1934   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MONROE STREET – LOOKING EAST FROM LASALLE – AERIAL – 1909   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – POLK STREET AND 5TH AVE – NE CORNER – ROYAL TAILORS’ NEW BUILDING – 1906   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – CALLED WINDSOR BATHING BEACH – SECOND BUILDING SAYS MANHATTAN – FAR BUILDING IS NICHOLS – BIG CROWD – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WEST 12TH STREET – STREETCAR – WAGONS – GRAHAM’S BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE – 1907   Leave a comment

Posted February 14, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ARMOUR INSTITUTE – 3 BUILDINGS – POSTAL BOX – STREETLIGHTS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 13, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – MONTGOMERY WARD – NEW CONCRETE BUILDING – CHICAGO AVE BRIDGE – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 13, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD – EAST SIDE – NORTH OF 43RD – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DREXEL BLVD AND 40TH – FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS – CROWD – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – HUMBOLDT BLVD – NORTH FROM NORTH AVE – 1906   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LANGLEY AVE AND 40TH – VACANT LOT GARDENING – ABRAHAM LINCOLN CENTRE – 1908   Leave a comment

Posted February 13, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – STEAMER NORTH AMERICAN – WRIGLEY BUILDING IN BACKGROUND – 1951   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – NORTH FROM RANDOLPH – BIG CROWDS – DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES – FIELD’S ON LEFT – 1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – RANDOLPH STREET – ORIENTAL THEATER – OLD HEIDELBERG – NOTE SIGN ABOUT TOYS IN WINDOW OF VAUGHN SEEDS ON RIGHT EDGE – THERE USED TO BE A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF LEAD SOLDIERS ON A TALL LAZY-SUSAN SET OF SHELVES IN THIS WINDOW – 1958   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MICHIGAN AVE – LOOKING NORTH FROM JACKSON – WOMAN IN BIG-BRIMMED HAT ON CORNER – 1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MATH IGLER’S CASINO RESTAURANT – 1627 MELROSE – STREET FRONT – WAITER OUTSIDE – 1958   2 comments

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MAPLE LEAF RESTAURANT AND CANDIES – CORNER FROM UNDER ELEVATED – STREETCAR – CROWD – 1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – ANDY’S LOUNGE RESTAURANT – CHRISTMASTIME – DINING ROOM – 1966   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE TERRACE RESTAURANT – 55 W WASHINGTON – 2 IMAGES – INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR – NICE VERSION – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRIANGLE RESTAURANT – 57 W RANDOLPH – TRIANGLE WAS THE EARLY NAME FOR TOFFENETTI’S – c1930   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE DIPLOMAT STEAK HOUSE – 5600 W FULLERTON – DINING ROOM AND ENTRANCE – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHENICK COMPANY’S RESTAURANT AND LUNCH ROOM – 172 S CLARK – OPEN DAY AND NIGHT – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RADIO APPARATUS COMPANY – 415 S DEARBORN – SHORT WAVE – 1939   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CAFE DE PARIS RESTAURANT – PARK DEARBORN HOTEL – 1260 N DEARBORN PARKWAY – DINING ROOM – c1960   1 comment

