Posts tagged summer

Beauty pageant, Lincoln Park, 1950, Chicago.

Belmont Rocks, 1975, Chicago. Charles Traub

Age of Adolescence, 1959-64, Chicago. Joseph Sterling

Untitled, 1965, Chicago. Vivian Maier

Age of Adolescence, 1959-64, Chicago. Joseph Sterling

Shedd Aquarium, 1957, Chicago. Millard Owen Sheets

Wendella boat rides, 1954, Chicago.

Oak Street Beach, 1914, Minnie Harms Neebe

In light of recent weather, I thought we could all use a reminder of the reason we endure winter and early spring every year.

It’s right around the corner…

Lake Michigan Yachting, 1967, Chicago. Millard Owen Sheets

The first sign of spring for me is when the boats return to the harbors. I saw my first one at Belmont Harbor this morning. Bring it on!

Women sunbathing atop the Women’s Athletic Club at 626 N Michigan Ave, 1929, Chicago.

Clarendon Beach (roughly just south of Lawrence and Marine), 1921, Chicago.

Keeping cool via water sprinkler from a barrel on a horse drawn wagon, 1927, Chicago.

Clarendon Beach, 1919, Chicago.

Horsing around at Rainbow Beach, 1963, Chicago.

Open side “summer” streetcars traveling along Lake Street, 1909, Chicago.

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