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Chicago photography Close Open C.D. Arnold Photographic Digital Collection Charles Dudley Arnold documented the World’s Columbian Exposition from its construction to its closing and aftermath, from 1891-1894. photography World’s Fairs Close Open HWLC Design/Build Competition Digital Collection This digital collection includes photos of the five finalist models in the 1987 competition to design and build a new central library. Chicago Public Library CPL150 Close Open Old Pops Sheet Music Digital Collection View single song sheet music published from 1809 to 2004. Chicago music Close Open Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Digital Collection View nearly 16,000 photographic negatives that illustrate urban renewal in Chicago in its positive, negative and mundane lights. Chicago Close Open Timuel D. Black Jr. Digital Collection Tim Black’s knowledge of history, Black life and politics in Chicago is represented in this collection of his speeches, 1960s-1990s. African Americans Close Open Harold Washington: Selected Speeches Digital Collection The gifted orator spoke at many public and private events, especially during his mayoral administration, 1983-1987. Harold Washington Close Open George Cleveland Hall Branch Digital Collection Materials document the opening and operations of Hall Branch, the meeting place for many writers of the Chicago Black Renaissance. African Americans Chicago Public Library Close Open Illinois Writers Project: "Negro in Illinois" Collection Many of the Chicago Black Renaissance writers worked on this book project exploring the African American experience in Illinois. African Americans Close Open Chicago Park District Records: Photographs Photographs from the Chicago Park District document how the city’s parks have grown, changed and been enjoyed for more than a century. 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