Alexander Hesler Climbs the Court House
Hesler’s eleven photographs of Chicago in 1858 with counterparts taken from the roof of the Chicago City Hall and Cook County Building in 2011. Select the first thumbnail for a 360-degree panorama consisting of all eleven photographs. For additional dynamic views from City Hall in 2011, see the “City Hall Panoramas and Vistas, 1858 and 2011” gallery in this section.
Hesler Panorama |
View from Court House Cupola, North; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05742) |
View from the Court House Cupola, Northeast; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05740) |
View from the Court House Cupola, East; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1873 (ichi-05738) |
View from Court House Cupola, East/Southeast 1; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05736) |
View from Court House Cupola, East/Southeast 2; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05734) |
View from Court House Cupola, South/Southeast; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05732) |
View from Court House Cupola--South/Southwest; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05730) |
View from Court House Cupola, Southwest; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05728) |
View from Court House Cupola, West; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ich-05726) |
View from Court House Cupola, Northwest; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05725) |
View from Court House Cupola, North/Northwest; Alexander Hesler, Photograph, 1858 (ichi-05724) |