Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century

Billhead from E. D. Messinger located at 151 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Dated November 23, 1877. The billhead is part of Manuscript Collection 1410.

Copper token issued by the C & S Stein Dry Goods Store located on Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois. The token features a Liberty Head design. The date of the token is inferred to be 1863 based on the archival metadata. The physical object is described as a copper token.

Carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph of A. Sulzberger, taken by H. Rocher, photographer at 724 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The photograph is undated, but based on photographic styles, it is estimated to be from around 1885.

Copper Civil War store card token issued by Freedman & Goodkind, a dry goods and millinery store located at 171 Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois. The token depicts a head of Liberty and is dated 1861. The description also notes the presence of markings indicating "FULD" and other unclear markings. The token's provenance is from the Fuld Collection.

Civil War-era store token issued by J & S Stein's dry goods store located at 177 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois. The token's obverse features the word "LIBERTY" and the date 1863. The reverse indicates "DRY GOODS STORE" and the address. The token is dated 1863.

A business letter from Albert E. Schreiber & Co., located at 140 North Desplaines Street, Chicago, Illinois, to A. B. Piske dated September 20, 1883. The letter pertains to a quote for an iron shutter.

A business letter from the banking house of Henry Greenebaum & Co., located at the southwest corner of Lake and La Salle Streets in Chicago, Illinois, dated April 6, 1875. The letter provides insight into the operations of a prominent Chicago banking firm during the 19th century.

A letter written by Sam Schneider to the Urbana Wine Company in Chicago, Illinois on August 15, 1884, mentioning the American Distilling Company and Hammondsport, New York. The letter is on letterhead.

Full-color lithographed envelope from Jacoby & Hess, Western Agency, located at 49.51 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The envelope dates from November 2, 1893. The description indicates it is an "outstanding" example of envelope lithography.