Historic Photos of Chicago

by Russell Lewis (Text by)

Overview

Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders" and its people through the historic photographs of the Chicago History Museum. From the Great Fire, to the rise of industry, through prohibition, World Wars and into the modern era, Chicago has remained a city of innovation and resilience. Captions and chapter headings are written by Russell Lewis, Chief Historian for Chicago History Museum. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is an essential addition to any collection of books in Chicago."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683369127
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Series:	Historic Photos
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	8.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Russell Lewis, Vice President and Chief Historian, is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the museum's mission to creatively explore and showcase Chicago's history and culture, and for preserving, managing and making accessible to the public, the Chicago History Museum's collection of more than 22 million documents and objects. A member of the Chicago Historical Society and Chicago History Museum's staff since 1982, Lewis has held numerous positions prior to his current appointment, including: Assistant Editor, Associate Editor, Editor and Director of Publications, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Assistant Director for Research and Curatorial Affairs, Deputy Director for Collections and Research, and Acting President.

He has been involved in the development of numerous exhibitions, including We the People: Creating a New Nation, 1765-1820 and A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln, and he served as project director for the exhibition Chicago Goes to War,1941-45, the urban history conference Modes of Inquiry for American City History, and the community history initiative Neighborhoods: Keepers of Culture.. He has also led a number of digitization projects, including The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory, Wet with Blood: The Investigation of Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak, and Studs Terkel: Conversations with America, and the online version of The Chicago Encyclopedia. Since 2005, he has served as project director for the $27.8 million renovation of the Chicago History Museum.

What People are Saying About This

Tim Lacy

"Before acquiring Historic Photos of Chicago, I knew nothing about the book, the series, or Turner Publishing. I am pleased to recommend both my particular publication and, I believe, the 103-volume-and-counting series in general. But why am I reviewing a mere coffee table book? I think this publication offers something more. One could classify it as an extended photographic essay, the text in this case pertaining to Chicago history. With that, there are justifiable reasons to turn one's critical faculty toward Historic Photos of Chicago. And Historic Photos of Chicago contains many fascinating, and even arresting, images. The photographs in these pages make the book a worthy addition to any collection of works about the city. My personal favorite, a photo of a Hancock Building under construction, arrives a few pages from the end. To me, the Hancock symbolizes embodies the combination of grace and power, sublimeness that demonstrates why people love our modern cities. Historic Photos of Chicago contributes to that effort."--(Tim Lacy, history-and-education.blogspot)