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Negatives, 1905

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This series consists of two unrelated groups of images of Chicago on glass:

  • a group of magic lantern slides (some color, some black and white; probably from the 1890s)
  • a group of street views (probably about 1905)

    • Dates

    • 1905

    Creator

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations

    Extent

    From the Collection: 1 Boxes

    Language of Materials

    From the Collection: English

    Additional Description

    General

    Some of these negatives were originally housed in envelopes imprinted "The Enterprise Optical Mfg. Co.", a firm founded by Alvah Curtis Roebuck in Chicago in 1896. (At that time, Roebuck was already a partner in Sears, Roebuck and Company.) Many of the negatives are marked as having been copyrighted in 1906 by Roebuck. (At least one of the images could have been taken no later than 1905.) It is reasonable to guess that the negatives of the same size but without the copyright notice also emanate from Roebuck's firm.

    Processing Information

    Originally assigned the tempolrary identifier IX-58

    Library Details

    Library Details

    Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
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