A collection of vintage views of Chicago, most dating from 1904 to 1913.

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was the author of How the Other Half Lives (1890). This study of his life and work includes excerpts from Riis s diary, chronicling roman

“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).

Imagine the twentieth century without photography and film. Its history would be absent of images that define historical moments and generations: the death camp

A Century of Progress, a millennium of Chicago. Chicago was no stranger to World's Fairs. The Windy City hosted the great 1893 World's Fair at the end of the 19