PULLMAN HISTORY SITE

Images in the collection -- Subject Victorian Era - general

1896 Pullman's Palace Car Company Letter

Letter written by Pullman's Vice-President, Horace Porter, on June 11, 1896 to Henry R. Reed concerning Vice-President Adali Stevenson and his use of a train car during convention week.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Historic_Reference; Events_-_Other; Format: Correspondence

A Love Woven True

Novel about the women who worked in the Lowell, Massachuesetts mills in 1849, written by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, copyright 2005.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Acknowledgement of Sympathy Expression

Small card from Mrs Pullman and family sent in response to expressions of sympathy related to George Pullman death.

Subject: Pullman_Family; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Correspondence

Buffalo China Platter

Oval platter, Red Leaf Windsor pattern. Vintage restaurant ware.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Pullman_People; Format: Food Service Equipment

Community Improvement Committee Report

Typed original report. Subject: Pullman and the Lincoln Family.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Croquet party

B/W photograph of three children with croquet gear, mounted in cardstock slip mat.

Subject: Chicago_History; General/Misc.; Historic_Reference; Pullman_People; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Curtis & 112 Street, Looking South

Photo postcard of streetscape, homes and church in distance.

Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Curtis Avenue & 112 Street, North

Streetscape showing homes.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Format: Postcard

Curtis Avenue & 112th Street, North

Photo postcard; streetscape looking north, with homes.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

East 111th Street & Curtis Avenue

Photo postcard of streetscape, with pedestrian traffic. Lady in period attire, with parasol.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Edgar Allen Poe School

Koopman photo of Edgar Allen Poe School, Pullman, IL. Front facade.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Pullman_Schools; Pullman_(General); Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Architecture; Format: Postcard

Group Society Dinner

Photo of large group of men at formal dinner or meeting, unknown society.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Hints on Household Taste

Classic Handbook of Victorian Interior Decoration by Charles L. Eastlake - 1969 reprint Author: Charles L. Eastlake Publisher:Dover Publications, Inc. Softcover edition.

Subject: Historic_Reference; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Howard Master Clock

Master Recording Clock manufactured by Howard Clock Company, Boston, MA, ca 1880. Oak cabinet which was wall hung. One master clock mechanism and six slave recording devices with individually wound mechanical stylus to record remote movements by security watchmen on clock faced paper form.

Subject: ; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Furniture

Interesting Things About Pullman Past and Present

Series of articles written for the Pullman Flyer from 2005-2007, including anecdotal history of events and people in Pullman.

Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; Genealogy; General/Misc.; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_(General); Pullman_-_Post_1975; Pullman_Abroad; Pullman_Bank; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Family; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_People; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Town; Reference; Regional; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Interesting Things... 2000-2003

Series of essays and anecdotes relating to the social history of Pullman, for publication in the Pullman Flyer. Typed original and draft copies, some with photos and banner layout.

Subject: World_War_II; World_War_I; War_Memorial; Victorian_Era_-_general; The_Snow_Cruiser; Regional; Reference; Pullman_Water_Tower; Pullman_Train_Cars; Pullman_Town; Pullman_People; Pullman_Landscape_Design; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Family; Pullman_1998_Factory_Fire; Pullman_-_Post_1975; Pullman_(General); Organizations_--_Pullman_Improvement_Association; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Organizations_--_Other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Memorials; Lake_Calumet; Labor_History,_other; Illinois_History; Hotel_Florence_History; Historic_Reference; General/Misc.; Factory_Site; Chicago_History; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Architecture; Arcade_Building; Administration_Building; Format: Printed Materials - Other

Jon Ton House

Photo of home of Jon Ton on the Calumet River, one mile east of Riverdale, 1856; handwritten note on reverse.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; SCH_Waterways,_Calumet_River; Illinois_History; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Calumet_River_-_Calumet_Region; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Koopman - Returning Home

Stereo card. Ink stamp on back reads "H.R. Koopman Photographer, Corner 111th St. and Michigan Ave, Roseland, ILL. All Work Done By The Instantaneous Process, Children A Specialty, All Taken Quick As A Wink" Caption reads "Returning home 5 P.M. Aug 14, 88" (to Roseland by Rail)Photo of men loading baggage (folding tables and chairs?)while passengers enter the adjacent car, conductors at left lean against fence and talk

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Koopman photo of unkown woman

Full length studio photo, with Koopman logo, of a woman. Legend on photo: "Cor. 111th Street & Michigan Ave. Roseland, Ills."

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Koopman,_Henry_Ralph_and_family; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Love Tales American

Hardcover book, 256 pages of short stories of the Victorian era.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Mrs, George M. Pullman Gives Dance for Her Four Grandchildren

Article from the Chicago Examiner describing dance given 30 December 1913 at the Pullman Mansion. Describes guests, food, entertainment and fashions. Accompanying photo of Mrs. Pullman and grandchildren by the International News Service.

Subject: Pullman_Family; Pullman_Mansion; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Mrs. Thomas W. Hunter

Formal portrait of Mrs. Thomas W. Hunter, Warrensburg, MO, 1883.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Napkin Ring

Napkin ring or holder, silver, line design along edges, flower and leaves along middle.

