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The exterior of the Art Institute of Chicago Building at 111 S. Michigan in 1890s to 1900s.

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or part of this subdivision, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."…

"The premises herein described shall not be said, conveyed or leased to, or occupied by, any person who is not a Caucasian (except servants of the owner or tenant) and in this event, that the premises hereindescribed shall be sold, conveyed, or…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…

"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…

Clips showing Jaime's drawings for different sections of The Wonder Hat.

From the Panotour 360° tour of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, part of Ben Zeller's Sacred Chicago project

"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #13388820,…

"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant.(Source: Plat…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notices thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…

"It is an express condition of this plat that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the owners or any of the successors in title of the owners to any person who is not a Caucasian, that neither the premises hereon described…

"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

"No tract of land in this subdivision shall be conveyed to, leased or occupied by any person not members of the Caucasian race, and this covenant shall be for the benefit of the title holders of the tracts contained in this subdivision, and run with…

"No portion of this property shall ever be leased, given, rented, sold, or conveyed to any person who is not of the Caucasian race, nor shall the said property, or any portion thereof, nor any improvement thereon, be used or occupied by any person…

"It's an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County Illinois), declare this deed to be and become null…

"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy, or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."(Source: Plat…

"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…

Clip from an illustrated digital video based on the Goodman Theatre's radio production ofThe Wonder Hat, 1952

An illustration of Briggs House (a hotel in Chicago) being raised, as the city planned to lift the buildings up by a few feet in order to install new foundations and municipal sewage systems

Titled, "Join the Parade: We had Polio Vaccine, get Your Polio Shots now.", the illustrated poster encourages polio vaccination among infants and children especially.

An aerial photograph of the city of Chicago from 1900 or 1901, titled "The Heart of Chicago".

An illustrative map of the city of Chicago before the Great Fire, the First City before the Great Conflagration of October 8th-10th, 1871.

A photograph of Chicago skyline from the Tribune Tower with the Wrigley building in the foreground, showing the heavy smog that blanketed the city in the mornings.

Boys learning carpentry during a class at an open air summer school in Chicago, as open air schools were believed to help prevent and combat the spread of tuberculosis among children.

Police officers measure the exit of the Iroquois Theater after the 1903 fire. Taken fromChicago's Awful Theater Horror, by the Survivors and Rescuers, with an introduction by Bishop Fallows. (Memorial Publishing Co.,D. B. McCurdy, 1904)