Birth of the Modern City

An exploration of the 19th century urban landscape through images. While initially an extension of coursework for HIST 28903 offered at the University of Chicago, this blog also features interesting finds in the world of archival photography on the web.

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Au Pere Lachaise (1829) via Gallica Consultation The cemetery as a place for artistic endeavor and monumental construction. With the large-scale territory occupied by the cemetery, it soon became a place for recreation and commemoration. Strolling couples are pictured in this rather pastoral scene, so far removed from the crowded and unhygenic inner-city cemeteries of the 18th century.

Au Pere Lachaise (1829) via Gallica Consultation

The cemetery as a place for artistic endeavor and monumental construction. With the large-scale territory occupied by the cemetery, it soon became a place for recreation and commemoration. Strolling couples are pictured in this rather pastoral scene, so far removed from the crowded and unhygenic inner-city cemeteries of the 18th century.



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April 23, 2009, 1:22pm