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ALT Black and white historical photograph showing the construction of the Grit Building at the O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant on September 10, 1926. The image features a partially constructed building framework with workers and machinery present. Surrounding the site are construction materials and equipment, with power lines visible in the background. The date "SEPT. 10, 26" is marked in the lower left corner.
ALT A view from a point north of the construction site for a bridge at Canal Street on May 29, 1902, looking south at bridge construction materials and activity.
ALT Photo of Agnes D. Lattimer in 1968 | Photo from Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-agnes-lattimer-obituary-20180228-story.html
ALT Dr. Agnes Lattimer’s graduation photo from the Chicago Medical School in 1954. | Photo from Chicago Suntimes: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/3/3/18329526/dr-agnes-lattimer-dead-at-89-lauded-as-1st-black-woman-to-head-major-hospital
ALT Dr. Agnes Lattimer | Photo from biography https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_193.html
ALT Page from the Cook County Board Journal dated December 18, 2001, showing Ordinance 02-O-06. The ordinance outlines the legacy of John H. Stroger, Jr. and proposes renaming Cook County Hospital in his honor, along with related hospital name changes within the Cook County Bureau of Health Services.
ALT Second page of the December 18, 2001 Cook County Board Journal ordinance. Section 4 formally renames Cook County Hospital as ‘John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.’ The page also records the ordinance’s effective date and notes that it was approved and adopted unanimously by roll call vote.