Posted February 10, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GARFIELD BLVD AND CALUMET AVE – GRAND APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRAIRIE AVE – SOUTH OF 24TH – NOTE FIRE PLUG AND STREETLIGHT – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – BREVOORT HOTEL – WHEN NEW – ENTRANCE WITH MEN IN STRAW HATS – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 24TH STREET – W OF COTTAGE GROVE – APARTMENT BUILDING – PEDESTRIANS – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PRESENTATION CHURCH AND CONVENT – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PINE AVE N – FROM ONTARIO STREET – 1907   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ORCHARD STREET – NEAR DEMING PLACE – 1911   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NORMAL PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – 1911   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS PARADE – CROWD – UNKNOWN STREET – 1911   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MARSHALL FIELD DEPARTMENT STORE – TOY DEPARTMENT – DOLL DISPLAY – c1940   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MADISON AVE AND 57TH STREET – GENEVA APARTMENTS – 1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KNIGHTS TEMPLAR – 31ST CONCLAVE – LASALLE STREET ARCH – 1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GROVELAND AVE N – FROM 33RD – TOWN HOMES – STREETLIGHTS – FIRE PLUG – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DEARBORN CASINO – THE BALL ROOM – 70 N CLARK – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COMMERCIAL APARTMENT BUILDING – RICHARD KRAMP’S COLONIAL TEA AND COFFEE – TWO MEN IN DOORWAY – 1909   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ARLINGTON PLACE W – FROM CLARK – COMMERCIAL APARTMENT BUILDING ON LEFT – JOHN J SCHMITT PHARMACY   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 5754 WOODLAWN AVE – OLD MANSION USED AS FRATERNITY – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 1732-38 GRACE STREET – GEORGIA APARTMENTS – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 41ST STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – 1912   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 63RD STREET – ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRACKS – ELEVATED STRUCTURE – SOUTH SIDE RAPID TRANSIT PASSING – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CENTURY OF PROGRESS BEAUTY QUEENS – SET OUT ON TRIP THROUGH MIDWEST TO PROMOTE WORLD’S FAIR – 1934   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – KARROLL’S MENS WEAR SHOP – WINDOW DISPLAY – GROUND FLOOR OF RELIANCE BUILDING – c1960   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – MATH IGLER’S CASINO RESTAURANT – DINING ROOM – LONG VIEW – 1958   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – RICCARDO’S RESTAURANT – PREPARING FRESH PASTA IN KITCHEN – NOTE GREEN NOODLE SIGN – 1962   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – PAUL BUNYAN RESTAURANT OF OLD TOWN – 1355 N WELLS   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – J H WATSON JEWELRY – 1200 E 55TH   Leave a comment

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MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – IVANHOE RESTAURANT – 3000 N CLARK ONE OF CHICAGO’S SEVEN WONDERS   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – ECONOMY CUT RATE DRUGS – LAKE AT NICOLLET – LAKE NEAR CHICAGO – BROADWAY NEAR EMERSON   Leave a comment

Posted February 9, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

CATALOGUE – CHICAGO – CHICAGO MAIL ORDER COMPANY – WOMEN’S FASHIONS – 1931-32   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WOODLAND PARK – DOUGLAS PLACE AND GOTT – STONE HOMES – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SHERIDAN ROAD – SOUTH FROM LELAND AVE – LARGE HOMES AND APARTMENTS – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – OAKLEY – SOUTH OF JACKSON BLVD – APARTMENTS AND TOWN HOUSES – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LELAND AVE – FROM BEACON STREET – LEAFY AVENUE OF HOMES – URBS IN HORTO INDEED – NOTE FIRE PLUG AT CORNER – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – KIMBARK AVE AND 53RD – BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – FULLERTON BLVD W – NEAR ORCHARD STREET – STONE TOWN HOUSES ON TREE-LINED STREET – c1910   Leave a comment

Posted February 7, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – ENTRANCE STONE GATE – LAKE FOREST – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DRAKE HOTEL – PANORAMA TOWARDS LAKE WITH SURROUNDING BUILDINGS – c1940   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – DEL PRADO HOTEL – MIDWAY BLVD AND WASHINGTON AVE – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 1104-12 COLUMBIA AVE – COURTYARD APARTMENT BUILDING – c1910   1 comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WINDSOR RESTAURANT – 840 W 6#RD – INTERIOR – 1942   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – SOUTHERN STEAM ENGINE 4501 – LASALLE STREET STATION – 1973   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND EASTERN ILLINOIS – STREAMLINED DIESEL COMMUTER CAR – 1950s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SEABORG’S LAUNDRY – 1114 BELMONT AVE – STREET FRONT – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LUNT AVE W – FROM ASHLAND – ROGERS PARK – HOMES ON TREE-LINED STREET – HORSE AND WAGON – 1911   Leave a comment

