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 27 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-12-31
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-045
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1942-12-31
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-11-30
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-039
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1942-11-30
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-06-03
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-036
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot written while traveling.
Dates:
1942-06-03
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1942-12-10
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Identifier: MS-GOMC-041
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot including a photograph of an elephant and a man. O'Keeffe mentions creating her painting Kokopelli with Snow, 1942 (CR 1036).
Dates:
1942-12-10
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 1943-10-31
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-082
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot.
Dates:
1943-10-31
Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, probably 1944-02
Item
Identifier: MS-GOMC-096
Overview
Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot including letter from Ananda Coomaraswamy.
Dates:
probably 1944-02
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