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 1 Collection or Record:
Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe, 1960-10-04
Item — Box 3: Series 1
Identifier: RC.1999.1.95
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe while traveling.
Dates:
1960-10-04