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[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0104]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: May 9, 1929
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0489]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: June 6, 1929
Creator: American League Service Bureau
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0150]

Photograph taken for a story in the Chicago Bureau newspaper. Caption: "This excellent air view of Chicago's near north side district shows the numerous new skyscrapers which have been erected in record boom of development and inserted in foreground of photo. (at left) is architect's design for $30,000,000 Merchandise Mart, which is to be built on the new River Drive between Wells and Orleans Streets."
Date: May 6, 1928
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0182]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Chicago's latest skyscraper, the Tribune Tower, was formally opened to the public, today July 6th. This wonderful building, which is the last word in Gothic architecture, has been under construction for over two years, and crowns a competition in which architects in twenty two countries engaged, the leading participants receiving prizes aggregating $100,000. Tribune Tower and site cost eight and one half million dollars and the building proper rises to a height of 473 feet. The flag was ceremoniously raised at sunrise to the top of the staff, which is 600 feet above ground."
Date: July 6, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0159]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The new $20,000,000 home of the Chicago Civic Opera, will be formerly opened tonight, Nov. 4. It is the world's largest and finest Opera House."
Date: November 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0160]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "An exterior view of the new Chicago Civic Opera House, constructed at cast of 20,000000, which will be formally opened tonight, Nov. 4th, with first opera performance of the 1929-30 Season."
Date: November 4, 1929
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0176]

Caption: "Enforcement of the New No-parking ordinance in Chicago's loop district went into effect today, Jan. 10, and after a few hours test was proven a huge success."
Date: January 10, 1920
Creator: P & A
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).

Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1926
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Frontier Doctor (open access)

A Frontier Doctor

This autobiographical account of Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt chronicles his family's history, his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his work as a surgeon in New Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas and the Philippines, along with many other miscellaneous adventures.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hoyt, Henry Franklin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Better Farming" magazine June 1921]

Better Farming Magazine, June 1921, Chicago, Illinois, sent to S.W. Jones
Date: June 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Panama Limited" departing from Chicago]

One of the nation's most well-known name trains, Illinois Central Railroad's "The Panama Limited" headed by Engine No. 1158, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive which burns coal, is departing from Central Station in Chicago. The station's tower is in the left background.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burlington Route (C.B. & Q. R. R.) and Western Connections.

Map shows railroads, cities and towns along railroad routes, state boundaries, and national parks for the northwestern United States. Includes text notes in panel below map. Inset: [continuation of map from Shattuc, Ohio to Paducah, Kentucky]. Scale not given.
Date: 1922
Creator: Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Chicago & North Western Line.

Map shows railroads, some highways, state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes, and national parks. Includes table of mileage statistics, "in interline tickets." Inset: "Chicago Union Pacific & North Western Line." Scale not given.
Date: 1923
Creator: Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pennsylvania Railroad System, the route of the Broadway Limited.

Map shows major railroad lines across the midwestern and northeastern states; state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes. Includes text notes in panels above and below map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1923
Creator: Allen, Lane & Scott
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound - electrified.

Map shows railroads, state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes, and national parks. Includes mileage statistics for company's electrical lines and text in lower margin. Insets: [Continuation of map from chicago to Westport, Indiana] and "Profile of main line St. Paul-Minneapolis to Seattle-Tacoma." Relief shown by profile with spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: 1922
Creator: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Builder, Texas: A Seven-Room Stucco House, Elevations

Architectural plan for a stucco home in Oak Park, Illinois, published by National Builder. It includes elevations for the front, rear, left, and right sides of the house. It also has a basement and first floor plan.
Date: December 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Builder, Texas: A Seven-Room House, Elevations

Architectural plan for a seven-room home in Oak Park, Illinois, published by National Builder. It includes a front, rear, left, and right elevation. It also has a basement and second floor plan.
Date: July 1921
Creator: H. B. Thompson Architect
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine and Car - Silvis, Illinois]

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. Text is visible on the side of the car. Additional tracks lay to the side in front. Handwritten text below the image says, "Silvis, Ill. May 25th 1924 (ex T&P #552)."
Date: May 25, 1924
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0371]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Anne E. Livingstone with her lawyer, Benjamin Ehrlich, preparing for breach of promise suit against former beau and 61-year-old Chicago millionaire Franklin Hardinge. Livingston, 29, sued for $250,000, and jury awarded $25,000."
Date: November 20, 1928
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0376]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Anne Livingstone"
Date: June 26, 1929
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0370]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Ann Livingston being congratulated by her lawyers, jury, and bailiffs immediately after verdict in breach of promise suit was announced. Jury in Chicago returned $25,000 in her favor in suit against Franklin S. Hardinge, millionaire oil burner manufacturer of Chicago."
Date: July 6, 1929
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0375]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Miss Anne Livingstone, Tulsa, appearing in Chicago courtroom."
Date: June 21, 1929
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0372]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Anne E. Livingstone, Tulsa, and lawyer Barney Ehrlich"
Date: November 20, 1928
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Subsidence Due to Coal Mining in Illinois (open access)

Subsidence Due to Coal Mining in Illinois

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations on surface subsidence from coal mining in Illinois. The results of the investigations are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1927
Creator: Herbert, Charles Arthur & Rutledge, J. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library