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A. C. Vroman collection of World's Columbian Exposition negatives

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A. C. Vroman collection of World's Columbian Exposition negatives

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Type	Still image
Title	A. C. Vroman collection of World's Columbian Exposition negatives
Artists/Makers	Vroman, Adam Clark, 1856-1916
Date	1893 Oct. 15-16
Description	Nitrate negatives taken by photographer Adam Clark Vroman at the World's Columbian Exposition on October 15, 1893. Collection also includes two negatives dated October 16, 1893, of the bear pit at Lincoln Park Zoo and a bridge in Lincoln Park. Included are the original paper negative sleeves with Vroman's hand-written descriptions of each negative.
Dimensions	24 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 3 x 4 in.
Related Corporate Names	Lincoln Park Zoo
Related Events	World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Related Terms	exhibitions (events) fairs bears
Original Credit Line	Gift of the Eastern California Museum (1989.0831).
Funding Note	Digitization and preservation of the nitrate negatives was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614
Collection Name	Prints and Photographs Collection
Image File Name	01_1989-0831_210913
Accession Number	1989.831
CHM Catalog Number	210913
Notes	Images in PDF file represent only the nitrate portion of this collection. To see more about the full collection and all formats, see http://chsmedia.org:8081/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=public&index=BIB&term=210913
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	https://www.chicagohistory.org/rights-reproductions/

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