Papers, 1867,1910.

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Papers, 1867,1910.

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Papers, 1867-1910 and undated include: correspondence, 1870-1897 and undated, describing Custom House concerns, such as smuggling; the World's Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago, 1893; life in Chicago, Ill.; stocks; and Republican Party politics, 1890-1893. Other materials include: his diaries, 1905 and 1908; notebooks and lists of Custom house employees, 1890-1892 at the Port of Chicago; photographs and a printer's plate of his image; a notebook of his mother's estate, 1867-1898; and real estate papers related to his property in Colorado and Illinois, 1867-1910.

1 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes), ill.

Clarke Historical Library

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Clark, Mary E.

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Clark, John Marshall, 1837-

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Clark (1837- ) who lived in White Pigeon, St. Joseph County (Mich.) was the son of Mary E. (d. 1867?) and Robert Clark, Jr. (d. 1837). His father was a Deputy U.S. land surveyor. John grew up in Michigan and moved with his mother and brother to a dairy farm on Clark St., Cook County (Ill.), outside of Chicago in 1849. The dairy farm made them quite wealthy. John was an engineer, surveyor, and leading merchant of the area. In 1889 he was appointed to the position of Collector of Customs for the P...

Clark, Robert Harry.

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Robert Clark, Jr. was a Lt. and Quartermaster of the 11th Regiment, Michigan Militia. As a Deputy U.S. Land Surveyor, he surveyed in the Grand Rapids and St. Joseph County (Mich.) areas. In 1828-1829 he bought land in and moved to the White Pigeon Village (Mich.) area, which he had helped survey. He surveyed, mapped, and platted White Pigeon in May 1830, and the territorial road from Nottawa Township (St. Joseph Co.) to Grand Rapids in 1833. He married Mary E. Clarke (d. ca. 1867) and had two so...