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Fire engine in an alley during the Iroquois Theater fire

View of a fire engine and male firefighters in an alley during the Iroquois Theater fire, December 30, 1903, Chicago, Illinois.

Iroquois Theater Front

Exterior view of the Iroquois Theater at the time of the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 1903.

Informal full-length portrait of Life guards Esther DeWolfe and Arthur Turk Conley wearing bathing suits, posing on the side of a swimming pool in Chicago, Illinois. DeWolfe is sitting in a high lifeguard chair, and Conley is pointing to the left of…

Wrecked automobile in 1928

Wrecked automobile lying upside-down in a ravine beneath a bridge with a crowd of people standing on a hill in the background

Bird's-eye view of Lake Shore Drive, 1927

Bird's-eye view of Lake Shore Drive, taken from the Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, 1927.

Beds at Dunning

This February 1947 photo, taken inside the Chicago State Hospital, shows the poorly ventilated, narrow and congested hallways where some patients slept.

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Fountain of the Great Lakes with a Flock of Pigeons

An image of Foundation of Great Lakes in the 1900s surrounded by a flock of pigeons. It is used as the "then" shot to compare the modern day landscape.

Robert L. Jones performing on stage at the closing of Club 47, ca. April 1968

1933 World's Fair Du Sable Pamphlet.

Pamphlet produced for the exhibition of the Du Sable cabin replica during the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

Central High Production of "The Wonder Hat"

This is an image from the Central High School's production of "The Wonder Hat" in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It shows two players on the stage sitting and talking in elaborate costumes.

Central High Production of "The Wonder Hat"

This is an image from the Central High School's production of "The Wonder Hat" in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It shows two players on the stage talking to one another.

Central High School Production of "The Wonder Hat"

This is an image from the Central High School's production of "The Wonder Hat" in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It shows five players on the stage around a prop.

Old Glory Flag image

A backlit image of the American Flag from Flickr

Sauganash Hotel

A lithograph of the Sauganash Hotel as seen between 1830 and 1833

Billy O'Brien - The Banks of Dunmore

Solo Fiddle

Billy O'Brien - The Banks of the Suir

Solo Fiddle

The Star of Munster

Reel

"Drink at the Bar"

Charles Waliczek at Estelle's Cozy Inn at 3062 S. Broad Street in Chicago on April 26, 1949. (Note: The original image has been cropped for purposes of the game.)