a selection of scans from the original illustrated book "a business tour of chicago depicting fifty years' progress" (e.e. barton, publishers, 1887), featuring sights, industries, history, notable people, and local reminiscences of the city.

multiple original early 20th century exterior photographic images of egerton swartwout's beaux-arts style elks national memorial and headquarters building (1924-26)

november 1927 western architect lithographic plates of purcell and elmslie’s first national bank (1920), located at 322 west main street, adams, mn.

original period postcards of purcell, feick, and elmslie's merchants national bank (1912) located at 102 east third street, winona, mn. the polychromed ornament was modeled by kristian schneider for the american terra cotta company of chicago.

original 1930 chicago architectural photographic print of burnham brothers's 37-story carbon and carbide building (1929), located at 230 north michigan avenue, chicago, il.

rare frank lloyd wright larkin building sterling silver souvenir spoon with richard bock sculptures

original folio-size, black-and-white lithographic centerfold print of "the heart of chicago, from the masonic building" drawn by charles graham and published in the october 29, 1892 issue of harper's weekly.

original foldout brochure for william f. tempel and company's three-story florentine apartments, located at 5739-5745 north ridge avenue, chicago, il.

original 1930s aerial view photographic print of downtown chicago.

seldom found 1880s diminutive northwestern terra cotta residential building figural terra cotta block

one of several rare "new old stock" northwestern terra cotta company art deco style ashlar panels

original 1933-34 aerial survey company photographic print of the "century of progress" or chicago world's fair.

rare 1893 pabst brewing company columbian exposition pavillion "100 points of perfection" illustrated booklet

holabird and roche-designed chicago tribune building cast bronze office door hardware

rare burnham and root masonic temple building observatory tray card given as souvenir

early 20th century image reprint of willoughby j. edbrooke and franklin pierce burnham's mecca flats (1892), located at 3360 south state street, chicago, il.

original lithographic print of william w. boyington's chicago board of trade building (1882-1929), located at jackson and lasalle street, chicago, il.

unusual early 20th century postcard of d. h. burnham and company's marshall field and company's building (1902), located at 111 north state street, chicago, il.

charles b. atwood-designed winslow brothers cast iron d.h. burnham and company chicago fisher building figural elevator floor indicator panel

rare 1870s hopkins and dickinson lionhead doorknob from a notable brush park victorian mansion

solon s. beman pabst building period postcard

rare 1933-34 "century od progress" art deco style paperweight made by burwood products compaany, chicago, il.

original james w. taylor mounted albumen photographic print of william w. boyington's chicago board of trade building (1882-1929), located at jackson and lasalle street, chicago, il.