Title

The First House Built in Chicago

Creator

Chicago Historical Society
E. E. Perford

Files

Creator Role

publisher artist

Description

The object features a reproduction of a drawing of Kinzie Mansion. The home was built by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable in 1779 and later sold to John Kinzie in 1804. The print includes a small caption beneath the image.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

8 X 10 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); reproduction (copying)

Subjects

Chicago (Ill.); Kinzie, John, 1763-1828; Pointe de Sable, Jean Baptiste, 1745?-1818

Work Type

reproduction (derivative object)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

1281.1

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.