Bowes Realty Company records, 1850-1961.

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Bowes Realty Company records, 1850-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711884141

Newsclippings, brochures, and correspondence of the Bowes Realty Company regarding the histories and business potentials of various commercial properties, filed according to the intersections on the North Side of Chicago (Ill.) where the properties were located; materials generated by the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (formerly the North Central Business District Association; of which Frederick M. Bowes and Franklin B. Bowes served as directors); and newsclippings and reports detailing the fight of A. Montgomery Ward to preserve the downtown lakefront for public use. Materials relate generally to the development of North Michigan Avenue as a commercial district in the early twentieth century.

13.5 linear ft. (31 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078431

Chicago History Museum

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North Central Association (Chicago, Ill.)

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Bowes, Frederick Marsh, 1873?-1970.

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Ward, Montgomery, 1844-1913

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Bowes Realty Company (Chicago, Ill.)

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Bowes Realty Company was founded in Chicago in 1907 by Frederick Marsh Bowes. His son, Franklin B. Bowes, later owned the business. From the description of Bowes Realty Company records, 1850-1961. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711884141 ...

Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (Chicago, Ill.)

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Bowes, Franklin B., d. 1993.

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