This not formally titled illustrated map of the U.S. with southern Canada and northern Mexico appears as a centerfold in the 64-page Glimpse of Tribune Tower, 1933-1854 (1944 printing shown here), pp. 32-33, and is signed "Zamudio" in the bottom left…
One of a series of Edward H. Bennett's 1913-1915 study photos of "before" images of the banks of the Chicago River north and west of the central business district prior to design of Wacker Drive.
Devillo R. Holt (1823-99), a pioneer Chicago lumber baron, depicted in 1878, eighteen years after building a formidable home in Lake Forest at the corner of College and Sheridan roads. Actively involved in founding of the University, he sent his…