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Date
1-1-1980
Description
The city of Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States with over 2.7 million residents. With 77 neighborhoods, Chicago is known for its diversity, finance, industry, technology, and transportation. In addition to rapid industrialization, Chicago also sprung the largest building boom after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and was home to the nation's first skyscraper.
Rights
This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
industry, aerial, downtown, urban development, skyline, skyscraper
Notes
Bibliography: "About Chicago." City of Chicago : The City of Chicago's Official Site, 2016, www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/about.html. Accessed 28 Mar. 2016.