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Thursday, May 3, 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...

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER AT NIGHT - NOTE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON MARINA CITY - MID-1960s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - LOOKING E FROM JUST W OF SUN-TIMES BUILDING - NIGHT - c1970

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - LOOKING E FROM NEAR MERCHANDISE MART - MID-1960s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N GROUND LEVEL TOWARDS LONDON GUARANTEE BUILDING AND WRIGLEY BUILDING - PARKED CARS - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1920s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RANDOLPH - NIGHT - LOOKING E FROM NEAR GREYHOUND BUS STATION - MANY FAMOUS BUSINESS SIGNS - NICE VERSION - 1954

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

PHOTO - CHICAGO - TWO WOMEN VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS IN COSTUME - THEATRICAL STUDIO CHICAGO - 1920s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK WITH CRAB APPLE TREES IN BLOSSOM -LOOKING NW TOWARDS MICHIGAN AVE - c 1965

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - LOOKING N FROM ART INSTITUTE - CARS PARKED - TINTED - 1920s

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

PHOTO - CHICAGO - UNKNOWN INTERSECTION - CTA TWIN COACH BUS TURNING CORNER - STORES IN BACKGROUND - 1963 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - WOMEN DANCE PERFORMERS ON STAGE WITH GYPSY COSTUMES AND TAMBOURINES - CHICAGO OPERA BALLET - c1920s

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Sunday, April 15, 2018

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET AND MADISON - AERIAL LOOKING N E - NOTE HOW MANDEL BUILDING HAS CHANGED FROM CARD BELOW - VIEW DOWN MADISON - CORNER VIEW OF MANDEL BROTHERS - CROWDS HORSES CARRIAGES CARS - TINTED - 1918

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET AND MADISON - AERIAL LOOKING NE - CARSON PIRIE SCOTT ENTRANCE - CROWDS - TINTED - c 1910

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PHOTO - CHICAGO - NORTH AVE BEACH - UNKNOWN COUPLE SUNBATHING - 1989 - EDITED FROM UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - 78TH STREET E OF HALSTED - UNKNOWN SIDE STREET IN AUBURN PARK - DRUGSTORE - TAILOR CLEANER DYER - WAGONS - 1911

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BATHING BEACH AND PIER - CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL - 1660 E HYDE PARK BLVD - NOTE WOMEN SITTING ON PIER UNDER UMBRELLAS - GROUP OF CHILDREN ON BEACH- TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - THE CASINO - PEOPLE WALKING - CAR - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE FROM THE LAKE - RAILROAD 1865 - CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 1920s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RAINBOW BEACH - THEN CALLED MANHATTAN - WINDSOR PARK - PAVILION WITH MANY BATHERS - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE MERCY HOSPITAL - 26TH AND CALUMET - GROUND CORNER VIEW - GAS LIGHTS ON STREET - 1905

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Friday, May 19, 2017

PHOTO - CHICAGO - YOUNG MAN IN WORKING CLOTHES IN FRONT OF WHITE CASTLE RESTAURANT - UNKNOWN LOCATION - SNAPSHOT - 1942

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CAPITOL BUILDING - EARLIER KNOWN AS MASONIC BUILDING - RANDOLPH AND STATE - THEN TALLEST AT 22 FLOORS - TINTED - 1915

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - STATE STREET - LOOKING N FROM ADAMS - THE FAIR ON LEFT - PALMER HOUSE IN MIDDLE BACKGROUND - COP ON STREET CORNER - NICE VERSION - c1960

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BURLINGTON ZEPHYR STREAMLINER - ALONGSIDE VINTAGE STEAM TRAIN - AERIAL - WORLD'S FAIR 1933-34 - NICE VERSION

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

POSTCARD - CHICAGO - UNION STOCK YARDS - STEERS AND COWBOYS - ONE STANDING ON FENCE - PANORAMA VIEW - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - WASHINGTON PARK - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - THE ARISTOCRATS OF SONG CHOIR - 2535 W 103RD PLACE - 1950s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - RUSH STREET BRIDGE - HUGE CROWD AND CARRIAGES - MAN SWEEPING FOR HORSES - NOTE WISCONSIN STEAMER SIGN - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE BUILDING - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NEW POST OFFICE DOME - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - NEW KAISARHOF HOTEL - 314-328 CLARK - NEAR JACKSON - TINTED - NICE VERSION - LATER ATLANTIC - 1910s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE AND CONGRESS EXPRESWAY ENTRANCE - PICK CONGRESS HOTEL - AERIAL - 1960s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - MICHIGAN AVE - CONGRESS HOTEL - AUDITORIUM HOTEL - FINE ARTS BUILDING - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILROAD TERMINAL - AERIAL - MANY TRAINS - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK ZOO - AFRICAN ANTELOPE - PEOPLE BEHIND FENCE - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - LINCOLN PARK - FOUNTAIN - 1911

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEPOT - CARRIAGES IN FRONT - TINTED - 1909

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL - 267 S DEARBORN - 1908

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRANT PARK - SMALL TREES - LOOKING W TO MICHIGAN AVE - NOTE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GRAND CENTRAL STATION - FIFTH AVE AND HARRISON - AERIAL - 1917

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GEORGE F HARDING MUSEUM - 4853 LAKE PARK - TWO MOUNTED KNIGHTS - 1946

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GEORGE F HARDING MUSEUM - 4853 LAKE PARK - TWO MOUNTED KNIGHTS - CARD BACK - 1946

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - GARFIELD PARK - MAN ROWING - SWANS - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - DEARBORN STREET STATION - TRUCKS AND CARS IN FRONT - 1920s

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CRUISE SHIP HEADING INTO LAKE - NAVY PIER - COAST GUARD - LIGHTHOUSE - 1950

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - COLISEUM INTERIOR - SUMMER GARDEN - HUGE CROWD - TINTED - c1905

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - RUSH STREET BRIDGE - AERIAL SHIPS - PEOPLE ON BRIDGE - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - JACKKNIFE BRIDGE - ELEVATED TRAIN - 1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - CHICAGO RIVER - FROM RUSH STREET BRIDGE - MANY MASTED SHIPS - TUG - TINTED - c1910

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POSTCARD - CHICAGO - BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING - c1910

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