1923: 'The Busiest Corner of the World'

'The Busiest Corner of the World'

A view of the ‘Busiest Corner of the World,’ State and Madison Streets, showing Mandel Brothers, Chas. A, Stevens & Bros., The Columbus Memorial Building and Marshall Field & Company.

Courtesy of “Chicago and Its Makers” (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).

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Florence Kelley in Chicago, 1891-1899

Florence Kelley was the first woman factory inspector in the United States. A resident of Hull House, and a reformer – who refused to be associated with any political party–Florence Kelley lived in Chicago from 1891 until 1899, leading and participating in a variety of projects. Visit our companion site...