How Chicago appeared 113 years ago

The area of Chicago, Illinois, as it may have appeared in 1820. The image is meant to question the removal of Chicago property due to high taxes.

Publication date: 1934-08-12

Size: 9.4 x 17.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1821

Subject(s):

• Land use--Illinois--Chicago--1820-1830

Genre(s):

• Illustrations
• Landscape drawings

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 12, 1934), p. 4
• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 12, 1934), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg