Looking backward at Chicago of the elegant eighties: John V. Farwell

John V. Farwell, a pioneer Chicago merchant, reads to his two grandsons in his home in Lake Forest, Illinois. Accompanies an article about the homes and hobbies of prominent Chicagoans of the 1880's.

Publication date: 1935-08-18

Size: 19.5 x 14.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Lake Forest (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Farwell, John V. (John Villiers), 1825-1908--Illinois--Lake Forest--1880-1890
• Farwell, John V. (John Villiers), 1825-1908--Family
• Reading--Illinois--Lake Forest--1880-1890
• Living rooms--Illinois--Lake Forest--1880-1890

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 18, 1935), Part 7, p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Griffin, Robert C.