A Map of Downtown Chicago
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Silk map of Chicago’s Loop issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Marshall Field & Company.
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Description
Though it nominally functions as a map of Chicago’s downtown, the primary purpose of this silk handkerchief was to promote the 100th anniversary of one of the city’s most famous retailers; Marshall Field & Company. The image is oriented with west at the top and shows an image of the Loop in 1952, 100 years after the company was organized as the P. Palmer & Company dry goods store.
A profile of this first building, along with the other company headquarters in the intervening century, can be seen in the inner border. The outer border features a parade of well-dressed 19th-century patrons and the anniversary motto of “the clock strikes a century 1852 – 1952” (referencing the iconic exterior clock that still stands today).
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/generations-chicagoans-marshall-fields-meant-businessand-christmas-180961499/
Map Details
Publication Date: 1952
Author: Marshall Field & Company
Sheet Width (in): 15.5
Sheet Height (in): 15.5
Condition: A
Condition Description: Creasing along old fold lines and very light wear along the outer edges. Very good to near fine overall
$125.00
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