five days salvaging the garrick theater as recorded in richard nickel notes and photographs

day-to-day garrick theater (adler & sullivan, 1892) salvage activity as recorded by richard nickel. i only selected five days of notes, but feel compelled to do more, with additional images reflecting the work described by nickel. 

FRIDAY MAY 12, 1960:

SATURDAY MAY 13, 1960:

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1960:

SUNDAY MAY 14, 1960:

MONDAY MAY 15TH, 1960:

TUESDAY MAY 16TH, 1960:

this work is no doubt important and as i begi piecing together information and images on the garrick, i see a truly remarkable story beginning to emerge - just waiting to be told - perhaps in book format. images and notes courtesy of the richard nickel archive, ryerson and burnham library, art institute of chicago.