Descriptive inventory for the Earl Howell Reed, Jr., photograph collection

Provenance statement:

Gift of the Chicago Architectural Foundation (1980.0130).

Terms governing use:

Credit photographer. Some photoprints copyrighted.

Restriction(s):

Advance appointment required to view color material in cold storage or negatives in cool storage; please email research@chicagohistory.org.

Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.

Alternate format available:

Nitrate reference copies available online http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16029coll5/id/1714.

Please cite this collection as:

Earl Howell Reed, Jr., photograph collection (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Separated material:

Separated materials at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Architectural records and personal papers of Earl Howell Reed, Jr. (1977.0217).

Black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of street scenes and dwellings in the Chicago metropolitan area, including exterior views of commercial, educational, government, historic, and religious buildings. Dwellings include the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Winslow house in River Forest (Ill.) and the Dewes mansion in Chicago. Historic buildings include the Auditorium building, the Widow Clarke house, and the Florence Hotel located in the Pullman community. A series of street scenes document the Pilsen community from 16th Street to 23rd Street on Chicago's Lower West Side. Another group documents a construction site in Glencoe (Ill.). Many photographs are snapshots, some of which lack clarity.

Earl Howell Reed was a Chicago architect who also was active in organizations dealing with architectural history and preservation.