Posted February 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY – TRAIN – THE PIONEER LOCOMOTIVE – BUILT 1837 – SERVED IN CHICAGO FROM 1848   Leave a comment

Posted February 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHASE AVE – ROGERS PARK – STREET OF HOMES AND TREES – EARLY   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – APARTMENT BUILDING – 1104 PRATT BLVD – c1910   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – 6035 PRAIRIE AVE – APARTMENT BUILDING – 1909   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – RIALTO THEATER – 546 S STATE – AS BURLESQUE THEATER – NIGHT – TRAFFIC – ELEVATED STATION – NOW DEMOLISHED – 1954   Leave a comment

Posted February 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – PAPERBOYS WITH CARTS – MUCH LIKE THE CARTS WE USED IN THE 1950s – LAKE AND LARAMIE – THE ONLY PICTURE I HAVE EVER SEEN OF CARTS BEING USED – 1934   Leave a comment

Posted February 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – NEILSEN’S RESTAURANT – 7830 S WESTERN – INTERIOR BY FIREPLACE – 1958   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – LATHROP AVE STATION F)OR COMMUTER TRAINS – RIVER FOREST – 1958   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – DC-6 PLANE CONVERTED TO DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT – UNFINISHED – MONROE AND CICERO – 1964   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO RIVER – NIGHT – BLOCK-LONG CEMENT SHIP STOPPED BY WABASH AVE BRIDGE NOT OPENING – 1974   Leave a comment

Posted February 6, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

PHOTO – CHICAGO – CHICAGO HARBOR COAST GUARD STATION – MOUTH OF CHICAGO RIVER – 1947   Leave a comment

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PHOTO – CHICAGO – 1201 S WABASH AT ROOSEVELT – TEXACO STATION PRICE SIGN – 1939   Leave a comment

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MENU – CHICAGO – ANDES CANDIES’ STORES – ANDES ICE CREAM – 1950s   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WRIGLEY FIELD – 1945 WORLD SERIES – CLARK AND ADDISON – ARTIST JIM ANNIS REMEMBRANCE   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – VACHA FLORISTS – 4710 WESTERN AVE – 3 IMAGES – FTD SYMBOL – c1950   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO WEST PULLMAN – DIESEL ENGINE – 1981   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO NORTH SHORE AND MILWAUKEE – LOCOMOTIVE 458 – 1958   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL AND PACIFIC – STEAM ENGINE 261 – A MONSTER ENGINE – COMPARE MAN TO WHEEL – BUILT 1944 – 1994   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO BURLINGTON AND QUINCY – STEAM ENGINE 4952 – BUILT 1923 – 1958   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – TRAIN – CHICAGO AND EASTERN ILLINOIS – MONON – THE HOOSIER LEAVING FOR INDIANAPOLIS FROM DEARBORN STATION – 1960   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE FAIR DEPARTMENT STORE – ADAMS DEARBORN AND STATE – c1920   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – T. BUETTNER AND COMPANY – NEEDLEWORK STAPLES AND SPECIALTIES – 1911   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STRATOLINER COCKTAIL LOUNGE – 2634 E 75TH – NE CORNER AT EXCHANGE – 1944   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STATE STREET – LOOKING NORTH FROM JACKSON – STREETCARS – PEDESTRIANS – SIGN FOR THE REPUBLIC – 1915   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – PULLMAN TROLLEY CROSSES TRESTLE FROM CENTRAL STATION TO GRANT PARK LOOP – IMAGE 1951   Leave a comment

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POSTCARD – CHICAGO – NIELSEN’S RESTAURANT – 7830 S WESTERN AVE – INTERIOR – SOUTH END – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized

POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MUNDELEIN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN – SHERIDAN ROAD – c1950   Leave a comment

Posted February 3, 2012 by JOHN CHUCKMAN in Uncategorized