CHICAGO HISTORICAL PICTORIAL
LAWRENCE C. EARLE
Published by CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1902
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THIS SMALL BOOKLET WAS PUBLISHED IN 1902 BY THE CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK TO COMMEMORATE EVENTS IN CHICAGO'S HISTORY WITH MURAL PAINTINGS BY LAWRENCE C. EARLE AND THE OPENING OIF THE CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK. THERE ARE CUTS ACROSS THE FRONT COVER AND THE FIRST TWO PAGES. THE CUT PIECES ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH SCOTCH TAPE. THE BOOKLET CONTAINS 16 FULL PAGE COLOR PRINTS OF THE MURAL PAINTINGS BY LAWRENCE C. EARLE. THE MURAL PAINTINGS DEPICT HISTORIC EVENTS IN CHICAGO'S HISTORY. THEY INCLUDE "THE WINTER QUARTERS OF FATHER MARQUETTE" - "THE FIRST FORT DEARBORN, 1803" - "THE IKINZIE HOUSE, NEAR FORT DEARBORN, 1804" - "THE FIRST GRAIN ELEVATOR IN CHICAGO, 1838" - "THE FIRST BRIDGE ACROSS THE CHICAGO RIVER, 1834" - "THE LAST COUNCIL OF THE POTTAWATOMIES, 1833" - " THE GREAT FLOOD IN THE CHICAGO RIVER, 1849" - "FRANK & WALKER'S STAGE COACH OFFICE, 1850" - "THE FIRST RAILWAY STATION IN CHICAGO, 1849" - "THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, 1856" -" "CLARK STREET, BETWEEN LAKE AND RANDOLPH STREETS, 1867" -M "THE OGDEN RESIDENCE AFTER THE FIRE OF 1871" - "THE CHICAGO RIVER AT LAKE STREET BRIDGE,1900" - "THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, 1893' - "THE ROCK CUT IN THE DRAINAGE CANAL, 1899." THERE ARE ALSO SEPIA COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK ON PAGES 38 THROUGH PAGES 64, ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE BANK. Seller Inventory # 2223655
Bibliographic Details
Title: CHICAGO HISTORICAL PICTORIAL
Publisher: CHICAGO NATIONAL BANK, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Publication Date: 1902
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Chicago Pictorial Historical
Published by
Rand McNally, Chicago, 1902
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. Lawrence C. Earle (illustrator). 1st Edition. Rand, McNally & Co., 1902., Chicago, 1902. First edition. 5 7/8" x 8 3/4" in light green pictorial wrappers and showing an illustration of the Chicago National Bank. Tied at spine. 64pp. lovely full color plate Illustrations. Offers a condensed history of Chicago followed by pictures of and information on the paintings in the Chicago National Bank, which were doned by Lawrence C. Earle. Pictures of and information about the Winter Quarters of Marquette, The First Fort Dearborn, The Kinzie House, Wolf Point, Dearborn Street Bridge, Council of the Pottawatomes, Frink & Walker's Stage Coach Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, Lake Street Bridge, Clark Street, etc. Pages 38 - 64 with detailed information about the Chicago National Bank with numerous sepia photographs of the exterior and interior of the building. Seller Inventory # 1002132
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