collection of seldom found ephemera and photographs capturing early chicago preservation movement

the following images offer a cursory glance at an ever-growing collection of ephemera, objects, and photographs  (largely owned and housed in the bldg. 51 archive) pertaining to chicago architectural preservation, with the earliest material dating back to the inception of chicago preservation movement in the 1950s (e.g., chicago heritage committee). image captions and essay will be added when time permits.

any and all images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 arhive. all rights reserved. 2022.