Show Menu: Chicago History Digital Collections Single Button Module A-Z Digital Collections > Close Open Soldier Field Digital Collection This collection includes drawings and photographs that document the construction of Soldier Field and events from its 100-year history. Chicago Chicago Park District sports Close Open Akito Tsuda: Pilsen Days Digital Collection The audio recordings made during Akito Tsuda’s 2022 Chicago visit, and their transcripts, are available in this digital collection. 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 Woodson 50th 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 Woodson 50th 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. Chicago Park District Close Open Chicago Theater Digital Collection Playbills and programs for drama, opera, vaudeville, dance and music at early Chicago theaters, 1848-1922. theater Close Open Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection Explore Lake View Township and its evolution from an independent municipality into current Northside communities, 1860s-1990s. Northside neighborhood history Close Open Remembering Harold Washington Digital Collection Chicago’s first African American mayor served from 1983 to 1987, and his legacy endures. African Americans Harold Washington Close Open Philip David Sang Digital Collection Unpublished and published works and ephemera focused on Africans and African Americans from the Middle Passage to the civil rights movement. African Americans Close Open Civil War: Wayne Whalen Digital Archive Camp equipment, weaponry and uniforms used on the homefront and the battlefield. Civil War Digital Collections by Subject African Americans Civil War Harold Washington Libraries & Education Neighborhoods Newspapers Parks Theater Digital Collections by CPL Location Close Open Northside Neighborhood History: Digital Collections Close Open Special Collections at HWLC: Digital Collections Close Open Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection: Digital Collections About the Digital Collections Close Open A-Z Digital Collections Close Open About the Digital Collections Close Open Copyright and Takedown Policy Chicago History Blog What's Your Favorite Color?: Looking at Archives Anew Julia Marlowe as Rosalind in "As You Like It", opens a new window by National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Fred Bell, opens a new window / Public Domain, opens a new window Close Image Attribution for Julia Marlowe as Rosalind Open Image Attribution for Julia Marlowe as Rosalind Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night In Chicago 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue, opens a new window by Ravenswood Lake View Community Collection, opens a new window / Cropped from original Close Image Attribution for 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue Open Image Attribution for 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue Historic House Hunters Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 by CPL Special Collections Close Image Attribution for Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 Open Image Attribution for Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 Chicago's Union Station Celebrates 100 Years What's Your Favorite Color?: Looking at Archives Anew Julia Marlowe as Rosalind in "As You Like It", opens a new window by National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Fred Bell, opens a new window / Public Domain, opens a new window Close Image Attribution for Julia Marlowe as Rosalind Open Image Attribution for Julia Marlowe as Rosalind Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night In Chicago 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue, opens a new window by Ravenswood Lake View Community Collection, opens a new window / Cropped from original Close Image Attribution for 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue Open Image Attribution for 4602 N. Wolcott Avenue Historic House Hunters Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 by CPL Special Collections Close Image Attribution for Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 Open Image Attribution for Postcard of Union Station, circa 1925 Chicago's Union Station Celebrates 100 Years