South Parks
| Title | South Parks |
| View | Unidentified 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | In 1869, a site in Hyde Park, Chicago was designated South Park and divided into eastern and western sections. Park commissioners invited the public to participate in the official naming, and by 1881, the eastern portion was named in honor of Andrew Jackson and the western division for George Washington, respectively Jackson and Washington Parks. Landscape designers of the project included: Fredrick Law Olmsted Jr., John Charles Olmsted, and Charles Eliot. |
| Subject Terms | Parks (Recreation areas) | Lagoons (Bodies of water) |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Cyanotypes; 7.9 x 10.2 cm |
| Landscape Designer | Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 |
| Completion Date | 1871 |
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-07571 |
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