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from left: Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Paul Stookey, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Bernice Reagon, Cordell Reagon, Charles Neblett, Rutha Harris, Pete Seeger

"No lot or lots in this subdivision or any interest herein may at any time hereafter be sold, conveyed, leased or transferred by a grantee or grantees or any successor in the title of a grantee or grantees; either voluntary or by operation of law to…

"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…

"There is no doubt that, in connection with the pledges, the flag salute is a form of utterance. Symbolism is a primitive but effective way of communicating ideas. The use of an emblem or flag to symbolize some system, idea, institution, or…

"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, sold or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14654281, Platbook…

"It is an express condition of this path 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 herein described…

Tin whistle used for collecting tunes

1857-1901
Whitall Tatum and Company produced glassware for well over a century, mostly prescription bottles, and was best known for its “flint” (colorless) glass. The company went through a few name changes since its 1806 start as a window glass…

"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…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein may at its option…declare this deed to be and become null and void…" (Source: Plat #13907392, Platbook 363, Page 29. Recorded: October 9, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1973)

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option..." (Source: Plat #14494992, Platbook 389, Page 17. Recorded: February 10, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980)

"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…

"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…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option…" (Source: Plat #14332044, Platbook 371, Page 6. Recorded: June 8, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option..."(Source: Plat: #14523460, Platbook 376, Page 25. Recorded: March 31, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option..." (Source: Plat #15036091, Platbook 376, Page 25. Recorded: March 22, 1951. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Ending his policy of neutrality, President Wilson goes before Congress and asks for a formal war declaration against Germany. Congress passes a war declaration on April 6. The Senate passes the resolution 82-6. The House also does so, 373-50.

Wilson calls for a negotiated end to the war and speaks of the creation of an international institution to keep the peace. Germany accepts Wilson's terms, but Wilson says Kaiser Wilhelm's endorsement is "empty and insincere." (Quoted in Lynn, Jane…

After reading of Addams' illness and her treatments in a newspaper, President Wilson sends her flowers and wishes her a speedy recovery in a personal letter. The one dozen American Beauty Roses from the White House Conservatory are sent to the home…

Win Stracke at a concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 1961.