In this video series, we investigate Chicago area antiquarians and early archeologists, those that set the stage, for good or ill, for modern archaeology in northeastern Illinois.
In this video, we explore the life of Albert Scharf, from early life in Germany and north-central Illinois, to his move to Chicago after his father's death, his possible stay at the Elgin Insane Asylum, and his re-emergence as a noted Chicago Antiquarian in the early 1900s. We also discuss his famous map of Native American trails & villages in the Chicago Area, as well as his set of maps and manuscripts kept in the Chicago History Museum archives.
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IMAGE CREDITS (in order of appearance)
- William Clements Library, University of Michigan
- Chicago History Museum
- David Rumsey Collection
- wikimediacommons.org
- germanhistory.org
- Dover Museum
- www.ebay.com
- AI - Bing Image Creator
- www.familysearch.org (1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census)
- 1872, Scientific American
- AI: tencentarc/photomaker
- US Library of Congress
- wwww.newspapers.com (Chicago Tribune, Rock Island Argus, Morning Democrat, The InterOcean, The Times, Marshall County Democrat,
- www.chicagology.com
- www.findagrave.com
- Wellcome Collection
- University of Chicago Library - Map Collection
- 1898 Rand McNally Map of Chicago - Newberry Library
- Elgin State Hospital Annual Reports, archive.org
- Asylum Projects, www.facebook.com
- 1898 American Archaeologist, archive.org
- Chicago Historical Society annual reports, archive.org
- US National Archives
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Jeff Wakefield, www.flickr.com
- New York Times
- llarius, www.wikipedia.org
- heraldextra.com
- John Wells Foster, archive.org
- Stephen D Peet, archive.org
- William Pidgeon, archive.org
- C M Russell Museum
- accessgeneaology.com
MUSIC CREDITS
- imagefilm-040 by Sascha Ende
License: https://filmmusic.io/en/standard-license
Source: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/10436-area-18
- Meditation Impromptu 02 by Kevin MacLeod
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100162
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
- United States Zouave Cadets Quick Step by Chetsford
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Zouave_Cadets_Quick_Step.ogg
- Winter by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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- Crystal Square by Stonehunter
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Source: https://archive.org/details/top.109/10_Crystal+square.mp3
- Soaring by Kevin MacLeod
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
- Loop Paket 0001 by Sascha Ende
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Source: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/40-loop-paket-0001
SFX CREDITS (FS = www.freesound.org)
- People screaming in agony when charging into battle (563011) by florianreichelt, CC0 (FS)
- Musket Shot (234869) by mlsulli, CC0, FS
- Bomb - Small (155235) by Zangrutz, FS
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- Rowing Boat #17 - BBC
- Seagulls - Harbor Atmosphere # 14 - BBC
- One horse and cart pass at walk #06 - BBC
- Crowd chatter #20 - BBC
- One horse pulling wooden cart #04 - BBC
- Riot crowd immersed in 5.1 Take 1 (271206) by mrprofdrdickweed (FS)
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- r09-59-large-fire-with-debris (483304) by craigsmith, CC0 (FS)
- Old time street in a town old cars passing (289692) by YleArkisto (FS)
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- Village - Late SPring, Evening #02 - BBC
- Cultivated Land - Late Spring, Midday #04 - BBC
- Street Crowds - London Marathon #37 - BBC
- Marine Hymn - United States Naval Academy Band - YouTube Audio Library
- Walking1 Gravel (98491) by tec_studio, CC0 (FS)
- 20180409_point-and-shoot-camera (568642) by cabled_mess, CC0 (FS)
- Tape measure (495668) by aunrea, CC0 (FS)
- bikebellwhilerinding (193395) by qubodup (FS)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Many thanks to the Chicago History Museum and their well managed archives!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00:00 Titles and Intro
00:01:00 Sources
00:01:30 Germany and Immigration
00:05:18 Move to Chicago
00:10:20 Asylum?
00:12:45 Re-emergence
00:15:54 First Map
00:19:55 Attempted Manuscript & End Years
00:21:44 Questions
00:22:57 Not a Cartographer
00:23:58 Hearsay
00:26:32 Overall Assessment
00:27:57 Closing
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