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"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

"It is an express condition of this plat that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the owners or any of the successors in title of the owners to any person who is not a Caucasian, that neither the premises hereon described…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notices thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant.(Source: Plat…

"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #13388820,…

From the Panotour 360° tour of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, part of Ben Zeller's Sacred Chicago project

Clips showing Jaime's drawings for different sections of The Wonder Hat.

"This property shall not be sold, given, leased, or conveyed to any person who is not Caucasian, and the occupancy of improvements on this property shall be limited (except domestic help) to a person or persons who are Caucasian."(Source: Plat…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…

"The premises herein described shall not be said, conveyed or leased to, or occupied by, any person who is not a Caucasian (except servants of the owner or tenant) and in this event, that the premises hereindescribed shall be sold, conveyed, or…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or part of this subdivision, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."…

The exterior of the Art Institute of Chicago Building at 111 S. Michigan in 1890s to 1900s.

A Portrait of Bertha Honore Palmer (1849-1918). Palmer was serious patron of the arts and was invited to lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago. She also made a generous bequest to the Art Institute of Chicago and formed the core of the museum’s…

An image of Foundation of Great Lakes in the 1900s surrounded by a flock of pigeons. It is used as the "then" shot to compare the modern day landscape.

Historic photograph of the Lake View Building in 1880s-1890s that housed the Art Institute under the stewardship of Charles L. Hutchinson until it moved to the modern day location on Michigan Avenue in 1893.

Black and White photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe as a young woman captured by photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

Cover of the catalogue for Negro in Art Week hosted by the Chicago Art Institute and Chicago Woman's Club

Exterior of Orchestra Hall (220 S. Michigan Ave.)-the location of the Cliff Dwellers Club. Various club members were associated and supported the Art Institute greatly.

An image of the Holabird & Roche designed McClurg Stationers and Booksellers Building at 215 S. Wabash Ave. It was the home of the Brush and Pencil Magazine from 1897-1907.

A drawn image of the Crosbys' Opera House on Washington Street that held the meeting that spurred the creation of a school for the Fine Arts or Chicago Academy of Design and later the Art Institute of Chicago.

The exterior of the Record-Herald Building, which housed the Fine Arts Journal magazine. The building itself is no longer extant, but it was located at 154 W. Washington Street.

Sculpture titled "Monument With Standing Beast" by the artist Jean Dubuffet in 1984 and located in front of the James R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph Street.

"It is an express condition of this path that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the owners or any of the successors in title of the owners to any person who is not a Caucasian; that neither the premises herein described…

"The premises herein described shall not be sold, conveyed or leased to, or occupied by, any person who is not a Caucasian (except servants of the owner or tenant) and in the event that the premises herein described shall be sold, conveyed or leased…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant" (Source: Plat…