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Chicago Loop interior rooftops, 1909 - 1920
This black and white photo by Edward H. Bennett awaits closer study and possibly comparison to outline drawings of rooftops in Frank A. Randall's History of Chicago Buildings (Urbana: U. of Ill. Press, 1949). It shows central city rooftops shrouded…
Looking south from 1/2 block north of Randolph Street
Edward H. Bennett labeled this photograph from 1913-1915 on the verso of the photographic print. The photograph is one of a series by planner Bennett in preparation for the design of Wacker Drive and redevelopment of the banks of the Chicago River…
Michigan Avenue -- looking south from the river
Edward Bennett labeled the title of this photograph on the verso of the photographic print. This view from 1913-1915 looks toward the future site of Grant Park, and it shows the narrowness of Michigan Avenue prior to the development of the bridge and…
Michigan Avenue parade, north of Jackson Street and the Art Institute of Chicago (partial double exposure)
This partially-double-exposed photo by Edward Bennett from the roof of the Railway Exchange Building shows the Pullman Building (two doors north), the Peoples Gas Company Building (across Adams Street north), and the Art Institute of Chicago (across…
Edward Bennett's watercolor sketch as a guide for frontispiece for 1909 Plan of Chicago
A bird's-eye view watercolor sketch of Chicago and environs by Edward H. Bennett. This is one of two such sketches found on a few pages of a scrapbook, retained by Bennett in 1953 when he donated much of his material to the Art Institute of Chicago.…
San Francisco Fair 1915
Study sketch for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition
Sketch of column from Chartres Cathedral, north portal (2)
A detailed sketch completed by Bennett while studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Donnelley Library -- Main floor index reference area, original state (1965)
Shown here is the print index area of the 1965-opened Donnelley Library, main level. The volumes' dates suggest that this is a publicity photo from the opening of the library. "The Donnelley Library was designed by Perkins & Will to be balanced,…
Donnelley Library, west facade facing into Middle Campus
The west "garden" or campus facade or front of the Donnelley Library, probably at the time of its opening, 1965, for publicity purposes. "The Donnelley Library was designed by Perkins & Will to be balanced, symmetrical, and imposing. Its boxy…
Bridge Between Johnson A & B
The bridge between Johnson A & B was built in 1962 with all windows to serve partly as a greenhouse for the biology department.