John Crombie Cochrane (1835-1887), a native of New Boston, New Hampshire, trained to be an architect in Nashua. He began his architectural career in 1856 with a brief stint in Davenport, Iowa, before moving to Chicago to work as a draftsman in the office of architect Edward J. Burling. Because of stagnant work due to the Panic of 1857, Cochrane left Chicago and established an office in St. Louis. In 1864 he moved to Chicago and partnered with George O. Garnsey. He served as vice president of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1873. Cochrane died in Chicago on December 12, 1887.[1] Among Cochrane’s notable projects, all listed on the National Register of Historic Places, are Cook County Hospital in Chicago; Livingston County Courthouse in Pontiac, Illinois; Marshall County Courthouse in Marshalltown, Iowa; and the Ivory Quinby House in Monmouth, Illinois. Cochrane is tied to the design of two state capitol buildings, Illinois and Iowa. The Illinois state capitol began construction in 1868, and the Iowa state capitol followed in 1871. |
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My husband's late grandfather served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The ship he served abroad made port in Morocco, and he collected many postcards of Casablanca, Rabat, and other cities. We inherited the album he compiled, but it doesn't really hold any sentimental value to us. (Don't worry; I'm big into genealogy, and we have tons of family photos and records that are definitely staying with us!) So these Moroccan postcards are looking for a new home through Postcardigans @ Etsy. I always research some information about the image on postcards. First and foremost, I'm a historical research geek--I have a masters degree in history, so there can never be too much research. Besides, it's fun to find and share tidbits of information. Secondly, it's good for Google; they like unique descriptions full of keywords. But these postcards are a challenge to research because of the history of Morocco. |