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"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option…" (Plat #14099473, Platbook 366, Page 15. Recorded: July 14, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980)
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"No premises in said subdivision shall be sold, or leased to, or occupied by persons other than of the Caucasian race, except persons not of the Caucasian race who may be employed as household servants, by persons of the Caucasian race living on same…

"Said premises shall not be sold, leased or conveyed by the purchaser herein, his heirs, assigns or grantees or successors in title to any person who is not a Caucasian, and neither the premises herein described nor any improvements thereon shall be…

"This property shall not be sold to, nor occupied by any other than a Caucasian" (Source: Plat #12677323, Platbook 339, Page 1. Approved: May 8, 1941. Recorded: May 9, 1941. Expired: January 1, 1980).
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"…none of the property in this subdivision to be sold or occupied by a negro..." (Source: Plat #8553685, Platbook 195, Page 16. Recorded: August 15, 1924. Expired: January 1, 1980.)Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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View of a fire engine and male firefighters in an alley during the Iroquois Theater fire, December 30, 1903, Chicago, Illinois.
05 Finiculi-Finicula.mp3

An MP3 recording of the song "Finiculi-Finicula" lasting 1 min. and 47 secs. long.
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1881-1946
Brothers Benjamin and Samuel Foster brought young pharmacist Malcomb Fairchild into their drug manufacturing partnership in 1881. The company mostly sold digestive products, a bottle of which was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2015…
(1872-1922) CT.pdf

"A flag was then raised followed by a military salute by the pupils. While their little hands were raised to their foreheads they began to repeat this pledge: I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands; one nation,…
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Festivities continue well into the evening at the Puerto Rican Heritage Festival, August 23, 1969.

"No covenant, contract, or lease is to be made to or with any person not of the Caucasian Race." (Source: Plat #17495285, Platbook 532, Page 42. Source: March 31, 1959. Expired: January 1, 1970.)
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A contemporary photograph of the Essanay Studios building in Chicago.
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1890-?
Frank Baum developed Eskay’s Albumenized Food for babies needing to gain weight in the last quarter of the 19th-century; in 1890, he was commissioned by the pharmaceutical firm Smith, Kline & French to manufacture the product. An 1899…
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DIRECTING THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO ENGRAVE THE PLEDGE 2009.pdf

"The resolution consists of one section. Subsection (a) of Section 1 directs the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and the national motto in the Capitol Visitor Center pursuant to an engraving plan.
Subsection…

1895-1902
Emil A. Dorner’s drug store first appears in Chicago records in 1895, located at 557 N. Clark Street; in 1902, Otto W. Tanke took over the store. A bottle from this business was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2010.
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1889-1956/1975
Emerson Drug Company was founded in 1890, two years after Isaac E. Emerson had an idea for a headache-curing medicine while working at a Baltimore drugstore. Emerson trademarked Bromo-Seltzer in 1889. An 1899 ad touting…
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Addams calls on peace activists to telegram President Wilson to express their support for a national referendum on the war. Addams and others - the Committee of Five - are sent by the Emergency Peace Federation to meet with Wilson at the White House…
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"The premises herein described shall not be conveyed by the grantee or by any successor in title of the grantee to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14127707, Platbook 366, Page 36. Recorded: August 21, 1947. Expired: January 1,…
Elmer M. Blume's Resubdivision in Shore Acres Subdiviison in Des Plaines.jpg
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"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the Owner of said property." (Source: Plat #15322130,…
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Ellen Gates Starr, classmate of Jane's at Rockford Seminary and co-founder of Hull-House, ca. 1880
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