City - Chicago, IL - Novelties and Jeweler 1868 - Side by Side Art Print

Hand colored photo from between 1868
Original title: View from dome of City Hall, looking N.E
Photographer: Copelin & Melander
Location: Randolph & Clark, Chicago, IL

This is one side of a stereoscope image, they gave a long range of 1860-1920 for the range. But seeing that everything you see here burned down during the great fire of 1861, and the museum and jeweler both opened in 1865, and there seems to be an established business in the basement its probably a few years after it opened. 1868 is just a guess here, I tried looking up other businesses, but couldn't find it. I'm not sure what those stripes are on that building, but its on both roof's in a few pictures. I assume it had an elegant understated look, and not a fun house look, but who really knows?

I made the streets Chicago Paver pink, I also made it dirt brown, because I'm not exactly sure what they used there, it could even be wood, its really hard to tell.

This was a part of a stere...

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