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Wednesday, April 24
Rearview started as a simple rectangle in the center of the main page. The image wasn't a link to a larger version of itself. There was no archive.
Five years later, Rearview is now its own section with more than 1,000 archived images. This photo essay on people is our first of many forrays into those archives.
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Photographers include:
A Tragic Day in Chicago
While most people see the weekend after Thanksgiving as a time to begin preparations for the December holiday season, this time of year is a painful reminder to some as the anniversary of one of Chicago's deadliest fires. Ninety-two students...
The Social Life of Our Urban Spaces
"Placemaking" comes to Chicago
Don't '&' Me, OK?
The ampersand gets Wenner thinking about the distinction between race and ethnicity.
Photo Essay: Transitions
Rearview contributers interpret the theme "Transitions."
People from the Rearview Archive
Gapers Block digs into the Rearview archive in search of portraits.