The Fall, 2008 edition of Chicago History Magazine is now available for purchase on the Chicago History Museum website. While you are ordering, also check out the Museum Store for some Christmas gift ideas. Your purchase helps to support the Chicago History Museum and that is a good thing for everyone.
Evanston realtor, Alan May published a nice article on the 1915 Eastland Disaster on his Real Estate Blog (Why, I couldn't tell you, but there it is.) There are lots of pictures courtesy of the Chicago History Museum. It seems many of Alan's readers were unfamiliar with the tragedy.
The Digitized Book of the Week from the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the Chicago Architectural Club Annual of 1914. The club, originally called the Chicago Architectural Sketch Club, was founded by James H. Carpenter in the spring of 1885. Also, The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries Archives at the Art Institute has over 4000 sketches from the Chicago Architectural Sketch Club Collection available for viewing online.
In the November issue of Chicago Magazine, Robert Loerzel previews the eagerly awaited new book by Neil Harris, The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age. The article, titled "Urban Artifact," includes a slideshow of 14 of the magazine's beautiful covers. The Chicagoan is available from the University of Chicago Press and is the latest addition to their "Books About Chicago" offerings.
More on the publishing front - A new book from University of Illinois Press: The 1933Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress by Cheryl R. Ganz.
In this engaging social and cultural history, Cheryl R. Ganz examines Chicago's second world's fair through the lenses of technology, ethnicity, and gender. The book also features eighty-six photographs--nearly half of which are full color--of key locations, exhibits, and people, as well as authentic ticket stubs, postcards, pamphlets, posters, and other items. From fan dancers to fan belts, The 1933 Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress offers the compelling, untold stories of fair planners and participants who showcased education, industry, and entertainment to sell optimism during the depths of the Great Depression.
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