20 photos of Chicago in the 1920s
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20 photos of Chicago in the 1920s
Flappers in front of Belmont Theater
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Chicago’s first traffic lights
Elevated view of street traffic
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The Chicago Daily News building
Construction workers on steel frame
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The Art Institute ‘crosses the tracks’
Passersby and cars congregate in the front of the Chicago Art Institue
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Union Station
Union station interior
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CTA Motor Buses
Crowd gathered at bus stop
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The Graf Zeppelin
People in Grant Park
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Liberated ladies
Flappers in front of Belmont Theater
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Prohibition in Chicago
Men dumping wine during prohibition
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The Maxwell Street Market
Maxwell street market vendors
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A brutal winter
Art museum during snowstorm
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The DuSable Bridge
Open drawbridge on Chicago River
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Bert Kelly’s Jazz Stables
Men by sign for Bert Kelly’s Stables
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South Water Street Market
Men at South Water Street Market
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Uptown
Uptown traffic and pedestrians
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A black and tan club
Louis Armstrong and his orchestra appear onstage at the Sunset Cafe nightclub.
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The Chicago PD
Police Squad
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The Palmolive building
Chicago skyline
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A freezing job
Lakeside ice from winter storm
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The Chicago Theater
Chicago Theater
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A dip in Lake Michigan
Summer crowds at Oak Street beach
