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Sosman & Landis: Shaping the Landscape of American Theatre. The Grant Panorama Company and Scene Painters Show in 1885
Copyright 2023 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett The spring of 1885 to the spring of 1886 was a significant period in the development of Sosman & Landis. They not only constructed a new studi…
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Lakeside Press
Chicagology's content has been collected from primarily contemporary sources. This included Andreas' comprehensive 1884 History of Chicago and from the several volumes published immediately after the Great Fire. One of the best sources was from the series
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Chicago Mystery Photo Solved!
Chicagology is a pictorial walkthrough of Chicago history with a focus on the period prior to 1900. Above is a photo that was supplied by Donald Asher. Performing a new scan at a much higher resoulution, Don was able to identify the words "AVTVMN FESTIVAL
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1897 Chicago Movie
Chicagology is a pictorial walkthrough of Chicago history with a focus on the period prior to 1900. The QuickTime movie shown above was taken by a Thomas Edison cinematographer in 1897 showing the busy corner of State and Madison streets, looking north to
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Chicagology created March 17, 2003 Copyright 2026 Enterprise Pro Theme on Genesis Framework WordPress Log in
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