Eighty-Seventh Street near Western Avenue

A buggy travels down a tree-lined Eighty-Seventh Street near Western Avenue in Chicago in 1898, where in 1897 murderer Christopher Merry buried his wife, Pauline. Accompanies an article recounting a trip to the areas sourrounding Chicago, Ill.

Publication date: 1898-01-30

Size: 6.5 x 8.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1898

Subject(s):

• Roads--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Crimes--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Merry, Pauline--Homes & haunts--1890-1900
• Merry, Christian--Homes & haunts--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

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 (January 30, 1898), Part 4/Editorial Sheet, p. 25

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg