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Siegel Cooper Department Store
The entrance lobby of the store featured a
bronze statue of Lady Columbia standing in
a pool ringed by water fountains. Will Poot
worked here 1896-8. Photo circa 1896.
The Siegel Cooper store as seen from
State Street circa 1900. Electric street
cars gave good access. State was the
longest and busiest street in Chicago.
Large sign advertising the store’s 1st Anniversary Sale in 1897.
(Negative image used to improve legibility.)
