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Robert Dean Avery Transportation Collection (1905-2018)
Collection
Identifier: TL028
Abstract
The Robert Dean Avery Transportation Collection includes transportation related items from Avery including 464 postcards and materials from his time as a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver. The postcards, dating from 1905 to 2003, depict various modes of transportation, the Panama Canal, and Lake Shore Drive. Avery’s CTA related materials date from 1965 to 1967 and include a four-page recollection of his time as a bus driver, uniform pieces, and related equipment. This collection...
Dates:
1905-2018
George Hartsough Collection of Panama Canal Photographs
Collection
Identifier: TL037
Abstract
The George Hartsough Collection of Panama Canal Photographs consists of 1 album of photographs and postcards of the Panama Canal and surrounding areas. These photographs and postcards are estimated to have been created between 1909-1914, when George Hartsough, the original owner of the materials, was working as an engineer on the construction of the canal.
Dates:
circa 1909-1914
Panama Canal Construction Photographs
Collection
Identifier: TL033
Abstract
A collection of 74 original photographs from the Panama Canal Zone, taken between approximately 1904 and 1914.
Dates:
1904 - 1914