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 8 Collections and/or Records:
Art Institute of Chicago exhibition opening invitation, 1948-02-05
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-234
Overview
Invitation for the opening of The Art Institute of Chicago's Alfred Stieglitz exhibition on 1948-02-02. Invitation is from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1948-02-05
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-12-14
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-042
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1942-12-14
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-12-21
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-043
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1942-12-21
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1943-10-31
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-082
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1943-10-31
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1943-11-16
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-085
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1943-11-16
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1945-04-20
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-142
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1945-04-20
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1947-05-25
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-215
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1947-05-25
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1948-02-28
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-238
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1948-02-28