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Chicago glass plate negatives, circa 1895
- Title
- Chicago glass plate negatives, circa 1895
- Identifier
- NAHA 2022/043
- Date
- circa 1895
- Description
- One hundred glass plate negatives presumably of a Norwegian-American family from Chicago, Illinois, Ca. 1895. Collection located in a residence's stairwell, hidden for nearly a century. Called the "Lost Faces of the Windy City." Includes physical copies of the negatives.
- Extent
- 2.2 cubic feet (2 glass plate negatives box and 1 half archives box)
- Type
- Glass plate negatives
Collection
Citation
“Chicago glass plate negatives, circa 1895,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12406.