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George and Gerry Armstrong performing at the Frank Hamilton Farewell Concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music

Photograph of traditional music collector, George Petrie

Black and White photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe as a young woman captured by photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

Germany's ultimatum to Russia expires. The German ambassador in St. Petersburg is instructed to deliver declaration of war message to the Russian government. Kaiser Wilhelm decrees a gerneral mobilization of German military forces. German forces…

The German ambassador in Belgium delivers a letter to the Belgian foreign ministry, authorized by General Helmuth von Moltke, calling upon Belgium to either accept German occupation or face war. The Belgian Council of State, with King Albert…

O'Neill Tune

Glass slide advertising a showing of the 1917 Essanay film Max Wants a Divorce.

"The ownership and occupancy of the lots in this subdivision, shall be restricted to the Caucasian race, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race employed by an owner or tenant. This restriction…

"This property shall not be sold, given, leased, or conveyed to any person who is not Caucasian, and the occupancy of improvements on this property shall be limited (except domestic help) to a person or persons who are Caucasian."(Source: Plat…

This is a picture of the Goodman family tomb located in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

1769-present
Alexander Gordon built his gin distillery in London in 1769; Gordon & Company quickly spread throughout the British Empire (starting 1800), reaching the U.S. and Canada in 1902. The iconic square-faced bottle was introduced in 1904, and…

Vandalized statue in Marshall Square which is located in front of the school.

A photograph of the historic Grand Opera House after its reconstruction on 1880

A photograph taken of the historical location of the Grand Opera House

Screenshot of Arts Buildings, Letters Building and Science Building

1862-1933
Established in 1862, Greenwood Pottery was run by William Tams, a seasoned potter from Staffordshire, England, with Trenton financial backers. Greenwood quickly became one of the largest producers of household and hotel china, closing…

"No lot in this subdivision may be sold or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and no building erected on any lot in this subdivision may be occupied by any person not a Caucasian. The owners or occupants of any lot or building in this…

"Any lot or any part thereof, or any building thereon situated or any part of such building, shall not be sold to or leased or allowed to be occupied by any person or persons other than a member of the Caucasian race; otherwise the property shall…