Jeff Nichols
@backwardsriver.bsky.social
Chicago blueystorian, UIC ABD
jeffnicholshistory.com
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Minnesota, home to the worst murderers and criminals in the world.
January 19, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Minnesota, home to the worst murderers and criminals in the world.
"The design blends historical styling with contemporary celebrity culture, encouraging discussion about legacy, privacy, and fame."
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"The design blends historical styling with contemporary celebrity culture, encouraging discussion about legacy, privacy, and fame."
Riverview Park, Chicago undated
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Riverview Park, Chicago undated
Print on a Dill Pickle Club envelope, mid-Twenties, Chicago.
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Print on a Dill Pickle Club envelope, mid-Twenties, Chicago.
While they shared some of the same bigotries as Trump, Americans in the 19th Century would have NEVER elected Trump, an unchurched degenerate who is clearly mentally unsound. For all the talk about "pioneers," Trump fits the Kaiser-shaped hole where Schmitt's soul should be.
January 18, 2026 at 5:40 AM
While they shared some of the same bigotries as Trump, Americans in the 19th Century would have NEVER elected Trump, an unchurched degenerate who is clearly mentally unsound. For all the talk about "pioneers," Trump fits the Kaiser-shaped hole where Schmitt's soul should be.
David Mamet should read The Room.
Like, the script to the movie, The Room. This movie idea sounds like the genesis for the worst movie ever made, so Mamet should read up on the competition.
Like, the script to the movie, The Room. This movie idea sounds like the genesis for the worst movie ever made, so Mamet should read up on the competition.
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
David Mamet should read The Room.
Like, the script to the movie, The Room. This movie idea sounds like the genesis for the worst movie ever made, so Mamet should read up on the competition.
Like, the script to the movie, The Room. This movie idea sounds like the genesis for the worst movie ever made, so Mamet should read up on the competition.
Terrace Row, lost during the Great Chicago Fire. Now roughly the site of the Auditorium.
January 17, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Terrace Row, lost during the Great Chicago Fire. Now roughly the site of the Auditorium.
Chicago undated
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Chicago undated
Big Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox, 1909
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Big Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox, 1909
Kitchen of a railroad worker, Chicago 1941
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Kitchen of a railroad worker, Chicago 1941
Barber chair by Theo A. Kochs Co., Chicago 1960
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Barber chair by Theo A. Kochs Co., Chicago 1960
Making Milk Duds at 308 W. Ontario, Chicago 1977
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Making Milk Duds at 308 W. Ontario, Chicago 1977
Observations about Hitler found in a confidential report from the Munich Consulate to the US State Department, November 1922
January 11, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Observations about Hitler found in a confidential report from the Munich Consulate to the US State Department, November 1922
From the June 24, 1933 bulletin of the Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
From the June 24, 1933 bulletin of the Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism
Letting from John Paulding to his parents, Chicago 1897
December 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Letting from John Paulding to his parents, Chicago 1897
Breadline by Otto J. Scheider, Chicago c. 1935
December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Breadline by Otto J. Scheider, Chicago c. 1935
Enginemen's room, 14th St. passenger yards, Chicago 1948
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enginemen's room, 14th St. passenger yards, Chicago 1948
Northwest Side, Chicago 1896
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Northwest Side, Chicago 1896
