Philip E. Vierling Illinois and Great Lakes postcard and ephemera collection
Scope and Content of the Collection
Postcards of Chicago scenes, including bridges, buildings, homes, lakefront and harbor, river, and major fairs; Illinois (mainly) canals, rivers, locks, bridges, and water- and wind-powered mills and factories; World War II Camp Grant; and Great Lakes region historic sites, especially forts. Also, Illinois and Michigan Canal notes and an 1832 House Report regarding the canal; miscellaneous 19th century receipts; a letter and advertising brochure for a Freeport businessman's rotary feed grinder; and a Century of Progress "First Day of Issue" envelope.
Dates
- Creation: 1832-1950
Creator
- Vierling, Philip E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Philip E. Vierling Illinois and Great Lakes postcard and ephemera collection is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Postcards of Chicago scenes, including bridges, buildings, homes, lakefront and harbor, river, and major fairs; Illinois (mainly) canals, rivers, locks, bridges, and water- and wind-powered mills and factories; World War II Camp Grant; and Great Lakes region historic sites, especially forts. Also, Illinois and Michigan Canal notes and an 1832 House Report regarding the canal; miscellaneous 19th century receipts; a letter and advertising brochure for a Freeport businessman's rotary feed grinder; and a Century of Progress "First Day of Issue" envelope.
Collection Stack Location
1 48 2
Provenance
Anonymous Bookfair donation, 2017. Likely original creator was Philip E. Vierling, author of works about Illinois waterways.
- Title
- Philip E. Vierling Illinois and Great Lakes postcard and ephemera collection, 1832-1950
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Date
- ©2022.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org