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1940-1949

Stories
Vintage promotional photo of dancers from the WLS National Barn Dance radio show

Barn Dances and Prairie Picnics Build a Publishing Empire

1940-1949About the TrustArts and CultureCentennial
Stories
A postcard from the 1960s depicting the Rose Garden in Grant Park

A Mid-Century Champion for Equality, Green Space, New Media

1940-19491950-19641965-1979About the TrustBuilt EnvironmentCentennialNatural SystemsSustainable Communities
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Hermon Dunlap Smith

The Map Collector Who Shaped Chicago’s Charitable Landscape

1930-19391940-19491950-19641965-1979Centennial
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Man of Steel: Edward L. Ryerson Represented a New Breed of Businessman

1930-19391940-1949Centennial
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Schematic diagram from a radio receiver patent filed by Edward Andrews

Einstein’s Friend: The Chicago Inventor Who Helped Defeat the Nazis

1930-19391940-1949Centennial
Stories

David Dangler Attacked Administrative Problems with Innovative Changes

1940-19491950-19641965-1979Centennial
Stories

The Quiet and Patient Leader: Frank Loomis

1915-19291930-19391940-1949Centennial
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Frank Woods, Jr.

A Coal Magnate’s Charitable Legacy: More Transparent Foundations

1940-19491950-19641965-1979CentennialClimate and EnergySustainable Communities

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