Subject: ; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Food Service Equipment

Piano, 1890's Emerson Upright

Piano built by Emerson, Boston. Upright style. Vintage bench included.

Subject: ; Historic_Reference; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Household Accessory

Portland Avenue

Photo postcard by Koopman, view of 111 Street east of Portland Avenue, streetscape of homes in Roseland.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Pullman Beautiful (Nice Things About Pullman Past and Present)

Typed original. Topic: the Dr. John McLean house.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Hospital; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_People; Pullman_Workers; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Beautiful (Nice Things About Pullman Past and Present)

Typed original; topic is the summer of 1900.

Subject: ; Historic_Reference; Pullman_People; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

Pullman Car Works Standard and Index

CD-ROM, "The Pullman Car Works Standard and Index", newsletter published May 1916 - April 1918, plus Index and photos. 2-disc set presented as graphic images, MAC and Windows compatible.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Pullman_Company; Format: CD

Pullman Community Improvement Committee Report

Typed original committee report submitted January 1986. Topic: Robert Todd Lincoln in Pullman.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Pullman the Beautiful

Article for publication in 1987; typed original with handwritten notes. Mame Stanley's recollections of Pullman's early days.

Subject: ; Chicago_History; Pullman_(General); Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Roseland, Chicago, N. of 111 Street

Photo postcard, arial view of pedestrians and farm field, buildings in distance.

Subject: Chicago_History; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Sailing group

B/W photo of group on a sailing vessel, mounted to cardstock.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Lake_Calumet; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Shoe Forms

Wooden shoe forms, two sizes.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Textile Equipment

Spendor and Gloom

Partial magazine article, subtitled "the decoration of victorian railroad cars". Publication unknown.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Pullman_Train_Cars; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

State & 111th Place

Photo postcard of streetscape, view of intersection of 111th Place and State Street, Roseland, Illinois. Shows homes.

Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Stereoscope and cards

Wooden and metal stereoscope (a)and 5 cards: (b)Gibralter, Spain (c)Palm Garden Bridge, Germany (d)St. Peter's, Italy (e)Minnehaha Falls, MN

Subject: ; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Household Accessory

The Pattern of Her Heart

Novel about the women who worked in the mills in Lowell, Massachuesetts in 1857, written by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, copyright 2005.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

The Surveyors

B/W photo of surveying party in the field, mounted on cardstock.

Subject: Chicago_History; General/Misc.; Historic_Reference; Roseland_Community; SCH_Maps; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

The Victorian Society - "Nineteenth Century" Magazine

The magazine of the Victorian Society in America. Vol. 26, no. 1, Spring 2006.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "Nineteenth Century" Magazine

The magazine of the Victorian Society in America. Volume 27, no. 1

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "Nineteenth Century" Magazine

Magazine of the Victorian Society in America, Vol. 24, No.2

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of the Victorian Society in America, No. 2, 2005

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of the Victorian Society in America. No. 3, 2005.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of the Victorian Society in America. No. 1, 2005

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of The Victorian Society in America. No. 3, 2006

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of The Victorian Society in America. No. 1, 2007.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

The Victorian Society - "The Victorian"

The newsletter of The Victorian Society in America. No. 1, 2006

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Architecture; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals

These Tangled Threads

Novel about the women who worked in the mills in Lowell Massachuesetts in 1833, written by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, copyright 2003.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Printed Materials - Publications

Unidentified. (Eight Girls on the Beach)

Girls in turn-of-the-century elaborate "bathing dresses", heavy stockings, shoes and hats. Unidentified beach, but possibly at Miller Beach, Gary Indiana.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Father Christmas)

Studio portrait of young child with Father Christmas, in sleigh with deer; mounted in cardstock presentation mat.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Photograph of Woman)

Photo of unidentified woman, c1850s.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Portrait of a Child from West Prussia)

Small child holding a doll sitting in a chair with branch and leaf border by photographer G. Klagemann of Neuteich, West Prussia.

Subject: Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Portrait of a Woman)

Vintage black and white portrait of unidentified woman.

Subject: Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Portrait of family)

Studio portrait of family of four, bust only, relaxed; mounted on cardstock with photographer's imprint.

Subject: Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Portrait of seated couple)

B/W studio photo portrait of seated man and woman, by Wilke, mounted on cardstock.

Subject: Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Historic_Reference; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Unidentified. (Young girl in fancy dress)

B/W studio portrait of a young girl in fancy dress, with parasol and picture hat; cardstock mount, imprinted by phtographer.

Subject: Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Photography_-_Misc._vintage; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Photograph (all forms)

Victorian Bowl

China bowl with fruit pattern.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Household Accessory

Waterways Boating

Pleasure crafts "Dewey" and "Dewey Jr." appear to be in the Calumet River, or possbly Wolf Lake. June 1912

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Working men

Photo postcard of men repainting or repaining unknown object in front of workshop.

Subject: General/Misc.; Historic_Reference; Labor_History,_other; Roseland_Community; Victorian_Era_-_general; Format: Postcard

Working men

Photo postcard, scene of men unloading unknown object from a cart.

Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Labor_History,_other; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Format: Postcard

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