Chicago
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Coordinates:
Lat: 41 51 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 41.8500 decimal degrees
Long: 087 39 00 W degrees minutes Long: -87.6500 decimal degreesNote: Located on post-glacial plain beside Lake Michigan, noted for extremes in climate. Site was visited by the French in the 17th century; it was a fur-trading post, then an Army post. It expanded greatly in the 19th century due to its strategic position; was a center of transportation and industry. Much of the city was destroyed by fire in 1871, and rebuilt. It is noted as the birthplace of an important architectural development, the steel-frame skyscraper.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-12-10
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-041
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot including a photograph of an elephant and a man labeled 'Circus Man'.
Dates:
1942-12-10
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1949-04-15
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-260
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot discussing Abiquiu house. Includes sketch of the house layout.
Dates:
1949-04-15